Single degrees
Bachelor of Asian Studies (ABAS) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
This is a three-year degree for students who wish to specialise in Asian languages and Asian studies. The degree can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. An honours program is also available. The pass degree requires completion of 360 credit points and, if taken full-time, is designed to be completed in three years, with students completing 120 credit points at each year level. It has been especially designed to allow students who are commencing study of an Asian language or continuing from VCE level to achieve relatively high proficiency within the space of a three-year degree. This degree also enables students to design a course drawing upon other degree programs including the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality and Bachelor of Laws. The core languages available are Chinese, Indonesian, and Japanese. In their second and third years, students draw Electives from the list of Asian studies Electives.
Students may not take Chinese dialect speakers units as core language in the Bachelor of Asian Studies.
First year (120 credit points)
In their first year, students study:
- three core units AST1BCE, AST1IJI, and AST1ICI
- 30 credit points of the core Asian language units
- 15 credit points chosen from the Asian studies Elective list below, and
- 30 credit points of Electives from anywhere in the faculty.
| Teaching period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Core Language | AST1BCE | AST1IJI | Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Core Language | Asian Studies Elective | AST1ICI | Elective |
Core Asian language units (30 credit points)
Chinese Stream: First year Chinese language units (see entry for Chinese).
Indonesian Stream: First year Indonesian language units (see entry for Indonesian).
Japanese Stream: First year Japanese language units (see entry for Japanese).
Core Asian studies units (45 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asia: Japan and Indonesia | AST1IJI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Asian Culture and Traditions | AST1BCE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Asia: China and India | AST1ICI |
Asian studies Electives (First year) (15 credit points)
Select at least one Elective drawn from the following list or an additional Asian language (Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, or Sanskrit).
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Culture and Globalisation: introduction to anthropology | ANT1CAG |
| TE-SEM-1 | Long-term Economic Change | ECO1LEC |
| TE-SEM-1 | States, Nations and Security | POL1SNS |
| TE-SEM-1 | The Nature of Language and Communication A | LIN1NLA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Economy, Environment and Human Rights | POL1EEH |
| TE-SEM-2 | Our Global Village: introduction to anthropology | ANT1FET |
| TE-SEM-2 | Globalisation: the Rise of the Modern World | HIS1DEV |
| TE-SEM-2 | The Nature of Language and Communication B | LIN1NLB |
Second year (120 credit points)
- 60 credit points of the core Asian language units
- 20 credit points chosen from the Asian studies Elective list below, and
- 40 credit points of Electives from anywhere in the faculty.
| Teaching period | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Core Language | Core Language | Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Core Language | Asian Studies Elective | Elective |
Core Asian language units (60 credit points)
Chinese Stream: Second year Chinese language units (see entry for Chinese).
Indonesian Stream: Second year Indonesian language units (see entry for Indonesian).
Japanese Stream: Second year Japanese language units (see entry for Japanese).
Third year (120 credit points)
- 60 or 80 credit points of the core Asian language units
- 20 credit points chosen from the Asian studies Elective list below, and
- 20 or 40 credit points of Electives from anywhere in the faculty.
| Teaching period | Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Core language | Core language | Asian Studies Elective |
| TE-SEM-2 | Core language | Core language or Elective | Elective |
Core Asian language units (60 credit points)
Chinese Stream: Third year Chinese language units (see entry for Chinese).
Indonesian Stream: Third year Indonesian language units (see entry for Indonesian).
Japanese Stream: Third year Japanese language units (see entry for Japanese).
Asian studies Electives (Second and Third year)
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following units.
| Unit name | Unit code |
|---|---|
| Animated Film | CST2ANF/CST3ANF |
| Applied Anthropology | ANT2APA/ANT3APA |
| Archaeology of East Asia | ARC2AEA/ARC3AEA |
| Australia, Asia and the World | POL2AAW/POL3AAW |
| Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition | LIN2BSA/LIN3BSA |
| Cities and People | SOC2CAP/SOC3CAP |
| Contemporary Film | CST2CFI/CST3CFI |
| Cross-cultural Communication | LIN2CCC/LIN3CCC |
| Culture, Race and Difference | ANT2CRD/ANT3CRD |
| Development, Globalisation and Culture | ANT2DGC/ANT3DGC |
| Economic Growth and Development | ECO2EGD |
| Emergence of Chinese Civilisation | ARC2ECC/ARC3ECC |
| Goddesses, Sexuality and Liberation: India and Beyond | AST2GSL/AST3GSL |
| India in English | ENG2IIE/ENG3IIE |
| Intercultural Performance | DRA2IPF/DRA3IPF |
| International Relations: the Cold War and the great power | POL2INR/POL3INR |
| Introduction to Buddhism | AST2INB/AST3INB |
| Introduction to Hinduism | AST2INH/AST3INH |
| Language in Asia | LIN2LIA/LIN3LIA |
| Love and Eroticism in Asian Literature | AST2LEA/AST3LEA |
| Popular Asian Cinema | AST2PAC/AST3PAC |
| Postcolonial Perspectives | ANT2PCP/ANT3PCP |
| Second Asian language | |
| Society and State in Japan and China | AST2EAS/AST3EAS |
| South-East Asian Politics: change and conflict | POL2SEA/POL3SEA |
Honours degree
The Bachelor of Asian Studies honours year comprises coursework (50%) and the writing of a thesis (50%). The coursework component will reflect the student’s previous training:
- (a) one unit in the appropriate language (Chinese, Indonesian, or Japanese)
- (b) one unit in the discipline area previously selected by the student, and
- (c) one methodology unit relating to Asian studies.
Students will also complete a thesis in English of 12000 to 15000 words on a topic related to Asian language, society, or culture. With permission, students may alternatively submit a substantial research essay in English, plus an annotated translation of an approved text in a relevant language, to a combined total of 12000 to 15000 words.
In all cases, students wishing to enrol in the Bachelor of Asian Studies honours year should apply to the Program Convener by October of the third year of their course.