Northeast Asian Studies Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, History, International Relations, Asian Studies More...
Major code NAST-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

Description

Northeast Asia is a region of enormous political, economic, and cultural significance. Containing the world’s second and third largest economies this dynamic region is in the midst of major transformations. As political, economic, and cultural developments in Northeast Asia have global implications, an understanding of the history of this region is of vital importance. Northeast Asian Studies offers a suite of courses covering the politics, histories, cultures, and societies of China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia and the Russian Far East. A Northeast Asian Studies major provides students with a solid foundation upon which to develop both general and specialist interests in a region of vital significance to Australia and the world.

The Northeast Asian studies major is designed to complement the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese language majors and the Mongolian and Russian language minors, though knowledge of these languages is not required for courses in the Northeast Asian studies major.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Understand and evaluate historical and current events and developments that have shaped Northeast Asia,
2. Identify and critique the contemporary socio-cultural and political systems of Northeast Asia,
3. Analyse current debates relating to regional cooperation and unity in the context of tensions in traditions,
4. Analyse the global significance of events and developments in Northeast Asia,
5. Understand the processes and disciplinary approaches through which current knowledge about Northeast Asia Studies has developed.

Areas of Interest

Cultural Studies
Gender Studies
History
International Relations
Asian Studies
Asia Pacific Studies
Literature
Asia-Pacific Studies
Politics
International Security

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Requirements

Major Requirements

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

A minimum of 6 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA1025	Asia and the Pacific: Power, diversity and change	6
ASIA1030	Asia and the Pacific in Motion	6

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

Code	Title	Units
ASIA2017	History of International Relations in Northeast Asia	6
ASIA3033	Rethinking Northeast Asia: Region, Culture and Society	6

A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA3040	Literary and Cultural Discourse in Modern Japan	6
ASIA2031	Japanese Politics	6
ASIA2058	Japanese Popular Culture: Manga, Anime, Film & the Visual Arts	6
ASIA2009	The Making of Modern Japan: From Samurai to Economic Superpower and Beyond	6
ASIA3011	Samurai Society and Social Control in Japan	6
ASIA3027	Issues in Japanese Policy in their global context	6
ASIA2040	The Making of Modern Korea	6
ASIA3031	Creative Industries in Korea	6
ASIA2006	Gender in Korean History	6
ASIA2096	North Korea: History, Culture, Politics	6
WARS2003	The Korean War	6
ASIA3051	Study Tour: Archaeology in Asia	6
ASIA2049	Politics and Society in Contemporary Korea	6
ASIA2074	Popular Culture in East Asia	6
ASIA2016	The Mongol Empire in World History	6
ASIA2037	History of Modern China	6
ASIA2044	Chinese History: The Imperial Period (221 BC - 1800)	6
ASIA2072	Taiwan: History and Culture	6
ASIA2203	Archaeology of China	6
ASIA2026	The Politics of China	6
ASIA2003	Chinese Literature	6
ASIA2014	China Now: Discourse, Media and Culture	6
ASIA3034	The Contemporary Chinese World	6
INTR2020	(In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula	6
INTR2018	Japanese Foreign and Security Policy	6
INTR2016	US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia	6
INTR2012	Chinese Foreign and Security Policy	6
POLS2069	Politics in Russia	6

A maximum of 6 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ASIA3029	Reconciliation and the memory of conflict in Asia	6
ASIA3021	Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century	6
ASIA2304	What is Literature? Asian Perspectives	6
ASIA2067	Economies of Emerging Asia	6
ASIA2065	Asian Politics: From Concepts to Causes	6
ASIA2301	Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific	6
ASIA2302	Culture and Modernity in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives	6
ASIA2307	History of Empire in Asia	6
ASIA2001	Language in Asia and the Pacific	6
ASIA2103	Language in Asia and the Pacific (L)	6
ASIA2311	Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific	6
INTR2010	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific	6
STST2001	International Security issues in the Asia Pacific	6

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