Northern Illinois University
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Burmese

FLBU 103 - 0001 Beginning Burmese I

Hybrid: Online with face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday 11-11:50 a.m. (Online 100%: Synchronous)
Tuesday, Thursday 11-12:15 p.m. (DuSable Hall 305)
Instructor: Tharaphi Than
5 credit hours
Class Capacity: 20

FLBU 203 - 0Y01 Intermediate Burmese I

Online: 100% (Synchronous)
Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Instructor: Tharaphi Than
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

FLBU 300 - 0Y01 Special Topics in Burmese Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Online: 100% (Synchronous)
Monday, Wednesday 9-10:15 a.m.
Instructor: Tharaphi Than
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 5

Indonesian

FLIN 103 - 0001 Beginning Indonesian I

Hybrid: Online with face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday 1-1:50 p.m. (Online 100%: Synchronous)
Tuesday, Thursday 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (DuSable Hall 248)
Instructor: Rahmi Aoyama
5 credit hours
Class Capacity: 20

FLIN 203 - 0001 Intermediate Indonesian I

Face-to-Face
Tuesday, Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. (DuSable Hall 248)
Instructor: Rahmi Aoyama
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

FLIN 300 - 0001 Special Topics in Indonesian Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Face-to-Face
Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. (DuSable Hall 212)
Instructor: Rahmi Aoyama
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 15

FLIN 400 - 0001 Special Topics in Indonesian Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Face-to-Face
Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. (DuSable Hall 212)
Instructor: Rahmi Aoyama
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 15

Khmer

FLKH 103 - 0001 Beginning Khmer I

Online: 100% (Synchronous)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 2-2:50 p.m.
Instructor: Kheang Leang
5 credit hours
Class Capacity: 20

FLKH 203 - 0Y01 Intermediate Khmer I

Online: 100% (Synchronous)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11-11:50 a.m.
Instructor: Kheang Leang
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

Tagalog

FLTA 103 - 0001 Beginning Tagalog I

Face-to-Face
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2-2:50 p.m. (DuSable Hall 248)
Instructor: Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail
5 credit hours
Class Capacity: 20

FLTA 203 - 0001 Intermediate Tagalog I

Face-to-Face
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1-1:50 p.m. (DuSable Hall 248)
Instructor: Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

FLTA 300 - 00P1 Special Topics in Tagalog Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Online: 100% (Asynchronous – no specific meeting time)
Instructor: Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 5

FLTA 400 - 0Y01 Special Topics in Tagalog Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Online: 100% (Asynchronous – no specific meeting time)
Instructor: Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

FLTA 500 - 0Y01 Special Topics in Tagalog Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Online: 100% (Asynchronous – no specific meeting time)
Instructor: Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

Thai

FLTH 103 - 0001 Beginning Thai I

Face-to-Face
Monday, Wednesday 2:00-2:50 pm (DuSable 240)
Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-3:15 pm (DuSable 302)
Instructor: Kanjana Thepboriruk
5 credit hours
Class Capacity: 20

FLTH 203 - 0001 Intermediate Thai I

Face-to-Face
Days, Times, Room - TBA
Instructor: Kanjana Thepboriruk
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 10

FLTH 400 - 0001 Special Topics in Thai Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Face-to-Face
Days, Times, Room - TBA
Instructor: Kanjana Thepboriruk
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 30

FLTH 500 - 0001 Special Topics in Thai Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture

Face-to-Face
Days, Times, Room - TBA
Instructor: Kanjana Thepboriruk
3 credit hours
Class Capacity: 30

ANTH 333 - 0001 The Art of Living and Dying: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11-11:50 a.m.
Stevens Building 173
Micah Morton
3 credit hours

Exploration of the broader human experience of death and dying in a comparative, cross-cultural perspective. As we talk about death, however, we will inevitably find ourselves talking about life or the art of living. As a result, we will explore the broader human life cycle--from the cradle to the grave--as it has been variably understood, marked and celebrated by different societies the world over.

Class capacity: 30

ARTH 294 - 0001 Introduction to Arts of Asia

Face-to-face
Tuesday, Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Jack Arends Vis Art Building 102
Helen Nagata
3 credit hours

This course focuses on a selection of arts of India, China, Korea, parts of Southeast Asia and Japan from prehistoric to early modern times. It will span the breadth of a survey of Asian art, but be topical and selective in approach. The first half of the semester will focus on religious art and the sweep of Buddhist art across the region. The second half of the semester will turn to secular, primarily courtly, art. In doing so, this course will highlight waves of cross-cultural influence in the region, as well as distinct differences in the arts. The course can serve as one of the required courses for School of Art and Design majors. This is an NIU General Education course in the Knowledge Domain: Creativity and Critical Analysis. It is an elective for the minor in Southeast Asian Studies and Certificate of Undergraduate Study in Asian American Studies.

Class capacity: 25

EAE 359 - 0001 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Hybrid: Online w/ Face-to-face
Days and Times, Room TBA
Wei Luo
3 credit hours

Study of the fundamental principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Emphasis on the development of these systems, their components and their integration into mainstream geography. Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory. CRQ: EAE 256.

