Asian Studies Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1006 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012
Overview:

This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.

Objectives:

see course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

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

  • two first-year subjects, one of which should be Asia focused, from any program within the Faculty of Arts (25 points); and
  • the program's compulsory subject CHIN20025 Human Rights in China & East Asia (12.5 points); and
  • five subjects (62.5 points) from the list of Asian studies subjects below, ASIA30002 Identity, Ideology & Nationalism in Asia is strongly reccomended.

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 https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.

Subject Options:

Asian Studies Level 1 Subjects

This subject is recommended to students completing an Asian studies major.

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Asian Studies Compulsory Subject

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Asian Studies Level 2 Subjects

Subject
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Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Asian Studies Level 3 Subjects

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Not offered in 2012
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/study/asian_studies
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology)
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Software) and Bachelor of Arts

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