Asian Studies (BH-ARTS_SPEC_4)

Overview

A major in Asian studies and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the Asian studies major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%), or equivalent. For students applying to undertake combined honours, in addition to meeting the minimum entry requirement for Asian Studies, students will also need to meet the minimum entry requirements in another area of study offered in the Bachelor of Arts honours program.

The Honours program is an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study (pure Honours) or two (combined Honours). The opportunity to specialise provides a strong foundation for the future direction of graduates, whether as a means of progressing to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level, or improving the scope of employment options and professional advancement. Students with Honours from The University of Melbourne (Arts) record exceptionally high rates of satisfaction with the professional and academic directions they pursue beyond graduation.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:

Apply advanced research skills in the analysis of critical issues in the Asian region
Utilise interdisciplinary frameworks to engage critically with key issues in contemporary Asia
Evaluate and apply rigorous methods of inquiry and theories and methodologies appropriate to Asian Studies
Construct and sustain an argument based on research.

Last updated: 14 January 2025

Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking pure honours in Asian Studies:

Asian Studies Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects ASIA40004 Asian Studies Thesis Part 1 and ASIA 40005 Asian Studies Thesis Part 2; and
Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points)
Three Asian Studies honours subjects (37.5 points)

Asian Studies Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects ASIA40004 Asian Studies Thesis Part 1 and ASIA40005 Asian Studies Thesis Part 2; and
Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points)
Two Asian Studies honours subjects (25 points)
One other Asia-related honours or post-graduate Subject agreed to by the Asian Studies convenor (12.5 points)

Students undertaking combined honours in Asian studies and another discipline must complete:

Asian Studies Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects ASIA40004 Asian Studies Thesis Part 1 and ASIA40005 Asian Studies Thesis Part 2; and
Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
Three honours subjects from the combining discipline (totalling 37.5 points).

Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points); and
One honours subjects in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
Three honours subjects in Asian studies (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

Subject Options

Compulsory subjects

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ASIA40004	Asian Studies Thesis Part 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
ASIA40005	Asian Studies Thesis Part 2	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
ASIA90004	Critical Asian Perspectives	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Asian Studies Honours Subjects:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GEND90006	Gender, Globalisation and Development	April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90008	Asia and the World	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90001	Human Rights in Southeast Asia	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
POLS90013	Politics and Business in post-Mao China	Not available in 2025	12.5
HIST90026	History, Memory and Violence in Asia	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
INTS90007	Rising China in the Globalised World	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90017	Contemporary China	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ASIA90016	China and the Environment	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Links

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