Combined section capacity: 10

Note: this source only satisfies SEAS minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

EAE 360 - 0001 Earth from Space: Introduction to Remote Sensing

Hybrid: Online w/ Face-to-face
Days and Times, Room TBA
Wei Luo
3 credit hours

Introduction to the principles of acquiring and interpreting data from remote sensing systems, focusing primarily on the use of aerial photography and satellite imagery to study the environment. Physical processes involved in remote sensing including electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with atmosphere and land surface; common remote sensing systems; basic principles of photogrammetry. Lecture and laboratory.

Combined section capacity: 10

Note: this source only satisfies SEAS minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

EAE 382 - 0001 Geography of Disease and Health

Hybrid: Online w/ Face-to-face
Days and Times, Room TBA
James Wilson
3 credit hours

Geographic dimensions of health in local and regional populations across the globe with a regional foci on Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas. Topics include disease ecology, infectious and chronic diseases, geographic mobility, biometeorology, nutrition, development and health, geographic disparities in health, healthcare resources and access, medical systems and ethnomedicine, concepts of health and place and therapeutic spaces.

Class capacity: 5

Note: this source only satisfies SEAS minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

EAE 421 - 0001 Environmental Geochemistry

Face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-10:50 a.m.
Davis Hall 308
Melissa Lenczewski, Bao-Son Trinh
3 credit hours

Exploration of topics in pollution geochemistry including hydrologic and geochemical framework; human-influenced distribution and circulation of metals, radioactive materials and complex organic compounds; and governmental response to current pollution problems. Prerequisite: Any 100- or 200-level EAE course, CHEM 211 and CHEM 213, or consent of department.

Combined section capacity: 30

ENGL 310 - 0001 Ideas and Ideals in World Literature

Face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Reavis Hall 205
Reuven Pinnata
3 credit hours

Translations of epics, religious writing, treatises on love, myths, novels, essays and plays -- ancient to modern, Eastern and Western. How to define what the "classics" are and explore why these works endure. Survey with selected authors.

Class capacity: 15

ENVS 242 - Polluted Places: The Science and History of the World’s Most Toxic Locations

Face-to-face
Tuesday, Thursday 11 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
DuSable Hall 148
Melissa Lenczewski, Chit Wityi Oo
3 credit hours

Explore the horrendously polluted Yamuna River in India, severe mercury poisoning in Minamata Japan and the Exclusion Zone around the Chernobyl sarcophagus. In the USA, investigate lead in Tar Creek Oklahoma, plutonium at the Hanford site, slow-burn coal seams in abandoned Centralia, PA and more while surveying Superfund sites in your own backyard. Emphasis will be on impact to local, low-income communities around these polluted places with potential solutions or exclusion zones. Includes one Saturday field trip.

Class capacity: 60

HDFS 384 - 0Y01/PY02 Asian American Families

Online: 100% (No Face-to-face)
Asynchronous: no specific meeting time
Xiaohui Sophie Li
3 credit hours

Analysis of Asian American families using theories, methods and research findings. Emphasis on the process of immigration, family formation in the United States, family dynamics, family obligations and intergenerational relationship, interracial families, changing gender roles, marriage, identity formation, family and the life cycle and family strengths. Prerequisite: HDFS 284 or SOCI 170.

Combined section capacity: 55

HIST 342 - 0Y01/0YH1 History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800

Online: 100% (no face-to-face)
Asynchronous: no specific meeting time
Trude Jacobsen Gidaszewski
3 credit hours

Development of several Southeast Asian civilizations from the earliest known history through the end of the 18th century. Emphasis on the old Indonesian kingdoms and the states of the Mekong River valley with attention given to the cultural influences associated with Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.

Combined section capacity: 35

HIST 443 - 0Y01 History of Islamic Southeast Asia

Online: 100% (no face-to-face)
Asynchronous: no specific meeting time
Eric Jones
3 credit hours

Historical development of Islam in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei) and ongoing conflicts between the state and Muslim minorities in Burma, Thailand and the Philippines.

Combined section capacity: 25

MUHL 421 - 0001 Topic Studies in Ethnomusicology/Intro to Ethnomusicology

Face-to-face
Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Music Building 101
Jui-Ching Wang
3 credit hours

Studies and reports on special topics in world music: bibliography, discography and instruments. This is a writing infused course. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequisite: MUHL 326, or consent of school.

Combined section capacity: 25

Note: this source only satisfies SEAS minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

MUHL 427 - 0001 Survey of World Music

Face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Noon-12:50 p.m.
Music Building 202
Jui-Ching Wang
3 credit hours

Survey of traditional music (both folk and classical/court) in world cultures. Examination of the relationship of music to selected aspects of the people and culture of East, South, Central and Southeast Asia, Australia, Polynesia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Combined section capacity: 30

Note: this source only satisfies SEAS minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

MUSE 321 - 0002 Mixed Ensemble: Thai Music Ensemble

Face-to-face
Tuesday, 4-6 p.m.
Music Building 101, 103
Chamni Sripraram
1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during the same semester permitted. May be repeated. Students can enroll in more than one section in a term.

