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Asian Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Vedi Hadiz
Email: vedi.hadiz@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
75 credit points
Asian Studies can be undertaken as either a major or minor sequence in the BA.
A major in Asian Studies comprises:
Level 1
- Language & Power in Asian Societies; and
- One Arts Foundation Subject;
Level 2
- 37.50 points of Asian Studies subjects with a minimum of 25 points from the core list
Level 3
- 25 points of Asian Studies subjects (with a minimum of 1 from the core list); and
- The compulsory capstone subject Identity, Ideology and Nationalism in Asia
Total 100 points
A minor in Asian Studies comprises:
Level 1
- Language & Power in Asian Societies
- One Arts Foundation Subject
Level 2
- Two level 2 subjects from the core subjects listed in the Asian Studies major.
Level 3
- Any two subjects from the core subjects listed in the Asian Studies.
Total 75 points
The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies outside the BA.
Overseas study
Students on overseas exchange can select up to four Asia-focus subjects from those offered by overseas institutions for inclusion in their Asian Studies major.
Subject Options
Level 1:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA10001 | Language and Power in Asian Societies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 Core:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INDO20001 | Analysing Indonesia: Concepts and Issues | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA20001 | Media and Urban Culture in Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA20002 | Asian Century: Meaning and Impact | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA20003 | Genders and Desires in Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHIN20007 | Chinese Studies: Culture and Empire | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JAPN20005 | Contemporary Japan |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ASIA20005 | Indonesian Politics and Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHIN20008 | China Since Mao | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHIN20025 | Human Rights in China & East Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ASIA20006 | Korea Today: Culture and Institutions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA20004 | Asian Arts: Networks and Hubs | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Level 2 Electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST20010 | The First Centuries of Islam | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20034 | Modern Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone:
The capstone is compulsory for students completing a major in Asian Studies.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA30002 | Identity, Ideology & Nationalism in Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Core:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA30003 | Asian Religions in Societal Context | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHIN30002 | Taiwan & Beyond: Chinese Settler Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CHIN30001 | Classic Chinese Civilisation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDO30002 | Creative Industries in Indonesia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JAPN30002 | Social Problems in Japan | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INDO30017 | Indonesian Languages in Social Context | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
INDO30003 | Popular Cultures in Indonesia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST30015 | The Modern Middle East | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS30011 | Chinese Politics and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/
Last updated: 30 January 2024