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Convener: Dr Carolyn Stevens (MIALS)
The Faculty of Arts offers an interdepartmental program in Asian Studies housed in the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS). The program draws on the resources of the Faculties of Arts, Economics and Law. Some prerequisites to other faculties' subjects may apply. Students are strongly advised to consult with the coordinators of these subjects before enrolment.
The Asian Studies program commences in second year. The general prerequisite for entry is the completion of 50 points of first year in any areas of study within the Arts Faculty.
Students are also strongly advised to undertake some study of an Asian language at first year. Languages available include Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean,1 Thai,1 and Vietnamese.1
The following first-year subjects are recommended for students interested in undertaking a Major in Asian Studies:
A Major in Asian Studies usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
Two first-year subjects from any area of study (25 points), and;
Seven second/third-year subjects totalling 87.5 points, which must include:
110-021 Inventing Asian Traditions, the program's compulsory subject (12.5 points), and;
Six subjects from the list of Asian Studies subjects below.
The following second/third-year subjects are part of the Asian Studies program. Students must consult the relevant area of study entries in this handbook to make sure that they meet the prerequisites, if any, for these subjects.
The following subjects may be included as part of an Asian Studies Major, however, students must ensure that they satisfy the prerequisites and are advised to see the program convener before enrolling in them:
Currently there is no pure Honours program in Asian Studies. This means that students must combine fourth year Honours in Asian Studies with another area of study.
The prerequisites for entry to combined Honours in Asian Studies are:
Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;
Completion of a Major in Asian Studies, and;
An average grade of H2A or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the Major, and;
Admission to Honours in another area of study within the Arts Faculty.
Students intending to take combined Honours in Asian Studies are advised to undertake at least some elementary study of an Asian language.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the convenor of Asian Studies and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
Prospective Honours students intending to undertake their thesis in Asian Studies should submit an outline of their proposed course of study and a thesis proposal to the convener of Asian Studies during second semester of the academic year preceding commencement of Honours.
Students undertaking combined honours in Asian Studies and another area of study must complete:
110-022 Asian Studies Honours Thesis (37.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects in Asian Studies (equivalent to 25 points), and;
Three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (equivalent to 37.5 points).
or
Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (equivalent to 25 points), and;
Three Honours subjects in Asian Studies (equivalent to 37.5 points).
| Honours subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester | |
| 166-060 Postcolonial Concerns, Postmodern Theory | 1 | |
| 110-058 Chinese Religion and Ritual | 1 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 110-084 Performance and Power in Indonesia | 2 | |
| 131-132 Gender, Globalisation and Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives | 2 | |
| 110-121 Prejudice and Pride: Social Problems in Japan | 2 | |
| Not offered in 1999 | ||
| 131-088 Asia in Australian Eyes | Not Offered | |
| 131-094 Patterns of Colonisation | Not Offered | |
| 110-087 Peoples and Languages of Austronesia | Not Offered | |
Students may take relevant fourth-year subjects from other areas of study with the permission of the convener of Asian Studies.
Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies
Fifth Floor, John Medley Building, West Tower
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel: +61 3 9344 5555 or +61 3 9344 5554
Fax: +61 3 9349 4870
Email: enquiries@asian.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.MIALS.unimelb.edu.au
110-021 Inventing Asian Traditions
110-022 Asian Studies Honours Thesis
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