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Contemporary Japan (JAPN20005) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Semester 1 - On Campus
    CoordinatorNana Oishi
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours30 hours: a 1.5-hour seminar and a 1-hour tutorial per week
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024
    Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024
    Census date 3 April 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024
    Assessment period ends21 June 2024

    Semester 1 contact information

    nana.oishi@unimelb.edu.au

  • Winter Term - Off Campus
    CoordinatorAkihiro Ogawa
    Mode of deliveryOff Campus
    Contact hoursA total of 30 hours: A total of 30 hours: 1.5 lecture and a 1 hour tutorial per day conducted over 2 weeks.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period 1 July 2024 to 17 July 2024
    Last self-enrol date14 November 2023
    Census date12 July 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail19 July 2024
    Assessment period ends24 July 2024

    Winter Term contact information

    akihiro.ogawa@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

Time commitment totals 170 hours.

What do these dates mean

Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:

  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.

Additional delivery details

Please note: The quota only applies to Winter offering; there is no quota on the semester 1, Parkville-based offering.

The is subject is offered as Winter intensive subject and a semester long subject in semester 1.

The Winter intensive subject will be taught over 2 weeks in July in Japan. Students will incur extra travel and accommodation costs. You will need to obtain the permission of coordinator before enrolling the subject.

This subject has a quota, preference is given to students with higher weighted average marks. An application process applies. For further information on the application and selection process please use the link below:

Application information

Last updated: 1 December 2023