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2024

department of Southeast

Asian Studies

About The department

The Department of Southeast Asian Studies (DSEAS), Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya was established
in 1975 in accordance with one of the objectives of the 1967
ASEAN Declaration, namely to promote Southeast Asian
studies. DSEAS is the only department in Malaysia offering
undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Southeast
Asian studies. The Bachelor of Arts in Southeast Asian Studies
programme is a platform for the development of teaching
and learning, emphasizing on an intensive study of the
region comprising its politics, economy, culture, maritime,
environment and security. Based on an inter-disciplinary
approach, students take core subjects including a Southeast
Asian language. Students in the final year of study produce a
research paper on any of the following themes: politics,
economy, socio-culture, performing arts, ASEAN,
urbanization, maritime economy and contemporary issues in
Southeast Asia.

Graduates of Southeast Asian Studies are employable in the
public and private sectors. Most of the graduates of the
department are employed as ambassadorial officers,
economic advisors, lecturers, journalists, writers, activists,
policy analysts, market researchers, bankers, officers in the
customs and immigration sectors, civil servants and
researchers in government as well as nongovernmental
organizations. Notable alumni of the Department of
Southeast Asian Studies include Dato’ Jojie Samuel,
Ambassador of Malaysia to Thailand, and the late Professor
Dato’ Dr. Shaharil Talib, eminent historian of Malaysia.

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