对于一般的专心学习，学生不必专注于一个亚洲国家甚至一个地区，而可以选择具有其他目标的选修课，例如，提供对亚洲的广泛了解或进行深入的调查。涵盖一系列亚洲社会的主题或主题（政治，社会变革，经济发展）。学生可以选择任何亚洲语言来满足两年的要求。母语为亚洲语言的学生可以通过在大学二年级水平上证明其能力的证明来满足这一要求。学生可以随时宣布该开放专业。查看一个学生对韩国现代戏剧的深入研究的学生资料。<br> <br>东南亚研究集中促进对越南，老挝，柬埔寨，泰国，印度尼西亚，马来西亚，缅甸，新加坡的研究。 ，文莱，东
For the general concentration students need not focus on a single Asian country or even a single region, but may choose their electives with other goals in mindfor example, to provide a broad overview of Asia, or to provide an in-depth investigation of a theme or topic (politics, social change, economic development) across a range of Asian societies. Students may select any Asian language to fulfill the two-year requirement. Students who are native speakers of an Asian language may satisfy this requirement by demonstrating proof of competency through the 2nd year college-level. Students may declare this open major any time. See a student profile of one student's in-depth study of contemporary Korean dramas.<br><br>The Southeast Asian Studies concentration promotes the study of Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, Brunei, Timor Loro'sae and the Philippines. Core courses introducing students to the cultures and societies of the region are offered in the Jackson School and in the Departments of Anthropology and History. Additional courses are offered by the Departments of Geography, Asian Languages and Literature, Political Science, Sociology, and in the School of Public Health. Language instruction in Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Khmer, Burmese and Vietnamese is offered at beginning and intermediate levels, and Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog and Vietnamese offered at the advanced level.