The Pacific Studies major employs an interdisciplinary framework to explore important historical and contemporary issues in Oceania, and to critically examine the ways in which knowledge about the region, and the region itself, have been framed, constructed and represented, with a particular focus on indigenous epistemologies and voices. Students engage with scholarly and policy debates of critical contemporary importance in the region, including gender, climate change, globalization, the arts, development, and peace, conflict and intervention. The linguistic diversity of Oceania is reflected in the core courses of the major, which are infused with indigenous voices and languages. Electives provide students with opportunities to further explore the Pacific through the disciplinary lenses of archaeology, anthropology, indigenous studies, political science, literature, philosophy, and visual arts.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PASI1011 | Pacific Encounters: An introduction to Pacific Studies | 6 |
| PASI1012 | Pacific Worlds: critical inquiry in Oceania | 6 |
| PASI2001 | Pacific Studies in a Globalizing World | 6 |
| PASI2002 | Australia in Oceania in the 19th and 20th centuries | 6 |
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH2005 | The Archaeology of the Pacific Islanders | 6 |
| ARCH2022 | Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change | 6 |
| ASIA2301 | Prehistoric Origins: Archaeology of Asia and the Pacific | 6 |
| ASIA3006 | Practical Assignment in Asia and the Pacific | 6-12 |
| ASIA3012 | Readings in Asian Societies and Histories | 6 |
| ASIA3053 | The Death of God in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| FREN2022 | French Literature and The Pacific | 6 |
| FREN2026 | New Caledonia: Field Work and Research | 6 |
| HIST2231 | Exploration: Columbus to the Moon | 6 |
| PASI2003 | Environment and Development in the Pacific | 6 |
| PASI2006 | War in the Islands: The Second World War in the Pacific | 6 |
| PASI3001 | The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development | 6 |
| PASI3005 | Pacific Islands Field School | 6 |
| PASI3002 | Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific | 6 |
| PASI3012 | Readings in Indigenous Studies | 6 |
| ASIA3053 | The Death of God in the Asia-Pacific | 6 |
| POLS2055 | Pacific Politics | 6 |
| ASIA2087 | Peace Building in the Pacific and Asia | 6 |
| ASIA2093 | Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific | 6 |