Asian Studies Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1006 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus:	2009

Coordinator

Dr Lewis Mayo

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
Room 104, Old Arts Building
+61 3 8344 5235
http://arts-unimelb.custhelp.com

Overview:	A major in Asian studies usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: two first-year subjects from any program within the Faculty of Arts (25 points); and the program's compulsory subject Inventing Asian Traditions (12.5 points); and five subjects from the list of Asian studies subjects below. Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.
Subject Options:	Asian Studies Level 1 Subjects This subject is recommended to students completing an Asian studies major. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 110-118 Language and Power in Asian Societies Semester 1 12.50 Asian Studies Compulsory Subject This subject is available at level two or three. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-228 Inventing Asian Traditions Semester 1 12.50 672-303 Inventing Asian Traditions Semester 1 12.50 Asian Studies Level 2 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 110-202 Chinese Studies: Culture and Empire Semester 1 12.50 110-219 Media and Everyday Life in Asia Semester 1 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 2009 12.50 131-066 The Modern Middle East Not offered in 2009 12.50 131-210 Total War: Asia & the Pacific 1931-1952 Not offered in 2009 12.50 131-217 Modern Southeast Asia Semester 1 12.50 136-211 Asian Civilisations and Science Semester 1 12.50 161-035 Philosophy of Buddhism Not offered in 2009 12.50 166-018 Chinese Politics and Society Not offered in 2009 12.50 110-203 China Since Mao Semester 2 12.50 110-228 The Politics of Gender in China Semester 2 12.50 110-229 Contemporary Japan Not offered in 2009 12.50 110-243 Asian Performing Arts: Global and Local Semester 1 12.50 Asian Studies Level 3 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 12.50 106-370 Asian Screen Cultures Not offered in 2009 12.50 671-374 The Rise of Modern Japan 1850s-1990s Summer 12.50 671-378 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation Not offered in 2009 12.50 671-383 Making China Modern Semester 2 12.50 671-384 The Modern Middle East Semester 1 12.50 671-394 Total War: Asia & the Pacific 1931-1952 Not offered in 2009 12.50 671-396 Modern Southeast Asia Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-330 Asian Civilisations and Science Semester 1 12.50 672-350 Philosophy of Buddhism Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-369 Chinese Politics and Society Semester 1 12.50 672-389 Gender and Politics in Southeast Asia Not offered in 2009 12.50 110-312 Popular Cultures in Indonesia Not offered in 2009 12.50 110-315 Literature & the Making of Indonesia Not offered in 2009 12.50 110-317 Social Problems in Japan Semester 2 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor Laws Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology) Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Software) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Overview:

A major in Asian studies usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

two first-year subjects from any program within the Faculty of Arts (25 points); and
the program's compulsory subject Inventing Asian Traditions (12.5 points); and
five subjects from the list of Asian studies subjects below.

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.

Subject Options: