Unit details [HMA]
Asian Studies 1A
Enrolment code: HMA101
Offered: Hbt: sem 1, Ltn: sem 1 [by video-link]
Unit description:
Explores a range of issues of relevance to contemporary Asia. The unit considers the major
religions of Asia, their role in contemporary social and political life and their architectural
expression in the built environment. Basic concepts of development are introduced in the
context of discussions of the environment, indigenous peoples and tourism.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Prof B Hatley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs lectures, 1 tutorial weekly
Assess: 2,000-word essay (35%), 2-hr exam in June (40%), 1 case study (10%), 1,000-word
tutorial paper (10%), tutorial participation (5%)
Majors: Social Ecology
Courses: [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Asian Studies 1B
Enrolment code: HMA102
Offered: Hbt: sem 2, Ltn: sem 2 [by video-link]
Unit description:
Is primarily concerned with the emergence of modern Asia. The unit begins with an
analysis of European colonialism, its economic effects and cultural assumptions. Japan
was the first Asian country to industrialise and modernise and the unit explores the ways
Japan made this transition. The 20th century has been one of profound change and the unit
considers the major events, people, and social, economic and political developments in
Asia. Topics include: Orientalism, European ideas about Asia, nationalism, Marxism,
independence movements and struggles, capitalism in Asia, socialism in Asia, regionalism
and the emergence of the Asia Pacific.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Prof B Hatley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs lectures, 1 tutorial weekly
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Assess: 2,500-word essay (35%), 2-hr exam in Nov (40%), 1,250-word tutorial paper (15%),
tutorial participation (10%)
Majors: Social Ecology
Courses: [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Asian Languages and Cultures (Japanese)
Enrolment code: HMA120
Offered: Hbt: sem 2, Ltn: sem 2
Special note: available as an elective to students of other courses; equivalent units in Chinese
(HMA121) and Indonesian (HMA122) are taught on a rotational basis
Unit description:
Provides basic linguistic skills in Japanese language, and a basic knowledge of Japanese
culture.
The unit provides students with basic oral/aural communicative skills in Japanese and
some familiarity with written forms of the language. At the same time students are
introduced to basic norms and values of Japanese social interaction, and to key issues in
Japanese culture, politics and society.
By the completion of the unit students should be able to conduct conversations in various
everyday situations in a communicative way, to interact in varying contexts expressing
appropriate degrees of politeness, and be capable of drawing comparisons with the
expression of values through language in their own cultures. Through this unit they will
also have gained skills which can be used to look at examples of basic communication in
relation to their own field of interest – eg tourism, business, computing etc.
Staff: Ms Takame Ueki-Sabine (Coordinator) Dr Maria Flutsch
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1 hr lecture, 2 seminars weekly
M.excl: not available to students who have undertaken one or more language subject in
Japanese language
Assess: oral exam (20%), 2-hr written exam (20%), continuous assessment (35%), individual
1,000-word project (25%)
Courses: [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese)
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Unit details [HMA]
Enrolment code: HMA121
Offered: not offered in 2004
Special note: available as an elective to students of other courses; equivalent units in Japanese
(HMA120) and Indonesian (HMA122) are taught on a rotational basis
Unit description:
Provides basic linguistic skills in Chinese language, and a basic knowledge of Chinese
culture.
The unit provides students with basic oral/aural communicative skills in Chinese and
some familiarity with written forms of the language. At the same time students are
introduced to basic norms and values of Chinese social interaction, and to key issues in
Chinese culture, politics and society.
By the completion of the unit students should be able to conduct conversations in various
everyday situations in a communicative way, to interact in varying contexts expressing
appropriate degrees of politeness, and be capable of drawing comparisons with the
expression of values through language in their own cultures. Through this unit they will
also have gained skills which can be used to look at examples of basic communication in
relation to their own field of interest – eg tourism, business, computing etc.
Staff: Assoc Prof Mobo Gao (Coordinator), Dr Lin Zheng
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1 hr lecture, 2 seminars weekly
M.excl: not available to students who have undertaken one or more language subject in
Chinese language
Assess: oral exam (20%), 2-hr written exam (20%), continuous assessment (35%), individual
1,000-word project (25%)
Courses: [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Asian Languages and Cultures (Indonesian)
Enrolment code: HMA122
Offered: not offered in 2004
Special note: available as an elective to students of other courses; equivalent units in Japanese
(HMA120) and Chinese (HMA121) are taught on a rotational basis
Unit description:
Provides basic linguistic skills in Indonesian language, and a basic knowledge of
Indonesian culture.
