Program Details

The Thai and Southeast Asian Studies program, housed at Payap University, is a separate program within the university, run on an American calendar with courses offered in English and designed for international students from the U.S., Australia and other parts of Asia. Typically about 25 students participate each semester.

Students take 6 credits of Thai language, a 3-credit course on ‘Cultural Foundations of Thai Society' (which includes field trips and rural home stays); a 1-credit course on intercultural study; and 2 electives. Students must take a minimum of 14 credits, the equivalent of a semester at St. Lawrence.

For Fall 2009, electives included:
Socially Engaged Buddhism
Introduction to Hinduism
Other electives may include: Globalization and Southeast Asia, Understanding Thai Art by Creating it, Contemporary Burma/Myanmar. 

Students will be able to get credit in Asian Studies, Modern Languages, Global Studies, and probably in history, government, or fine arts (all courses still need departmental approval).