Learning Outcomes

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

1. Pose a significant research question relating to Asian and Pacific studies;
2. Investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to Asian and Pacific studies, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
3. Communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium.

Work Integrated Learning

Projects

This WIL component provides you with the opportunity to deeply engage with the course content, drive your leaning, build skills and confidence, and perform the learned tasks more effectively. 

Other Information

ENROLMENT

This course requires a permission code to enrol. Students need to be (1) enrolled in a relevant program and (2) provide written agreement from an identified supervisor willing to supervise the thesis commencing in a specified semester.

RECYCLING OF MATERIAL

If students intend to recycle any material from an earlier assessment, they are required to get permission to do so from their supervisor and the MAPS Convenor. Students must place a statement in their acknowledgements that material has been used with permission of the convenor and supervisor, including a statement with the title of the assessment/s and name of the course/s or publications from which material is being recycled, and an indication of the extent of the recycling.

EXAMINATION

The thesis will initially be examined by two examiners; neither examiner should be the Supervisor or a staff member or affiliate who has given extensive advice in the writing of the thesis.Examiners will submit separate marks; if the marks are more than 10 marks apart, the thesis is sent to a third examiner who examines the thesis without access to the first two marks and examiner reports. The two closest marks are then used to calculate the thesis grade.

The identity of an examiner will not be disclosed to the student unless the examiner gives written permission for this to happen. Students may request to their supervisor that certain people not examine the thesis, and the supervisor is to take this into account where practicable. Anonymous reports are made available to students, after deletion of any references to grading and the examiner’s personal details.

Students are encouraged to contact the MAPS administration to view previous MAPS theses submitted for the degree.

Indicative Assessment

1. Thesis proposal and preliminary bibliography (2000 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3]
2. Seminar presentation of preliminary findings (1000 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3]
3. Thesis (15000 words) (70) [LO 1,2,3]

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Workload

This course is the equivalent of one semester of full time study (40 hrs per week) or two semesters of 12 unit part time (20 hrs per week) study. Students will work independently over the period of this course, and engage regularly with supervisors on an agreed schedule. 

Inherent Requirements

N/A

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

N/A

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