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The unit provides students with basic oral/aural communicative skills in Indonesian and
some familiarity with written forms of the language. At the same time students are
introduced to basic norms and values of Indonesian social interaction, and to key issues in
Indonesian culture, politics and society.
By the completion of the unit students should be able to conduct conversations in various
everyday situations in a communicative way, to interact in varying contexts expressing
appropriate degrees of politeness, and be capable of drawing comparisons with the
expression of values through language in their own cultures. Through this unit they will
also have gained skills which can be used to look at examples of basic communication in
relation to their own field of interest – eg tourism, business, computing etc.
Staff: Prof Barbara Hatley (Coordinator), Dr Pam Allen, Dr Marshall Clark
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1 hr lecture, 2 seminars weekly
M.excl: not available to students who have undertaken one or more language subject in
Indonesian language
Assess: oral exam (20%), 2-hr written exam (20%), continuous assessment (35%), individual
1,000-word project (25%)
Courses: [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Chinese Language, Society and Culture
Enrolment code: HMA123
Offered: Off-shore: end-of-yr-sch
Special note: the unit is taught in Shanghai and is available to any student in the University
Unit description:
Provides an introduction to Mandarin Chinese language as well as contemporary Chinese
culture and society. Language: every day conversational language in Mandarin Chinese,
with emphasis on situational communication and character recognition. Chinese culture
and society: Chinese everyday norms and beliefs, basic codes of conduct, family and work,
food, festivals, folk medicine, taiqi, qigong. Overview of recent history, covering key
aspects of social and political change.
The unit also offers 2 specialised streams of activities, for arts and education students
stream A, and for commerce and law students stream B. Art stream: Chinese arts and
handicrafts, calligraphy, Chinese landscaping, bronzes, pottery, architecture and textiles,
traditional and new art. Visit to the Shanghai Museum. Commerce and law stream:
accounting practices, taxes and employment regulations, impact of the WTO membership
on Chinese business practices. Meetings with business people and visits to Shanghai
companies.
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Unit details [HMA]
Staff: Assoc Prof Mobo Gao (on campus Coordinator)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 4 wks intensive during summer vacation: 3 hrs daily classroom work and
3 hrs daily practice and field work
M.excl: HMA121; cannot be taken as part of a Chinese major
Assess: 4 x 1,000-word (equiv) assignments for language practice (30%), 2,000-word (min)
journal for practice and field work (20%), 1,000 to 1,500-word essay for culture & society
(10%), 3-hr exam for both language and culture & society (20% ea component)
Courses: [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Australia and Asia
Enrolment code: HMA211/311
Offered: Hbt: sem 2, Ltn: sem 2 [by video-link]
Unit description:
Analyses history, theory and practice of contact between Asian and Australian cultures
and socieities. The unit aims to foster understanding of cultural difference. Initial contact,
colonialism, ‘orientalism’, human rights, education and differing ideas about the
individual will be some of the problems investigated.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Prof B Hatley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1.5-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: 25% level 100 Arts
Assess: 2-hr exam (40%), 2,500-word essay (40%), 1,000-word tutorial paper and
presentation (20%)
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Contemporary Asian Issues
Enrolment code: HMA221/321
Offered: not offered in 2004
Unit description:
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Examines the issues and problems facing contemporary Asian societies and states. Issues
such as population control, deforestation, the position of women, human rights,
ethnic/group relations and economic development will be analysed using a
multidisciplinary approach.
Staff: Assoc Prof M Gao
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: 25% level 100 Arts
M.excl: HMA246/346
Assess: 2-hr exam (50%), 2,500-word essays (25%), (1,000 words) tutorial participation
(25%)
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Reporting Asia
Enrolment code: HMA260/360
Offered: Hbt: sem 1
Unit description:
The aim of the unit is to explore the relationship between images and reality and to
analyse to what extent western postmodern media reflects Asian reality. By means of case
studies including Cold War and post Cold War media, reporting of the Vietnam and Gulf
Wars and the Bali bombings, and representations of Japan in the Western media, the unit
explores the construction of the ‘truths’ upon which individuals, companies and
governments form opinions and make policies.
