SEASIAN 50
Southeast Asian Societies and Cultures
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. General introduction to varied and diverse region of Southeast Asia. Designed to acquaint students with broad themes that characterize societies, cultures, and civilizations of this vitally important part of globe. Study of historical trajectories that have led eleven countries of region to present situations. Emphasis on examinations of these societies and important contemporary issues relating to geography, topography, politics, culture, literature, gender issues, religion, human rights, and environment. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2025 - Professor Dutton is very passionate and well versed in this subject and is always willing to talk to students. He is incredibly kind and always excited to teach, and he is very inclusive and understanding. The workload is very light and the final exam was also not bad. It reminds me of an easier version of an AP test. There are multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, and an essay response, but you will know the potential prompts ahead of time. There is no midterm and attendance in lectures is taken through an easy warmup question on the board. You can show up at the end of class and still submit. You don't need to show up to every lecture to understand the content and the discussions do a really good job of preparing you for the final exam. The discussions are easy and you don't even need to talk to get full credit, just show up. Highly recommend taking!!!
Fall 2025 - Professor Dutton is very passionate and well versed in this subject and is always willing to talk to students. He is incredibly kind and always excited to teach, and he is very inclusive and understanding. The workload is very light and the final exam was also not bad. It reminds me of an easier version of an AP test. There are multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, and an essay response, but you will know the potential prompts ahead of time. There is no midterm and attendance in lectures is taken through an easy warmup question on the board. You can show up at the end of class and still submit. You don't need to show up to every lecture to understand the content and the discussions do a really good job of preparing you for the final exam. The discussions are easy and you don't even need to talk to get full credit, just show up. Highly recommend taking!!!
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