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Asian Languages and Studies – School of Asian
Languages and Studies
The School of Asian Languages and Studies offers teaching in four areas:
•
Asian Studies (HMA units)
•
Chinese (HMC units)
•
Indonesian (HMN units)
•
Japanese (HMJ units)
All units may count towards the BA degree (course code R3A) as well as support study
towards other degrees. For details of how units offered by this and other schools and
faculties may be combined, students should refer to the various courses described in the
course details section in this Handbook or consult appropriate faculty officers.
In-Country Programs
The School offers students of languages the opportunity to take some languages units
overseas. In-country units are available in China, Indonesia and Japan. Students receive
full credit for their in-country study towards their degree. For details of the in-country
units that are available, see course details below. For details of how the in-country units
are organised and implemented, students should consult the Head of each of the language
sections.
Honours Programs
Students who have completed the requirements for the BA degree may be eligible to
proceed to a fourth honours year in Asian Studies, Indonesian, Japanese or Chinese.
Students on both the Hobart and Launceston campuses may enrol in the honours course.
For eligibility requirements, students should consult the honours description in each of the
three areas. In addition, Faculty rules, which can be found in the Calendar, also apply.
Enquiries may be directed to the HoS or the head of the relevant section. See also the unit
entry under HMA400/401 Asian Studies 4.
Postgraduate Courses in Asian Studies
The School offers a Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies and a Master of Asian Studies (see
page B-xx for details, including a list of options for coursework units). See also HMA701
Research Project/Thesis for a description of the master’s thesis. The School also welcomes
enquiries from students wishing to undertake a PhD or Master of Arts by reasearch in
Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese or Asian Studies. Contact the Head of School for further
details.
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Diploma in Languages (DipLang)
For a description of the Diploma in Languages see page B-xx. Refer also to the entries
under Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese.
A major in Asian Studies
Coordinator: Dr Pam Allen (Hobart) Professor Barbara Hatley (Launceston)
Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program involving various schools within and
outside the Faculty of Arts. Its programs aim to provide informed knowledge of specific
areas of Asian Studies as well as a broad understanding of major concepts and issues in
the study of ‘Asia’. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, Asian Studies serves as a useful
complement to studies in other Faculties such as Education, Commerce, and Law.
The foundation units, HMA101 and HMA102, provide students with a thorough and
comprehensive grounding in modern Asian issues through a study of key themes in the
history, politics, economics, social structure, cultural and religious traditions of the region.
At levels 200 and 300, students are able to choose from a wide range of units related to
Asia and the South Pacific. All Asian Studies units at these levels are single semester and
have a weight of 12.5%, with the exception of the year-long languages units with a weight
of 25%.
Students can obtain a major in Asian Studies by accumulating a minimum of 100% (25% at
level 100 and 75% at levels 200/300. At least 25% of units must be at level 300). Students
may take second-year language units as part of an Asian Studies major at levels 200 or 300
(no more than 25%).
Note: Asian Studies 1A and 1B are highly recommended as a prerequisite for Asian
Studies at level 200. It is possible, however, to count any valid unit at level 100 (25%)
towards a major in Asian Studies.
Elective units in Asian Languages and Cultures – Chinese,
Indonesian and Japanese
The units HMA120 Asian Languages and Cultures (Japanese), HMA121 Asian Languages and
Cultures (Chinese), and HMA122 Asian Languages and Cultures (Indonesian) are one-semester
elective units designed to provide an introduction to one Asian language and its culture.
They are available to students from all courses and disciplines across the University, and
accord with the University policy of internationalisation of the curriculum. Only one of
these units is taught in any one year. In 2004, the unit offered is HMA120 (Japanese).
An intensive unit in introductory Chinese language and culture, HMA123, is also offered
in Shanghai each year for non-specialists in Chinese language.
Students who commenced the major before 2001
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Students who began their degree before 2001 and who wish to complete a major in Asian
Studies are reminded that a major consists of sequential study in one discipline with a
total HECS weighting of 100% as detailed above.
