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Structure

75 credit points

This minor requires the completion of:

  • 25 credit points of Level 1 subjects, comprising of:

    25 credit points of Level 1 core subjects (Asian Studies Level 1 subjects)

    OR

    12.5 credit points of Level 1 core subjects (Asian Studies Level 1 subjects) and 12.5 credit points of Level 1 Chinese language subjects (where it is not counted toward another major)

    OR

    12.5 credit points of Level 1 core subjects (Asian Studies Level 1 subjects) and 12.5 credit points of ARTS10002 Arts Discovery (where it is not counted towards another major)

  • 25 credit points of Level 2 core subjects
  • Between 12.5 and 25 credit points of Level 3 core subjects
  • A maximum of 12.5 credit points of Level 3 elective subjects

Level 1 core subjects (min 12.5 points, max 25 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA10001 Language and Power in Asian Societies
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ASIA10002 Asian Century: Meaning and Impact
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Chinese subjects (max 12.5 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN10005 Chinese 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10006 Chinese 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10015 Chinese 3
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10016 Chinese 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10017 Chinese 5
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10018 Chinese 6
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10003 Chinese 7
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10004 Chinese 8
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10001 Chinese 9
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10002 Chinese 10
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10019 Contemporary Chinese Literature
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN10009 Chinese Cinema
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 2 core subjects (25 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN20007 Chinese Studies: Culture and Empire
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN20008 China Since Mao
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN20030 Activism and Social Change in China
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ASIA20007 Human Rights in Asia and the Middle East
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 core subjects (min 12.5 points, max 25 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CHIN30001 Classic Chinese Civilisation
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CHIN30002 Taiwan & Beyond: Chinese Settler Culture
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 3 elective subjects (max 12.5 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
POLS30011 Chinese Politics and Society
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
AHIS30025 Photography in China
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Notes

Please note: Students that have successfully completed subject CHIN20025 Human Rights in East and Southeast Asia prior to 2023 can have it credited towards the minor.

Students cannot undertake this minor and the Chinese Studies major or minor due to the "Diversity of study" course rule

This minor was known as Chinese Studies prior to 2018.

 

Links

https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asia-institute

 

 

Last updated: 10 November 2023