Program Requirements
The Master of Asian and Pacific Studies requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
12 units from completion of the following social science skills training courses:
ASIA8020 National and Transnational Histories in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA8021 Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific
12 units from completion of the following regional and disciplinary knowledge training courses:
ASIA8049 International History from Asia and the Pacific
ASIA8051 Language and Power: Speech, Script and Society in Asia
12 units from completion from the following regional studies core courses:
ASIA6030 History of the State System in Southeast Asia
ASIA8011 Rethinking Northeast Asia: Region, Culture and Society
ASIA8514 China: Wealth and Power
PASI8002 Pacific Foundations: From Maritime Societies to Global Cultures
36 units from completion from the following regional or disciplinary contextual studies courses:
China studies
ASIA6014 China Now: Ideology, Media and Culture
ASIA6026 The Politics of China
ASIA6037 Histories of Modern China
ASIA6044 History of China: The Imperial Period (221 BC - 1800)
ASIA6151 Archaeology in Asia
ASIA6203 Archaeology of China
ASIA8012 Foundations of Chinese Society: Friends, Family, Connections
ASIA8044 Introduction to Sinological Methods
ASIA8514 China: Wealth and Power
IDEC8021 The Chinese Economy
INTR8060 China: Global Engagement and Domestic Transformation
INTR8074 Chinese Thinking on International Relations
STST8013 China's Defence and Strategic Challenges
Development studies in Asia and the Pacific
ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8047 Land Rights and Resource Development
ANTH8106 Gender, Violence and Development
ASIA6516 Indonesia:Politics, Society and Development
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
DIPL8010 Harnessing Diplomacy for International Development
EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
EMDV8013 Issues in Development and Environment
IDEC8003 Issues in Development Policy
POGO8012 Governance and Institutions
POGO8024 Social Policy, Society and Change
POGO8044 Global Social Policy
POGO8072 Development Theories and Themes
POGO8095 Development Policy and Practice
POGO8219 Governing Urbanisation
Environment in Asia and the Pacific
ANTH8060 Exploring Gender, Resources and the Environment
ARCH6022 Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change
ASIA8048 Disasters and Epidemics in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA8050 Social Conflict and Environmental Challenges in Asia and the Pacific
EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
EMDV8007 Environmental Policy and Communications
EMDV8009 Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
EMDV8013 Issues in Development and Environment
EMDV8079 Water Conflicts
EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy
EMDV8101 State, Society and Natural Resources
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
EMDV8108 Applied Environmental and Resource Management
EMDV8124 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
History and Culture in Asia and the Pacific
ARCH6022 Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change
ASIA6030 The Origins of the International Order in Southeast Asia
ASIA6037 Histories of Modern China
ASIA6072 Taiwan: History and Culture
ASIA6074 Popular Culture in East Asia
ASIA6106 Gender in Korean History
ASIA6116 The Mongol empire in World History
ASIA6151 Archaeology in Asia
ASIA6272 Truth and Falsity in Indian History and Politics
ASIA6511 Samurai Society and Social Control in Japan
ASIA8012 Foundations of Chinese Society: Friends, Family, Connections
ASIA8038 Writing Ethnography in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA8045 Understanding Power in Asian and Pacific Societies
ASIA8046 Maps and Mapping for the Social Sciences and Humanities
ASIA8047 The Death of God in the Asia-Pacific
ASIA8050 Social Conflict and Environmental Challenges in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia: Speech, Script and Society
Northeast Asian studies
ASIA6006 Modern Korea
ASIA6010 Modern Japanese Society
ASIA6017 International Relations in NorthEast Asia
ASIA6031 Japanese Politics
ASIA6037 Histories of Modern China
ASIA6044 History of China: The Imperial Period (221 BC - 1800)
ASIA6072 Taiwan: History and Culture
ASIA6074 Popular Culture in East Asia
ASIA6078 Arts in Contemporary Taiwan
WARS6088 The Korean War
ASIA6092 Gender, Labour and Capitalism in East Asia
ASIA6106 Gender in Korean History
ASIA6116 The Mongol empire in World History
ASIA6511 Samurai Society and Social Control in Japan
ASIA8011 Rethinking Northeast Asia: Region, Culture and Society
ASIA8514 China: Wealth and Power
POGO8220 Issues in Japanese Policy
Pacific studies
ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific
ANTH8047 Land Rights and Resource Development
ANTH8106 Gender, Violence and Development
ASIA8047 The Death of God in the Asia-Pacific
ASIA8048 Disasters and Epidemics in Asia and the Pacific
EMDV8009 Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
PASI6001 Pacific Studies in a Globalizing World
PASI6002 Australia in Oceania in the 19th and 20th centuries
PASI6005 Pacific Islands Field School
WARS6006 War in the Islands: the Second World War in the Pacific
PASI6010 Talking the Pacific: Melanesian pidgins and creoles in social context
