ASIAN STUDIES: THEORY AND METHOD

AST4COR

2014

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

The Asian Studies fourth-year program aims to enable high-achieving students to further knowledge of an Asian society (or societies), and to develop generic skills such as research and writing skills. It demands a high level of commitment, and promises the most rewarding experience for an undergraduate student.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Yangbin Chen

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in AHA - Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Core subject at first-semester level for Honours in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian or in Asian Studies

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsThe Craft of ResearchRecommendedBooth, W.C., Colomb, G.C. and Williams, J.M.CHICAGO: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS.

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Yangbin Chen

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
one 3,000-word essay40
one 3,000-word essay40
one oral presentation (1,000 words equivalent)10
one oral presentation (1,000 words equivalent)10