Staff: Assoc Prof Mobo Gao (Coordinator) and others
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1.5-hr tutorial, weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: 25% level 100 Arts
M.excl: HSA273/373
Assess: 2,500-word essay (40%), 1,000-word tutorial paper and presentation (20%), 2-hr
exam in June (40%)
Majors: Political Science
Courses: [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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Unit details [HMA]
Asian Ethnic and Religious Politics
Enrolment code: HMA261/361
Offered: Hbt: sem 2
Unit description:
The unit examines the emergence of ethnic and religious politics in Asia including their
religious and community origins, their modes of political and social organisation, issues of
violence associated with their rise and the responses of governments and other nationalist
groups. The aim of the unit is to highlight the changing forms of identity politics in Asia
and to consider the impact of these changes on the societies in which they have emerged.
Staff: Assoc Prof Dr M Gao (Coordinator), Dr P Allen and others
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1.5-hr tutorial weekly
Prereq: 25% level 100 Arts
M.excl: HSA272/372
Assess: 2-hr exam in Nov (40%), 2,500-word essay (40%), 1,000-word tutorial paper and
presentation (20%)
Majors: Political Science
Courses: [R3A] [R3C] [R3K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Research Project
Enrolment code: HMA300/301
Offered: Hbt: may be taken in (fy) ie sem 1 & 2 OR sem 1 OR sem 2, Ltn: may be taken in
(fy) ie sem 1 & 2 OR sem 1 OR sem 2
Special note: the HoS’s permission is needed for enrolment in this unit
Unit description:
Involves structured reading and writing on a topic agreed upon by the student and a
supervisor and approved by the lecturer responsible for the unit. Students are expected to
employ the skills and conceptual knowledge acquired in earlier units to investigate an
appropriate issue or topic in Asian studies.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Prof B Hatley
Unit weight: 25%/12.5%
Prereq: at least 25% at level 200 in Asian Studies or equiv
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Unit details [HMA]
Assess: a report of 10,000 words (5,000 for 12.5% unit); alternatively, the lecturer
responsible for the unit may approve a report of 7,000 words (or 2,000 for the 12.5% unit)
for 50% of the assessment, and a 3-hr exam for the other 50%)
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R3A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Asian Studies 4 (Honours)
Full time/Part time
Enrolment code: HMA400/401
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2, Ltn: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2
Special note: full-time students enrol in HMA400 (100%); part-time students in HMA401
(50%); the units which go to make up the Honours are weighted at 0%.
Unit description:
A multidisciplinary program, Asian Studies honours draws on the resources primarily
within the Faculty of Arts.
Note: admission into honours is subject to attainment of standards as stipulated in the
specifications of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours (see Calendar). Additionally,
candidates are expected to have completed the first year of a relevant language other than
English, or equivalent. By the end of the honours year they should have undertaken
additional language study which would demonstrate an ability to read competently in
that language. The Coordinator shall be responsible for approving the candidature of each
applicant. Intending candidates are asked to consult the Coordinator at the end of the
preceding year or the beginning of the honours year.
The program comprises three components:
1. A compulsory core unit: HMA414 Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in Asian
Contexts
2. one elective unit from the following list:
HMA410 Asian Studies for Professional Purposes
HMA412 Postmodern Politics: East and West
HMA413 Colonialism/Postcolonialism in Southeast Asia
3. HMA402 Thesis
Note: In special circumstances, an alternative seminar unit other than those stipulated
above may be approved by the Coordinator and the relevant School, whereby a student
may select a seminar unit from another major discipline, which may not necessarily
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contain an Asian Studies component, but is likely to have methodological benefits for the
student. Such selections are strictly subject to approval by the Coordinator, as well as by
the Schools concerned.
Staff: Dr P Allen (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Prereq: major, including satisfaction of the Faculty GPA, plus a completed first year of a
relevant language other than English, or equivalent. By the end of the honours year,
students should have undertaken additional language study so as to demonstrate an
ability to read competently in that language.
