Thinking of pursuing an education in Archaeology, particularly with the focus on Southeast Asia? Me too. Here are some places to look up.
Indonesia
- Gadjah Mada University - The Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences offers programmes in archaeology from undergraduate all the way to doctoral level. Website is in Indonesian.
- Centre for Archaeological Research, Malaysia - founded by Dato’ Professor Zuraina Majid and based at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, the CRM offers archaeological training in both undergraduate and graduate level.
Philippines
- Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines - The Archaeological Studies Program (ASP) at the University of the Philippines Diliman was established on August 24, 1995. Multidisciplinary in nature, ASP is designed to oversee and coordinate instructional, rese arch and extension activities pertaining to the systematic discovery, reclamation, analysis, presentation and preservation of the material remains of past cultures.
Singapore
- Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore - One of the ARI’s research clusters is themed around Southeast Asia-China interactions, including a project on Southeast Asian archaeology.
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
- Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore - under the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore offers modules in archaeology in the graduate programme. Singapore does not have any dedicated archaeology programmes in place.
Thailand
- Silpakorn University - Most of the website is in Thai (which I don’t read), but their graduate school offers MAs in historical archaeology and prehistoric archaeology.
United Kingdom
- SOAS - The School of Oriental and African Studies - Despite it’s outmoded name, the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London has a long and illustrious record in researching Asia.
United States
- Southeast Asian Archaeology program, University of Hawai’i at Manoa - The University of Hawai’i is one of the largest and most comprehensive Southeast Asian archaeology programmes in the United States, and has been in existence since the 1970s.
- Southeast Asian Archaeological Research and Training Program, University of Washington - A four-year programme was initiated in late 2006 to build both North American and Southeast Asian capabilities to protect and explore Southeast Asia’s archaeological heritage.
Again, this list is a work in progress and is by no means exhaustive. Over time, I hope to provide an large list of places offering archaeology in Southeast Asia, as well as from countries outside SEA.
