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Bachelor of Arts (Asia Pacific Studies)
The Asia-Pacific Studies major provides students with an understanding of the region in terms of cultural studies, history, politics, economics and languages, with particular attention to Southeast Asia, India, Korea and Japan.
The recent changes that have taken place in Australia’s region, demonstrate how forces of globalization are increasingly integrating all parts of the world, and thus are shaping Australia’s future as one in which it is essential to be able to connect to wider cultural, social, political and economic trends. This major offers unique insights into the nature of globalization in the Asia-Pacific, and will equip graduates to participate in these changes through roles in government, trade, law, social policy, development studies and culture.
Within the major, students can combine subjects to follow streams of study of development in the Asia-Pacific (Sociology, Politics, History, Geosciences and Economics subjects), the interaction of culture, language and politics in the region (Literature, Language and History subjects), or intensive study of the Japanese language.
Major Study
A major study in Asia-Pacific Studies for the Bachelor of Arts degree requires the completion of a minimum of 52 credit points from the subjects listed below, including all core subjects. At least 24 credit points must be at 300-level. This interdisciplinary major may be taken as a single major study, but its flexibility makes it a useful component in a double major. Students should plan their degree programs carefully, bearing in mind the need to satisfy subject prerequisites, particularly at 200- and 300-levels.
Minor Study
A minor in Asia-Pacific Studies will consist of at least 28 credit points of subjects from the course structure of the major. It must include HIST107 and SOC243 but no more than 2 subjects at 100-level. Students may not cross-count any subjects from the minor, in any other minor or major study.
| Subjects |
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Session |
Credit Points |
| 100-level |
| HIST107 |
Empires, Colonies and the Clash of Civilisations |
Autumn |
6 |
SOC243
|
Contesting Asia: Culture, Diversity, Difference |
Autumn |
8 |
| Electives |
| STS120 |
Technology in Society: East
and West |
Spring |
6 |
| HIST124 |
The Cold War and After |
Spring |
6 |
| JAPA101 |
An Introduction to Japanese |
Summer 06/07 |
6 |
| JAPA110 |
Japan and the Japanese |
Spring |
6 |
| JAPA141 |
Beginners' Japanese I |
Autumn |
6 |
| JAPA142 |
Beginners' Japanese II |
Spring |
6 |
| JAPA143 |
Beginners' Japanese III |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| The following
100-level subjects may be offered in Summer session.* |
| INDO101 |
Introductory Indonesian/Malaysian - Level
1 |
Summer 06/07 |
6 |
| INDO104 |
Indonesian/Malaysian 1A |
n/o 2006* |
6 |
| INDO105 |
Indonesian/Malaysian 1B |
n/o 2006* |
6 |
| LANG196 |
Chinese (Mandarin) Level I |
n/o 2006 |
6 |
| LANG197 |
Chinese (Mandarin) Level II |
n/o 2006 |
6 |
| LANG198 |
Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate Level
for Other Dialect Speakers |
n/o 2006 |
6 |
| 200-level |
|
|
|
| ASIA299 |
Special Topics in Southeast Asian Studies |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| ECON251 |
Industry and Trade in East Asia |
Spring |
8 |
| EESC205 |
Population Studies |
Autumn |
6 |
| HIST286 |
From Ancient Kingdoms to Colonies in Southeast
Asia, 1500-1900 |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| HIST288 |
Religion and Military Rule in Southeast
Asia. |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| LING210 |
Communicating in a Foreign Language |
Autumn |
8 |
| POL225 |
International Relations, An Introduction |
Autumn |
8 |
| 300-level |
|
|
|
| ASIA399 |
Special Topics in Southeast Asian Language Studies |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| ECON303 |
Economic Development Issues |
Autumn |
8 |
| ENGL373 |
Pacific Literature |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| HIST339 |
Australians and War: from Kokoda to Iraq |
Spring |
8 |
| HIST379 |
Culture and Identity in Indonesian History,
1870-2002 |
Autumn |
8 |
| HIST394 |
Commodification History |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| POL317 |
Politics in the South Pacific |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
| POL318 |
The Asian Tigers - Newly Industrialising
Countries in Transition |
Autumn |
8 |
| POL323 |
North and South: Approaches to Relations
Between Advanced, Industrialising and Developing Countries |
Spring |
8 |
| SOC318 |
Modernity. Devlopment and Social Change |
n/o 2006 |
8 |
*Note: Students wishing to undertake language study in Indonesian should consult Professor Adrian Vickers on enrolling.
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