PASI8008 Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific
PASI8002 Pacific Foundations: From Maritime Societies to Global Cultures
PASI8004 Pacific Health Challenges and Strategies: Politics, Culture and Development
Politics and International Affairs in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA6017 International Relations in NorthEast Asia
ASIA6026 The Politics of China
ASIA6030 The Origins of the International Order in Southeast Asia
WARS6088 The Korean War
ASIA8017 Comparative Politics of Asia & the Pacific
ASIA8049 International History from Asia and the Pacific: Framing Critical Perspectives
ASIA8108 Fun and Politics in Everyday Life
DIPL8006 Diplomacy, Politics and the United Nations
DIPL8010 Harnessing Diplomacy for International Development
INTR8020 The Responsibility to Protect
INTR8022 Asia Pacific Security
INTR8043 The Post-Colonial Pacific and Global Change
INTR8060 China: Global Engagement and Domestic Transformation
INTR8064 Gender, War, and Justice in South and Southeast Asia
INTR8067 U.S. Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific
INTR8068 Making Foreign Policy
INTR8013 International Political Economy
INTR8073 Human Security
INTR8074 Chinese Thinking on International Relations
POGO8076 Corruption and Anti-corruption
POGO8115 International Negotiations
POGO8220 Issues in Japanese Policy
Security studies in Asia and the Pacific
NSPO8004 National Security Leadership and Risk Management
NSPO8006 National Security Policymaking
NSPO8010 Civil-Military Relations
NSPO8012 National Security and Crisis Management
NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons
NSPO8014 Ethics and Technologies of War
NSPO8015 Asian Regionalism and Security: Implications for Australia
NSPO8017 Malicious Networks: Transnational Terrorism and Crime
NSPO8018 The Evolution of National Security Policy since 1945
NSPO8019 Sectarianism and Religiously Motivated Violence
NSPO8021 Statecraft and national security in cyberspace
NSPO8023 National security in the Indo-Pacific
STST8002 The New Power Politics of Asia
STST8013 China's Defence and Strategic Challenges
STST8026 Nuclear Strategy in the Asian Century
STST8027 Insurgency & Counterinsurgency in an Age of Terror
STST8051 Great and Powerful Friends: Strategic alliances and Australian security
South and Southeast Asian Studies
ASIA6030 The Origins of the International Order in Southeast Asia
ASIA6039 Burma/Myanmar: a Country in Crisis
ASIA6069 Indonesia Regions: Politics, Society, Economy
ASIA6070 Democracy in Southeast Asia
ASIA6114 Southeast Asian Frontiers: Thailand and Burma/Myanmar
ASIA6165 Islam in Southeast Asia
ASIA6270 India in the Age of Asian Empires
ASIA6271 The Making of India: 1857-Present
ASIA6272 Truth and Falsity in Indian History and Politics
ASIA6516 Indonesia:Politics, Society and Development
ASIA8013 The Cultural Politics of India
ASIA8040 Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century
INTR8058 Politics of Islam in Southeast Asia
INTR8064 Gender, War, and Justice in South and Southeast Asia
Burmese Language and Culture
Chinese Language and Culture
Hindi Language and Culture
Indonesian Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Korean Language and Culture
Literary Chinese Language and Culture
Mongolian Language and Culture
Sanskrit Language and Culture
Tetum Language and Culture
Thai Language and Culture
Vietnamese Language and Culture
24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Specialisations
Admission Requirements
Admission requires a Bachelor Degree or international equivalent with a GPA of at least 5.0/7.0
Applicants who have completed a Bachelor Degree in a cognate discipline or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants who have completed an Honours degree in a cognate discipline or a Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (on year) of credit.
Cognate disciplines:
Asian Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, History, International Business, International Relations, Language Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Media Studies and Journalism, Pacific Studies, Politics and Public Policy, Security Studies, Sociology
Indicative fees
Domestic Tuition Fees (DTF)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $36,720.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Master of Asian and Pacific Studies will provide you with the regional grounding and research expertise you need to graduate as a leader of the Asian Century. The program provides a broad variety of courses with an Asian and Pacific focus and allows students to follow individual areas of specialisation in specific areas of the Asian and Pacific regions or in disciplines drawing on regional case studies. In this program you will be taught by some of the most eminent scholars of Asia and the Pacific in the world.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
This program is available for applications to commence from First Semester, 2017
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the cultures, societies, politics, environments and histories of the Asian and Pacific regions
- Understand and apply advanced analytical tools and methods to conduct independent research on Asian and the Pacific
- Demonstrate advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Communicate findings in academic and practical contexts, justifying approaches and methods, individually and in groups
