Faculty of Arts

 Indonesian

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Subject Lists
    Language subjects
    Optional subjects
        Second/third-year subjects
        Third/fourth-year subjects
        Fourth year Honours subjects
    Subjects not offered in 1999
        Second/third-year subjects not offered
        Fourth year Honours subjects not offered

The Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS) offers subjects in Indonesian language and Indonesian literature, culture and society.

Indonesia is Australia's nearest Asian neighbour, and the world's fourth most populous country. The most influential member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia has achieved rapid economic growth over the past two decades. Strategically located, with abundant natural resources and a powerful military, Indonesia is a significant force in world affairs. Indonesia is culturally diverse, comprising hundreds of different ethnic groups and languages with rich literary traditions, spread over thousands of islands. It has the world's largest Muslim population but also includes significant Christian, Buddhist and Hindu minorities. The national language of Indonesia, Bahasa Indonesia, has made an important contribution to the country's unity. Based on Malay, Indonesian is closely related to the national languages of three other ASEAN countries, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore, thus giving access to more than 200 million people on Australia's doorstep.

 1. Language study streams

The Institute offers three streams of Indonesian:

• Beginners

• • The beginners stream is available to students who have little or no knowledge of Indonesian. It is available to students at both First and second year although students intending to complete a Major will need to commence their language study in their first year.

• Post-VCE

• • The post-VCE stream is usually only available to students who have obtained a pass in VCE Indonesian, or its equivalent.

• Students with an Indonesian-speaking background

• • This stream is usually only available to students who have an Indonesian, Malaysian or Malay speaking background.

The Institute determines the language stream in which a student is to enrol. Placement is based on VCE results, other language study record or a placement test. The placement test for students with VCE or other language background is held during the week prior to the first week of semester.

Stream enrolment remains provisional until confirmed or, alternatively, altered according to the student's needs as determined by the Institute during the first two weeks of teaching. As far as possible, the Institute will notify students of any changes during the first two weeks of the semester. Where a change is made in the third or fourth week of semester it will be reported to the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)

Students from other faculties may enrol in Indonesian in any year of their course with the approval of their Faculty and the Faculty of Arts.

 2. Diploma in Modern Languages (Indonesian)

The Diploma in Modern Languages (DML) enables students to gain a diploma in language study while completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne.

The DML usually involves a three-year sequence of language study, totalling a minimum of 100 points. It adds one year to the duration of an ordinary undergraduate degree course.

The DML (Indonesian) is offered in the Beginners and post-VCE and streams. Indonesian subjects are taken alongside degree subjects in an integrated sequence of study. This must be approved by a Faculty course adviser and the Head of Program, MIALS. See Diploma in Modern Languages (DML).

 3. Requirements for a Language Major

A Major in Indonesian usually consists of 125 points comprising:

• Four first-year subjects in Indonesian (37.5 points), and;

• Second-year subjects in Indonesian totalling 37.5 points, and;

• Third-year subjects in Indonesian totalling 50 points.

A Major must include:

• At least one subject in the Indonesian medium, from the list of optional subjects below, and;

• At least one subject in the English medium, from the list of optional subjects below.

 4. Structuring a Major

A Major in Indonesian usually takes one of the following forms:

 4.1. Beginners stream

First year
	110-064 Indonesian Level 1A	12.5
	110-065 Indonesian Conversation A	6.25
	110-066 Indonesian Level 1B	12.5
	110-067 Indonesian Conversation B	6.25

Second year
	110-068 Indonesian Level 2A	12.5
	110-070 Indonesian Media A	6.25
	110-069 Indonesian Level 2B	12.5
	110-071 Indonesian Media B	6.25

Third year
	110-072 Indonesian Level 3A	12.5
	110-073 Indonesian Level 3B	12.5
	Two optional subjects (25 points).

