UB's Vietnamese program offers three years of small group instruction and independent study at the fourth-year level. Many students are attracted by the flexible scheduling, small class size, and the opportunity for cultural exchange. Each course is worth three credits and meets for three hours a week. Students are expected to spend considerable time outside of class on tape and web-based study. Force registration through WLI is required.
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Conflicts between traditional Confucian morality and modernization in patriarchal society. Family life, education, and revolutionary social movements, especially contemporary feminism. Also, Asian American women. The main focus is on Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia, and on social structure, ecology, and literature. The course will also cover kinship, religions, and art forms.