Asian Studies Major

Total units 48 Units

Major code ASIA-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

With Asia’s influence on Australia and the world ever increasing, you will be a graduate of “the Asian Century” no matter what you study. By including an Asian Studies major in your degree you can graduate into this new global environment with a strong grounding in Asian studies, capitalising on the career opportunities this century brings. An Asian Studies major will equip you with knowledge of the region’s history, culture, and politics. It will also give you an understanding of Asia’s place in the world. Asian studies welcomes a wide variety of approaches, research methods and objects of study, and it also critically examines the underlying assumptions, implicit values, and often unintended consequences of the use of different disciplinary approaches.

Learning Outcomes

Having completed this major, students will be able to:

1. Identify the processes by which knowledge about Asia has been produced, circulated and applied.

2. Analyse major trends in Asia within regional and global comparative frameworks.

3. Understand the theoretical frameworks and research techniques in humanities and social science literatures relevant to the study of Asia.

4. Evaluate ideas and develop creative solutions to problems, including through independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods.

5. Communicate and debate both orally and in writing, and work with others, using a variety of media.

6. Continue learning about Asia; from Asia; and with Asia.

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ASIA1025	Culture and Society in Asia and the Pacific	6
ASIA1030	The Modern Transformation of Asia and the Pacific	6

36 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ANTH2135	Vietnam Field School	6-12
ANTH3014	Indonesia Field School: Contemporary Change in Indonesia	6
ARCH2050	Archaeology of Southeast Asia	6
ARCH2600	In the footprints of Siddartha: The Archaeology of Buddhism	6
ARTH2056	Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation	6
ARTV2053	Contemporary Asian Art	6
ASIA2001	Language in Asia	6
ASIA2016	The Mongol Empire in World History	6
ASIA2020	Engaging Asia: Working with Government	6
ASIA2026	The Politics of China	6
ASIA2031	Japanese Politics	6
ASIA2037	Histories of Modern China	6
ASIA2045	Lies, Conspiracy and Propaganda	6
ASIA2049	Politics and Society in Contemporary Korea	6
ASIA2055	Music and Society in Twentieth-Century Korea	6
ASIA2058	Modern Japanese Culture	6
ASIA2065	Comparative Politics (Asia Pacific)	6
ASIA2070	Democracy in Southeast Asia	6
ASIA2071	Other Chinas	6
ASIA2074	Popular Culture in East Asia	6
ASIA2082	Southeast Asian Landscapes of Power	6
ASIA2085	Southeast Asia in World History	6
ASIA2086	Introduction to Asian Religions	6
ASIA2108	Popular Cultures in Indonesia	6
ASIA2270	India in the Age of Asian Empires	6
ASIA2271	The Making of South Asia	6
ASIA2272	Truth and Falsity in Indian History and Politics	6
ASIA2273	Revolutions, Rebellions and Reforms: Histories of Resistance in India	6
ASIA2366	Culture and Traditions: Foundations of Chinese Studies A	6
ASIA2516	Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development	6
ASIA2517	Indonesia: Language, Media, and Arts in Social Change	6
ASIA3012	Readings in Asian Societies and Histories	6
ASIA3014	Southeast Asian Frontiers: Thailand and Burma/Myanmar	12
GEND2031	Cinema in Southeast Asia: Genre and Cultural Identities	6
INTR2010	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific	6
INTR2024	Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities	6
SOCY2061	Contemporary Chinese Society	6
STST2001	International Security issues in the Asia Pacific	6
STST2002	Internal security issues in the Asia-Pacific	6

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