Faculty of Arts

 Asian Studies

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Subject Lists
    Fourth Year Honours subjects

Convener: Dr Carolyn Stevens (MIALS)

The Faculty of Arts offers an interdepartmental program in Asian Studies housed in the Department of History. The program draws on the resources of the Faculties of Arts, Economics and Law. Some prerequisites for other faculties' subjects may apply. You are strongly advised to consult with the coordinators of these subjects before enrolment.

 1. Prerequisites

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 Faculty of Arts.

You 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:

Recommended First Year subjects
	110-027 Introduction to Chinese Studies	1
	110-031 China Imagined and Perceived	2
	110-045 China in the 1980s and 1990s	2
	110-046 Strategies for Business and Bureaucracy	2
	110-047 Chinese Calligraphy	1
	121-011 Australia in Asia	2
	131-007 Towards the 21st Century: 1945-1972	1
	131-008 Towards the 21st Century: 1973-2000	2
	166-009 The World is an Amazing Place	1
	175-006 Communication Across Cultures	2
	325-103 The Asian Economies	Not Offered

 2. Requirements for a Major

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:

  • 131-146 Inventing Asian Traditions, the program's compulsory subject (12.5 points) and;

  • six subjects from the list of Asian Studies subjects below.

 2.1. Asian Studies subjects

The following Second/Third Year subjects are part of the Asian Studies program. You must consult the relevant area of study entries in this handbook to make sure that you meet the prerequisites, if any, for these subjects.

Second and Third Year subjects
Compulsory subject		Semester
	131-146 Inventing Asian Traditions	1
Anthropology
	121-057 Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World	Not Offered
	121-060 Power, Ideology and Inequality	1
	121-063 Culture Change and Protest Movements	2
Art History
	107-026 Studies in Asian Art and Architecture	1
Asian Law Centre (Faculty of Law)
	730-327 Law & Society In Japan	2
	730-352 Law & Society in China	Not Offered
	730-358 Law and Society In South East Asia	1
	730-360 Law and Civil Society in Asia	Not Offered
	730-428 Land,Race and Law in South East Asia	Not Offered
Chinese Studies
	110-052 Chinese Thought	1
	110-053 Taiwan	2
	110-054 Contemporary Chinese Society	2
	110-055 Chinese Research Methods	2
English
	106-033 Postcolonial Writing	1
Geography
	121-015 Development and the Third World	1
	121-020 Aust.&Pacific Rim in a Global Economy	1
	121-023 China in Transition	1
	121-026 The Mobile World: Migration and Tourism	Not Offered
	121-036 China Field Class	2
History
	131-034 Gender, Culture and Society	2
	131-036 Indonesian Nationalism	Not Offered
	131-037 Military and State in Indonesia	2
	131-038 Gender and Development	1
	131-039 Japan and the World 1850s-1990s	1
	131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation	2
	131-062 China from the Manchus to Mao	2
	131-066 The Modern Middle East	1
	131-076 Asian History: Comparative Perspectives	2
	Offered as a Third/Fourth Year subject only:
	131-070 Chinese Overseas: Diasporan Histories	1
Indonesian Studies
	110-020 Islam and the State in Indonesia	1
	110-074 Indonesian Political Economy	1
	110-075 Inventing Indonesia: Past and Present	1
	110-081 History and Varieties of Malay	Not Offered
	110-084 Performance and Power in Indonesia	Not Offered
Islamic Studies
	110-014 Crime Politics & Law in Islamic Society	1
	110-018 Islam and Questioning of Modernity	1
	110-089 Understanding the Muslim World	1
	110-090 Gender and Islam	Not Offered
	110-091 Islam and Political Activism	2
	110-092 Media Portrayal of Islam	Not Offered
	110-093 Islamic Banking and Finance	2
Japanese Studies
	110-116 Contemporary Japanese Society	2
	110-117 Dynamics of Japanese Architecture	1
	110-121 Social Problems in Japan	2
	110-138 Japanese Art: Zen Painting to Edo Prints	Not Offered
Management (Faculty of Economics & Commerce)
	325-226 Business and Economy in South East Asia	1
	325-310 The Japanese Business System	2
	325-332 Chinese Business and Economy	1
Philosophy
	161-034 Asian Traditions of Philosophy	1
	161-035 Philosophy of Buddhism	2
Political Science
	166-018 Chinese Politics and Society	1
	166-034 An/Other China:Theorising Everyday Life	2
Sociology
	166-090 Love, Family and Sexuality	1

 2.1.1. Further Asian Studies 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:

• 110-048 Modern Chinese Literature

• 110-051 Classical Chinese Literature

• 110-058 Chinese Religion and Ritual

• 110-077 Modern Indonesian Literature

• 110-078 Understanding Contemporary Indonesia

• 110-115 Japanese Popular Culture

• 175-025 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

 3. Combined Honours entry

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.

 3.1. Application procedure

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.

 4. Combined Honours requirements

Students undertaking combined honours in Asian Studies and another area of study must complete:

• 110-139 Asian Studies Honours Thesis (37.5 points) and;

• two Honours subjects in Asian Studies (totalling 25 points) and;

• three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 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 (totalling 25 points) and;

• three Honours subjects in Asian Studies (totalling 37.5 points).

Honours subjects
	110-018 Islam and Questioning of Modernity	1
	110-020 Islam and the State in Indonesia	1
	110-058 Chinese Religion and Ritual	1
	110-087 Peoples and Languages of Indonesia	2
	110-121 Social Problems in Japan	2
	110-138 Japanese Art: Zen Painting to Edo Prints	Not Offered
	110-084 Performance and Power in Indonesia	Not Offered
	121-081 Problems in Ethnological Theory	1
	131-070 Chinese Overseas: Diasporan Histories	1
	131-088 Asia in Australian Eyes	2
	131-094 Patterns of Colonisation	Not Offered
	131-132 Gender, Globalisation and Development	1
	131-144 Postcolonial Histories	1
	166-060 Postcolonial Concerns, Postmodern Theory	2

Students may take relevant Fourth Year subjects from other areas of study including language with the permission of the convener of Asian Studies.

 5. For more information

Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies
Fifth Floor, John Medley Building, West Tower
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
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

Fourth Year Honours subjects

110-139 Asian Studies Honours Thesis

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