 4.2. Post-VCE stream

First year
	110-068 Indonesian Level 2A	12.5
	110-070 Indonesian Media A	6.25
	110-069 Indonesian Level 2B	12.5
	110-071 Indonesian Media B	6.25

Second year
	110-072 Indonesian Level 3A	12.5
	110-073 Indonesian Level 3B	12.5
	One optional subject (12.5 points)

Third year
	110-079 Indonesian Level 4A	12.5
	110-080 Indonesian Level 4B	12.5
	Two optional subjects (25 points)

 4.3. Students with an Indonesian speaking background

First year
	110-072 Indonesian Level 3A	12.5
	110-070 Indonesian Media A	6.25
	110-073 Indonesian Level 3B	12.5
	110-071 Indonesian Media B	6.25

Second year
	110-079 Indonesian Level 4A	12.5
	110-080 Indonesian Level 4B	12.5
	One optional subject (12.5 points)

Third year
	110-082 Indonesian Level 5A	12.5
	110-083 Indonesian Level 5B	12.5
	Two optional subjects (25 points)

 4.4. Optional subjects

Indonesian medium
	110-077 Modern Indonesian Literature	12.5
	110-076 Indonesian Through Multimedia	12.5

English medium
	110-020 Political Islam and the State in Contemporary Indonesia	12.5
	110-074 Indonesian Political Economy	12.5
	110-081 History and Varieties of Malay	12.5
	131-036 Indonesian Nationalism: Ethnicity and Religious Change in the Twentieth Century	12.5
	131-070 The Chinese Overseas: Diasporan Histories	12.5
	110-078 Understanding Contemporary Indonesia	12.5
	110-084 Performance and Power in Indonesia	12.5

Not offered in 1999
	110-075 Indonesian Civilisation Past and Present	12.5
	110-087 Peoples and Languages of Austronesia	12.5
	131-037 Military and State in Twentieth-Century Indonesia	12.5

 5. Combined Honours entry

Currently there is no pure Honours in Indonesian. This means that students must combine fourth year Honours in Indonesian with another area of study.

The prerequisites for entry to combined Honours in Indonesian are:

• Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;

• Completion of a Major in Indonesian, and;

• An average grade of H2B or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the Major, and;

• Admission to Honours in another area of study within the Arts Faculty.

Entry to Honours must be approved by the Indonesian coordinator and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.

 6. Combined Honours requirements

Honours coordinator: Assoc. Prof. K. A. Adelaar

Students undertaking combined Honours in Indonesian and another area of study must complete:

• 110-088 Indonesian Honours Thesis (37.5 points), and;

• Two Honours subjects in Indonesian (25 points), and;

• Three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (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 (25 points), and;

• Three Honours subjects in Indonesian (37.5 points).

In either case, the following two subjects must be included in the Indonesian component of the combined Honours year, unless they have been completed earlier:

• 110-079 Indonesian Level 4A, and;

• 110-080 Indonesian Level 4B.

 7. Studying overseas

Students may undertake studies in Indonesia for credit towards their Arts course after at least one year of university study. An application for credit must be lodged prior to proceeding overseas. Interested students should contact the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS) or the Faculty of Arts Office for more information.

 8. Further study

Opportunities for MA and PhD candidature exist for Honours graduates with suitable qualifications and research interests for which supervisors with appropriate skills are available. Staff in the Indonesian program have expertise in Political Economies, Sociology, Linguistics, Literature and aspects of Indonesian Cultural Studies. Supervision may be concurrently obtained in other areas.

 9. Career opportunities

With modern developments in technology and communications, Indonesians and Australians are interacting with increasing frequency through business and tourism and the two nations are becoming ever more economically interdependent. It is vital for Australia's future to prepare a pool of educated people with knowledge Indonesia's history and culture and with the ability to communicate with the Indonesian people. Students from a variety of disciplines will benefit in their future careers from knowledge of the language and culture of this dynamic neighbouring nation, particularly in fields related to business, education, tourism, and communications.

 10. For more information

Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS)
Fifth Floor, John Medley Building, East tower
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel: +61 3 9344 0160 or 9344 5555
Fax: +61 3 9349 4870
Email: enquiries@asian.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.MIALS.unimelb.edu.au

Language subjects

110-064 Indonesian Level 1A
110-065 Indonesian Conversation A
110-066 Indonesian Level 1B
110-067 Indonesian Conversation B
110-068 Indonesian Level 2A
110-070 Indonesian Media A
110-069 Indonesian Level 2B
110-071 Indonesian Media B
110-072 Indonesian Level 3A
110-073 Indonesian Level 3B
110-079 Indonesian Level 4A
110-080 Indonesian Level 4B
110-082 Indonesian Level 5A
110-083 Indonesian Level 5B

Optional subjects

Second/third-year subjects

Third/fourth-year subjects

Fourth year Honours subjects

Subjects not offered in 1999

Second/third-year subjects not offered

Fourth year Honours subjects not offered

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