Graduate Diploma in Arts (Asian Studies)

Course 069-AS (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Asian Studies) offers students an analytical framework for understanding contemporary issues in the Asian region. Students will be trained in a range of interdisciplinary skills drawing on the expertise of staff at the Asia Institute in such fields as anthropology, classical study, cultural study, history, literature, linguistics, media and communication studies, and politics. Students will learn how to critically appraise the cultures, histories and politics of the Asian region and will gain an understanding of how historical processes, ideologies and religions have shaped the current Asian scene and Australia's relationship with the region. The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Asian Studies) aims at providing a broad foundation for either employment in Asia-related fields or for further research on Asia. This program would be an ideal complement to an Asian language studies but are also designed to provide essential knowledge on Asia for non-language students. Course coordinator: Dr Lewis Mayo Asia Institute Email: lmayo@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the graduate diploma should: develop a broad understanding of some historical and current issues in the study of Asia; integrate language studies with discipline-based subjects; develop skills of analysis in relation to specific areas of Asia.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Elective subjects (25 points - 62.5 points) Language subjects (37.5 points - 75 points) Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	Elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 110-052 Classic Chinese Civilisation Semester 2 12.50 110-053 Taiwan & Beyond: Chinese Settler Culture Semester 1 12.50 110-118 Language and Power in Asian Societies Semester 1 12.50 110-202 Chinese Studies: Culture and Empire Semester 1 12.50 110-203 China Since Mao Semester 2 12.50 110-219 Media and Everyday Life in Asia Semester 1 12.50 110-227 Islam, Orientalism and the Arabs in FilmNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 110-228 The Politics of Gender in China Semester 2 12.50 110-229 Contemporary Japan Not offered in 2008 12.500 110-243 Asian Performing Arts: Global and Local Semester 1 12.50 110-244 Islam and the State in Indonesia 2 12.500 110-312 Popular Cultures in Indonesia 2 12.500 110-315 Literature & the Making of Indonesia 1 12.500 110-316 Dynamics of Japanese Architecture & Art 2 12.500 110-317 Social Problems in Japan Semester 2 12.50 121-063 Culture Change and Protest Movements Semester 2 12.50 131-039 The Rise of Modern Japan 1850s-1990s Summer 12.50 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation Semester 2 12.50 131-062 Making China Modern Not offered in 2008 12.500 131-066 The Modern Middle East Not offered in 2008 12.500 131-210 Total War: Asia & the Pacific 1931-1952 Not offered in 2008 12.500 136-211 Asian Civilisations and Science Semester 1 12.50 131-217 Modern Southeast Asia Semester 1 12.50 131-228 Inventing Asian Traditions Semester 1 12.50 161-035 Philosophy of Buddhism Not offered in 2008 12.500 166-018 Chinese Politics and Society 1 12.500 166-217 Gender and Politics in Southeast Asia Not offered in 2008 12.500
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au
Notes:	Applicants intending to study full-time must provide a course outline with preliminary subject selections, which must include 131-228 Inventing Asian Traditions

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