Majors in Asian Studies

Information below is for a quick reference only. Students must read the current Undergraduate Handbook for full details.

All units bear 6 points unless otherwise stated.
A major comprises 48 points.

Asian Studies
Chinese
Indonesian
Japanese

Asian Studies Major

(Students in the BA single degree course who major in Asian Studies must include a second major in their course.)

12 points of Level 1 Asian Studies units:

ASIA1101 Exploring Asian Identities
ASIA1102 Creating Asian Modernities
or
12 points of Level 1 units from Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, English, Geography, History, Industrial Relations, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Japanese, Chinese or Indonesian.

36 points of Level 2 Asian Studies units: (* not available in 2009)

ASIA2204 Culture, Society and the State in Asia
ASIA2205 Ethnicity and Nation in Asia *
ASIA2206 Understanding Asia-Australia Issues
ASIA2207 Southeast Asian Politics and Identity
ASIA2208 Gender Relations in Asia*
ASIA2210 Society and Culture in Indonesia
ASIA2211 Social Issues in Contemporary China*
ASIA2212 Chinese Media and Society
ASIA2214 Japan in Changing Asia
ASIA2217 Shifting Identities in Japan*
ASIA2218 Japan: Social and Cultural Tensions
ASIA2221 Indonesian Politics and Society*
SOCS2215 Religion, Politics and Society in Asia*
SOCS2216 Popular Culture in Asia*
SOCS2220 Environmental Issues in Asia
SOCS2228 Democratisation in Asia*

Chinese Major

Chinese Beginners’ Stream

CHIN1101 Chinese Beginners I
CHIN1102 Chinese Beginners II
CHIN2201 Chinese Intermediate Bridging
CHIN2203 Chinese Intermediate I
CHIN2204 Chinese Intermediate II
CHIN3305 Chinese Advanced I
CHIN3306 Chinese Advanced II
and     ASIA2211 Social Issues in Contemporary China
          or ASIA2212 Chinese Media and Society

Chinese Post-Secondary Stream

CHIN1103 Chinese Intermediate I
CHIN1104 Chinese Intermediate II
CHIN2205 Chinese Advanced I
CHIN2206 Chinese Advanced II
CHIN3307 Chinese Specialist I
CHIN3308 Chinese Specialist II
ASIA2211 Social Issues in Contemporary China
ASIA2212 Chinese Media and Society

Students, after consulting with a course advisor, may substitute EXCH0913 Exchange Special Unit (Foreign language) (24 pts) or CHIN2215 China Field Study (12 pts) for language units at any level or for ASIA2211 or ASIA2212 to the value of 24 or 12 points in either stream.

Note: Students who have studied standard modern Chinese Mandarin at primary/secondary school level in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore or Malaysia may enrol in the Chinese for native speakers units CHIN2107, CHIN2108, CHIN2209 and CHIN2210. These units are also open to students who have completed Advanced Chinese at secondary school. It is not currently possible to complete a Chinese major entirely within the native speakers stream without the special permission of the Chair of Asian Studies.

Indonesian Major

Indonesian Beginners’ Stream

INDO1101 Indonesian Beginners I
INDO1102 Indonesian Beginners II
INDO2201 Indonesian Intermediate Bridging
INDO2203 Indonesian Intermediate I
INDO2204 Indonesian Intermediate II
and     INDO3305 Indonesian Advanced I
          INDO3306 Indonesian Advanced II
          and ASIA2210 Society & Culture in Indon
          or ASIA2221 Indonesian Politics & Society

or INDO3309 Indonesian Advanced In-Country (24 pts)

Indonesian Post-Secondary Stream

INDO1103 Indonesian Intermediate I
INDO1104 Indonesian Intermediate II
INDO2205 Indonesian Advanced I
INDO2206 Indonesian Advanced II
and     INDO3307 Indonesian Specialist I
          INDO3308 Indonesian Specialist II
          ASIA2210 Society & Culture in Indonesia
          ASIA2221 Indonesian Politics & Society

or INDO3310 Indonesian Specialist In-Country (24 pts)

Note: Students who are native speakers of Indonesian and/or Malay or who have been fully or partially educated in one of these languages are not admitted to the Indonesian language programme.

Japanese Major

Japanese Beginners’ Stream

JAPN1101 Japanese Beginners I
JAPN1102 Japanese Beginners II
JAPN2201 Japanese Intermediate Bridging
JAPN2203 Japanese Intermediate I
JAPN2204 Japanese Intermediate II
and     JAPN3305 Japanese Advanced I
          JAPN3306 Japanese Advanced II
          and ASIA2214 Japan in Changing Asia
          or ASIA2217 Shifting Identities in Japan
          or ASIA2218 Japan: Social & Cultural Tensions

or EXCH0913 Exchange Special Unit (Foreign language) (24 pts)

Japanese Post-Secondary Stream

JAPN1103 Japanese Intermediate I
JAPN1104 Japanese Intermediate II
JAPN2205 Japanese Advanced I
JAPN2206 Japanese Advanced II
and     JAPN3307 Japanese Specialist I
          JAPN3308 Japanese Specialist II
          plus 2 of
          ASIA2214 Japan in Changing Asia
          ASIA2217 Shifting Identities in Japan
          ASIA2218 Japan: Social & Cultural Tensions

or EXCH0913 Exchange Special Unit (Foreign language) (24 pts)

Note: Students who are native speakers of Japanese or who have been fully or partially educated in Japanese are not admitted to the Japanese language programme.