1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Studies and European Studies, majors may be constructed
with one or two semester subjects at stage one.
Course Administrator
Aksone Chounlamountry
Telephone: (03) 9214 8630
Course descriptions
Interdisciplinary Majors
The Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science
offers four interdisciplinary majors: Asian Studies,
Australian Studies, Cultural Studies and European Studies.
Asian Studies
Asian Studies incorporates subjects from Political Studies
and Asian Languages and Cultures. The major focus is on
contemporary Asia, with emphasis on the political
economy and international relations in some subjects, and
on the historical-cultural background in others.
The subjects included in the major are listed below. In
general, students must complete one subject at stage one,
two semester subjects at stage two and three semester
subjects at stage three for a major. In the case of the Asian
Studies major, students must do at least one Political
Studies subject in stage one and one in stage two.
Subieds offered
Stage 1
AJ102 Introduction to Japan - A Cultural Overview
AK102 Traditional Korea
AP114 Australia and Asia
AP115 Introduction to Modern Asia
Stage 2
AH208 Asian Traditions of Philosophy
AK207 Korean Society
AK208 Korean Politics and Economy
AP202 Europe, Capitalism and the Third World
AP204 Modern Japan
AP206 Politics of China A
Stage 3
AP304 Japan in Asia
AP311 Politics of China B
AP312 Problems of Contemporary Southeast Asia
AP313 India: Uneven Development
Australian Studies
As an interdisciplinary major, Australian Studies allows
students to explore the contours of modern Australia by
taking a combination of three compulsory subjects and
three optional semester subjects chosen from Literature,
Media, Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry, Political Studies
and Sociology.
A major consists of one semester subject at stage one, two
semester subjects at stage two and three semester subjects at
stage three.
The three compulsory subjects, which form a core
sequence in the major, are AP112 Australian Identities,
AP207 Modern Australia and AP314 Work in Australia. In
this sequence students examine several of the political,
social, economic and cultural influences which have shaped
contemporary Australian society.
To complete the six semester subjects which are necessary
for a major, students must choose three more semester
subjects from the options listed below. In choosing
optional subjects at level three, students must have
completed the prerequisites for those subjects at level two.
Students may not double-count subjects for two majors.
For example, AP207 cannot be counted for both the
Australian Studies and Political Studies majors. It can only
be counted for one.
Su biects offered
Stage 1
APlOO Australian Politics
AP112 Australian Identities (compulsory)
AT118 Aboriginal Issues
Stage 2
AH206 Society, Culture and Resources
AL202 Contemporary Australian Writing
AM203 Popular Culture
AM207 Cultural Representation in Australia (not offmd
in 1996)
AP207 Modern Australia (compulsory)
AS204 Models of Sociological Analysis
AT218 Archaeology
Stage 3
AH306 Practical Ethics
AH307 Australian Science and Society
AL307 Australian Literature
AM300 Cinema Studies
AP300 Public Policy in Australia
AP308 Seminar in Political Studies
AP314 Work in Australia (compulsory)
AS307 Sociology and Social Policy
Cultural Studies
The Cultural Studies major is an interdisciplinary major
which provides students with the theoretical understanding,
the skills of critical analysis, and the diversity of disciplinary
approaches appropriate to the study of culture.
The major in Cultural Studies comprises (a) at stage one: at
least one of the core subjects from the stage one options
listed below; (b) at stage two: AH204 Philosophy of
Culture (core subject) together with any one subject from
the stage two subjects listed below; (c) stage three: AH310
Approaches to Culture (core subject) together with any
other two subjects from the stage two subjects listed below.
In choosing subjects at stages two and three, students
should ensure that any relevant prerequisite subjects have
been completed.
Students may not double-count subjects for two majors.
For example, if ALM104 Texts and Contexts is counted as
part of a literature major, it cannot be counted as part of a
cultural studies major.
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