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ASIA6516 Indonesia:Politics, Society and Development

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Asian Studies
Offered in Second Semester, 2011 and Second Semester, 2012
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

The syllabus will focus on current political, economic and social issues and the post-independence developments that have given rise to the present situation. It will also deal with the cultural and intellectual aspects of these issues.

Indicative Assessment

Essay (40%), Tutorial (30%), and Final exam (30%). Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests. Graduate students may expect a final assignment rather than an exam.

Course Classification(s) AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest Non Language Asian Studies
Requisite Statement

Permission of coordinator

Prescribed Texts

Robert Cribb and Colin Brown, Modern Indonesia: A History since 1945, Longman, Harlow, 1996

Programs Master of Asia-Pacific Studies, Master of Asia-Pacific Studies, and Graduate Certificate in Development
Academic Contact Dr Ed Aspinall

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