Asia Pacific Studies
The Asia Pacific Studies major provides students with an understanding of the region in terms of socio-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 globalisation 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 globalisation 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 society, culture, language and politics in the region (Literature, Language and History subjects), or intensive study of an Asian 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 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.
Honours
Study Program
Subject Code |
Subject Name |
Credit Points |
Session |
Core | |||
Comparative Sociology: Asian Perspectives |
8 |
N/O 2012 | |
Globalising Asia |
8 |
Spring | |
Electives | |||
100 level | |||
The Premodern World |
6 |
Autumn | |
The Modern World |
6 |
Spring | |
An Introduction to Japanese |
6 |
N/O 2012 | |
Japan and the Japanese |
6 |
Spring | |
Beginners' Japanese |
6 |
Autumn | |
Transitional Japanese |
6 |
Spring | |
Introductory Indonesian 1A |
6 |
Autumn | |
Introductory Indonesian 1B |
6 |
Spring | |
Chinese (Mandarin) for Beginners 1A |
6 |
Autumn | |
Chinese (Mandarin) for Beginners 1B |
6 |
Spring | |
Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students (CBS) 1A |
6 |
Autumn | |
Chinese (Mandarin) for Character Background Students (CBS) 1B |
6 |
Spring | |
200 level | |||
Special Topics in Asian Studies |
8 |
N/O 2012 | |
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy |
6 |
Autumn/Spring | |
Geographical Population Studies |
8 |
Autumn | |
Slavery in the Asia Pacific |
8 |
N/O 2012 | |
History of Modern China |
8 |
Autumn | |
Australia and Asia: Connections and Comparisons |
8 |
Spring | |
Pre-Intermediate Japanese |
8 |
Spring | |
Communicating Across Cultures |
8 |
Autumn | |
International Relations: Issues, Concepts and Theories |
Autumn | ||
300 level | |||
Special Topics in Southeast Asian History |
8 |
N/O 2012 | |
Convergent Asian Mediascapes |
8 |
Autumn | |
Economic Development Issues |
6 |
Spring | |
Overseas Chinese: Migration and Organisation |
8 |
Spring | |
Japanese History Through Film |
8 |
Autumn | |
Commodification History |
8 |
Spring | |
Politics in the South Pacific |
8 |
Autumn | |
The Politics of Asian Development |
8 |
N/O 2012 | |
Other Information
Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Arts - fac-arts@uow.edu.au