Both areas are supported by a strong faculty and on-going research activities. Asian Studies students are required to complete three years of language training in addition to a rigorous program covering several disciplines and national traditions. Also offered through EALL is the first two years of Korean. Language acquisition and instruction are facilitated by the extensive collection of audio, video, and computer software media available to faculty members and students at the university's Yamada Language Center . Asian Studies students are eligible to participate in any of the exchange or study-abroad programs that the UO arranges with universities in Asia, through the university's Office of International Education and Exchange .
Programs are available in China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.