Degree Structure

Two interdisciplinary (8000 series) core courses (6 units each; total 12 units):

 

Core Courses			S1	S2
ASIA8020	Asia-Pacific Core Studies A	6 units	x
ASIA8021	Asia-Pacific Core Studies B	6 units		x
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Two language courses (6000 series) (6 units each ? total 12 units) selected from Faculty of Asian Studies language offering at a level based on placement testing. Students planning to go on to the Master of Arts in Asian Studies are required to achieve a minimum of intermediate level language skill, prior to entry to that degree program. Students assessed with a current language skill at intermediate level or better, may request exemption from the language requirement. If exemption is agreed, students will be permitted to take two elective courses in-lieu.

Four electives (6 units each ? total 24 units). Students planning to select the MA(AS) option may elect two additional language courses to ensure the minimum requirement of intermediate level language skill, necessary for entry to that degree program:

 

Elective Courses
S1	6 UNITS	ASIA8028	Issues in Asia-Pacific Studies A *
S1	6 UNITS	ASIA6512	Readings in Asian Societies and Histories A**
S1	6 UNITS	ASIA6513	Readings in Asian Societies and Histories B
S1	6 UNITS	ASIA8029	History in Asia ? Context and Concepts
S1	6 UNITS	EAST8012	East Asian Studies 4A
S1	6 UNITS	ASIA8030	Religion in Asia: Context and Concepts
S2	6 UNITS	EAST8013	East Asian Studies 4B
S2	6 UNITS	ASIA8031	The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development
S2	6 UNITS	ASIA6513	Readings in Asian Societies and Histories B
S2	6 UNITS	POGO8022	Governance, Economics and Security in the South Pacific

 

* Foundations in Southeast Asian Society.

** Students enrolled in S1 will be actually studying the course: Honour, Humiliations and Revenge.

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