Combined section capacity: 15

MUSE 370 - 0001 Gamelan

Face-to-face
Monday, 4-6 p.m.
Music Building 102
Alexander Yoffe, Jui-Ching Wang
1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during the same semester permitted. Open to non-majors by special consent of the School of Music. May be repeated.

Combined section capacity: 15

PHHE 351 - 0L01 Elements of Environmental Health

Wednesday 3:30-5:59 p.m.
MCC University Center
Tomoyuki Shibata
3 credit hours

Analysis and control of current environmental health problems. Discussion of the effects of environmental factors on human health and the organization and administration of environmental health programs.

Prerequisite: MATH 105 with a grade of C or better and MATH 104 with an S grade; or MATH 110 with a grade of C or better; or B-level or higher score on the Math Placement Examination. CRQ: BIOS 213 or BIOS 313; and CHEM 110 or CHEM 210; or consent of school.

Class capacity: 30

SEAS 225 – 0001/00H1 Southeast Asia: Crossroads of The World

Face-to-face
Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m.
DuSable Hall 148
Melissa Lenczewski, Court Hansen
3 credit hours

Interdisciplinary introduction to the varied cultures of Southeast Asia focused on the general theme of unity within diversity. Examination of the linkage of Southeast Asian art, music, dance, literature and architecture with other segments of the Buddhist, Islamic, Christian and animistic societies of the region.

Combined section capacity: 85

EAE 521 - 0001 Environmental Geochemistry

Face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-10:50 a.m.
Davis Hall 308
Melissa Lenczewski, Bao-Son Trinh

3 credit hours

Exploration of topics in pollution geochemistry including hydrologic and geochemical framework; human-influenced distribution and circulation of metals, radioactive materials and complex organic compounds; and governmental response to current pollution problems. Students should be competent in chemistry prior to enrollment.

Combined section capacity: 30

EAE 545 – 0001 Fundamentals of Mapping

Hybrid: Online with face-to-face
Days and Times, Room TBA
James WIlson

3 credit hours

For graduate students with little formal background in mapping. An introduction to mapping, with an emphasis on application in the geographic sciences. Concepts of maps as models, tools of visualization and forms of graphic communication are introduced.

Class capacity: 5

Note: this course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

EAE 554 – 0001 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Hybrid: Online with face-to-face
Days and Times, Room TBA
Wei Luo

3 credit hours

Principles of acquiring and interpreting data from remote sensing systems. Use of aerial photography and satellite imagery to study the environment. Physical processes involved in remote sensing including electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with atmosphere and land surface; common remote sensing systems; basic principles of photogrammetry. Lecture and laboratory.

Combined section capacity: 10

Note: this course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

EAE 557 – 0001 Fundamentals of GIS

Hybrid: Online with face-to-face
Days and Times, Room TBA
Wei Luo

3 credit hours

For graduate students with little formal background in GIS or computer mapping. Principles, components and uses of geographic information systems.

Prerequisite: EAE 545 or consent of department.

Combined section capacity: 10

Note: this course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

HIST 543 - 0YP1 History of Islamic Southeast Asia

Online: 100% (no face-to-face)
Asynchronous: no specific meeting time
Eric Jones

3 credit hours

Historical development of Islam in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei) and ongoing conflicts between the state and Muslim minorities in Burma, Thailand and the Philippines.

Combined section capacity: 25

MUHL 521 - 0001 Topic Studies in Ethnomusicology

Face-to-face
Tuesday, Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Music Building 101
Jui-Ching Wang

3 credit hours

Studies and reports on special topics in world music: bibliography, discography, instruments, etc. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Prerequisite: Consent of school.

Combined section capacity: 25

Note: this course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

MUHL 626 - 0001 Survey of World Music

Face-to-face
Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon-12:50 p.m.
Music Building 202
Jui-Ching Wang

3 credit hours

Survey of traditional music (both folk classical/court) in world cultures. Examination of the relationship of music to selected aspects of the people and culture of East, South, Central and Southeast Asia, Australia, Polynesia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Combined section capacity: 30

Note: this course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

MUSE 621 - 0002 Mixed Ensemble: Thai Music Ensemble

Face-to-face
Tuesday 4-6 p.m.
Music Building 101, 103
Chamni Sripraram

1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during same term permitted. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

Prerequisite: Consent of school.

Combined section capacity: 15

MUSE 670 - 0001 Gamelan

Face-to-face
Monday 4-6 p.m.
Music Building 102
Alexander Yoffe, Jui-Ching Wang

1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during same term permitted. Open to non-music majors by special consent of school. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours.

Prerequisite: Consent of school

Combined section capacity: 15

SEAS 625 - 0001 Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Face-to-face
Tuesday 5-7:40 p.m.
Reavis Hall 302
Reuven Pinnata

3 credit hours

An interdisciplinary introduction to the varied nations and cultures of Southeast Asia at the advanced level. Taking a "great books" approach, the course reviews classics in the field by setting them in contrast to recent important books that extend or challenge these classic approaches. Covers history, politics, anthropology, gender concepts, religion and art.

Class capacity: 20