Courses: [R4A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Thesis
Enrolment code: HMA402
Offered: Hbt: sem 2, Ltn: sem 2
Unit description:
Close and careful consultation between the student, the supervisor of the thesis concerned,
and the Coordinator will be needed to determine the area of research and the nature and
direction of the student’s honours thesis. Regular consultation with the supervisor of the
thesis, within the broad University guidelines on conducting research, will be the norm for
conducting research and preparing the thesis. Thesis weight: 50%; length of the thesis:
10,000–12,000 words; submission date: early November; examination of the thesis: by two
examiners, one of whom should be external to the supervisor’s School.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Prof B Hatley, and others
Unit weight: 0%
Courses: [R4A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Asian Studies for Professional Purposes
Enrolment code: HMA410
Offered: Hbt: may be taken in sem 1 OR sem 2 [by web], Ltn: may be taken in sem 1 OR
sem 2 [by web], NWC: may be taken in sem 1 OR sem 2 [by web]
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma or master degree
courses
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Unit details [HMA]
Unit description:
Online course of intensive study of significant topics on China, Indonesia and Japan,
including effects of colonialism on present political and business practices, demographics,
human rights and international relations. The unit includes a significant literary
component, whereby students examine literary representations of Asian-Australian
relations. The unit is unique in that it aims to train the student in the use of the internet
as a research and communication tool with particular reference to Asia. Students are also
required to reprocess this knowledge for communication in various contexts, eg in
business and tourism, in the classroom, to adults in a further education context, or as a
member of the community to the media.
Staff: Dr P Allen (Coordinator), Dr M Flutsch, Assoc Prof Mobo Gao
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 40-hrs online
Prereq: entry into BA(Hons) program or postgraduate program in education
Assess: 6,000-word paper (60%), 4,000-word journal (40%)
Courses: [R4A] [E5E] [E7E] [E7D] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Postmodern Politics: East and West
Enrolment code: HMA412
Offered: not offered in 2004
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma or master degree
courses
Unit description:
Examines key themes in the theoretical background, interpretation and practices of
postmodern politics in contemporary Asia. The unit considers ideas of ‘deconstruction’,
power and subjectivity in their impact on political analysis, and introduces examples of
how these ideas are being adapted to the study and practice of politics in North and
Southest Asia.
Staff: tba
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prereq: entry into BA(Hons) program or postgraduate program in education
Assess: 2x3,500-word essays (45% ea), participation (10%)
Courses: [R4A] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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Unit details [HMA]
Colonialism/Postcolonialism in Southeast Asia
Enrolment code: HMA413
Offered: not offered in 2004
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma or master degree
courses
Unit description:
Colonialism and postcolonialism are established as major areas of research in the social
sciences and the humanities. Southeast Asia was profoundly affected by the economics,
politics and culture of European colonialism. The unit focuses on European ideas about
colonial subjects and the ways in which these ideas were resisted or incorporated by
Southeast Asians themselves. The unit considers colonial discourses of race, hybridity,
economics, politics, anti-colonialism, nationalism, gender and sexuality. It also examines
the nature of postcolonial politics in Southeast Asia’s ‘new nations’ and the emergence of
postcolonialism as a critique not only of colonialism, but also of post WWII nationalism.
The emergence of postcolonial analysis in the social sciences and humanities is a feature of
the unit.
Staff: Dr S Philpott
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prereq: faculty requirements
Assess: exam in June (40%), 5,000-word essay (40%), tutorial participation and discussion
(20%)
Courses: [R4A] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in
Asian Contexts
Enrolment code: HMA414
Offered: Hbt: sem 1 [by video-link], Ltn: sem 1 [by video-link], NWC: sem 1 [by
video-link]
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma or master degree
courses; compulsory unit in Asian Studies Honours program
Unit description:
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Introduces and explores contemporary theories of cultural expression such as
post-modernism, post-colonialism, globalisation and the resurgence of local identity,
feminism and ecocriticism, and suggest ways they might be applied to the contexts of
Southeast Asia, China and Japan.
Staff: Prof B Hatley (Coordinator), Dr P Allen, Dr M Flutsch, Assoc Prof Mobo Gao, Dr M
Clark
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs weekly
Prereq: entry into BA(Hons) or postgraduate program
Assess: fortnightly papers (total 6,000 words), final 3,000-word essay
Courses: [R4A] [E5E] [E7E] [E7D] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Research Project/Thesis
Enrolment code: HMA701
Offered: Hbt: may be taken in summer-sch OR sem 1 OR sem 2 Ltn: may be taken in
summer-sch OR sem 1 OR sem 2
Special note: offered as part of Master of Asian Studies
Unit description:
Students undertake independent research on an approved subject. The results of the
research are reported in a thesis of 12,500–15,000 words. Guidance will be provided in a
short series of workshops at the beginning of the unit and through supervision while
research work is in progress.
Staff: Dr P Allen, Dr M Flutsch, Assoc Prof Mobo Gao, Prof B Hatley, Dr M Clark
Unit weight: 50%
Prereq: successful completion of 100% of coursework component
Assess: 12,500- to 15,000-word thesis
Courses: [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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