Refer to page B-xx for further information on the changes to the BA.
Units offered in Asian Studies
Unit code
unit title
weight
campus offered
Asian Studies 1A
Asian Studies 1B
Asian Languages and Cultures (Japanese)
Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese)
Asian Languages and Cultures (Indonesian)
Chinese Language, Society and Culture
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
Hbt~1, Ltn~1v
Hbt~2, Ltn~2v
Hbt~2, Ltn~2
[na]
[na]
O’s~5
Level 100
HMA101
HMA102
HMA120
HMA121
HMA122
HMA123
Level 200
As some units are also components in major studies in other disciplines, students who are enrolled in or have already
passed these units (which may have been named differently in the past) as part of another course or major must choose
other units to make up their Asian Studies program. No unit may be counted twice within an award.
NOTE Students should consult the Coordinator when planning their Asian Studies major.
Enrolments in Asian Studies require the approval of the Coordinator.
HMA211/311
Australia and Asia
HMA221/321
Contemporary Asian Issues
HMA260/360
Reporting Asia
HMA261/361
Asian Ethnic and Religious Politics
HMA300/301
Research Project
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%/12.5
%
Hbt~2, Ltn~2v
[na]
Hbt~1,
Hbt~2,
Hbt~1&2/1/2,
Ltn~1&2/1/2
and the following units which are cross-listed from other disciplines. Note that the prerequisite for the
following units is 25% in level 100 Asian Studies
BEA211
The Asia-Pacific Economies: Tigers
12.5%
[na]
BMA285/385
Managing Business in the Asia Pacific
12.5%
Hbt~1, Ltn~1
FFA236/336
Thai Art and Culture
12.5%
Ltn~4,
FST213/313
Contemporary Art of the Asia-Pacific Region
12.5%
[na]
HGA212/312
Love, Family and Sexuality: East–West Comparison
12.5%
Hbt~2,
dist.ed~2
HGA254/354
Cultures and Societies of Southeast Asia
12.5%
[na]
HMC201
Chinese 2 Language Skills A
25%
Hbt~1&2,
Ltn~1&2,
O’s~3
HMC202
Chinese 2 Language Skills B
25%
Hbt~1&2,
Ltn~1&2,
O’s~3
HMC303
Chinese Culture and Society
12.5%
[na]
HMJ201
Japanese 2 Language Skills A
25%
Hbt~1&2,
Ltn~1&2
HMJ202
Japanese 2 Language Skills B
25%
Hbt~1&2,
Ltn~1&2v
HMJ210/310
Japan in the 21st Century
12.5%
Hbt~2, Ltn~2v,
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HMJ331
HMJ334
Modern Japanese Literature
Japanese Film
12.5%
12.5%
HMN201
Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
25%
HMN202
HMN210/310
HMN304
HMN309
HPA219/319
HPA276/376
HPA297/397
HSA227/327
HSA258/358
HSA270/370
Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation)
Wayang Shadow Puppet Theatre
Indonesian Literature and its Social Context
Popular Culture and Resistance in Indonesia
Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
Indo–Tibetan History, Philosophy and Culture
Buddhism, Ethics and Nonviolence
Politics of Democratisation, East and West
Globalisation and East Asian Politics
Espionage, Terror and Global Disorder
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
HSD239/339
HTA221/321
HTA223/323
Asian Environmental Justice
Modern India till Independence
Islam, Law and Women – Historical and
Contemporary Perspectives
Independence and Revolution in Modern Asia
War and Peace in the Pacific
Geography of Asia
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
NWC~2v
[na]
Hbt~1, Ltn~1v
NWC~1v
Hbt~1&2,
Ltn~1&2
Hbt~1, Ltn~1
Ltn~2,
[na]
Hbt~2 Ltn~2
Hbt~1, Ltn~1v
O’s~3
Hbt~1
[na]
Hbt~2
Hbt~1,
dist.ed~1w
[na]
[na]
Hbt~1
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
[na]
[na]
Hbt~1, Ltn~2
HTA224/324
HTA255/355
KGA202/302
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