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Japanese Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2023

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Overview

The minimum entry requirement for Japanese Studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Japanese and an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

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Last updated: 3 May 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking pure honours in Japanese Studies must complete:

  • Japanese Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects JAPN40008 Japanese Thesis Part 1 and JAPN40009 Japanese Thesis Part 2; and
  • Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
  • Honours Japanese A (12.5 points); and
  • Honours Japanese B (12.5 points); and
  • 12.5 points of elective subjects: selected from Supervised Reading (Asia Institute), Topics in Japanese Studies, Cultural Studies in Asia, Asia Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace?

Students undertaking combined honours in Japanese Studies and another discipline must complete:

  • Japanese Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects JAPN40008 Japanese Thesis Part 1 and JAPN40009 Japanese Thesis Part 2; and
  • Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
  • Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points); and
  • One honours subjects in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
  • Three subjects in Japanese studies (37.5 points). Normally students would take Honours Japanese A, Honours Japanese B and one of: Topics in Japanese Studies; Critical Asian Perspectives, Supervised Reading (Asia Institute); Cultural Studies in Asia; Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace?

Total 100 points

Subject Options

Thesis Subjects:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
JAPN40008 Japanese Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
JAPN40009 Japanese Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Compulsory Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Japanese Studies are required to take the following 37.5 points.

Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA90004 Critical Asian Perspectives
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
JAPN40001 Honours Japanese A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
JAPN40002 Honours Japanese B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Japanese Studies need to select one of the following subjects (12.5 points).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MULT90002 Supervised Reading (Asia Institute)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
JAPN40003 Topics in Japanese Studies
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/study/japanese

Last updated: 3 May 2024