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Course requirementslstructure
To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Arts
students are required to:
(a) complete two of the following majors -
Asian Studies
Australian Studies
Cultural Studies
Economics (A quota is applied to this subject.)
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Literature
Media Studies
Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry
Political Studies
Psychology
Sociology
Vietnamese
or
a double major in Political Studies.
A co-major in Psychology/Psychophysiology is available.
See details on page 140.
(b) gain passes:
in twenty semester subjects (or equivalent full-year
subjects) including a minimum of six semester subjects
or equivalent in each of stages one, two and three.
Note: Students in their first year, who do not take any
language studies, are strongly encouraged:
- if full-time, to select their eight semester subjects from at
least six different subject areas;
- if part-time, to select their four semester subjects from at
least three different subject areas.
Students should check the duration and semester subject
value of each subject, as set out under subject details at the
end of this chapter, in this handbook.
Studies constituting major strands
In economics, Italian, Japanese, Korean, psychology,
sociology and Vietnamese majors must include a full year of
study at stage one as well as at higher stages. In Asian
studies, Australian studies, cultural studies, media studies.
literature, philosophy and cultural inquiry and political
studies, majorj may be constructed with one or two
semester subjects at stage one.
In special cases a sequence of studies may be selected from
two related subject areas to constitute a major.
Full-time students
(a) A full-time student is usually required to enrol in eight
semester subjects at stage one and six semester subjects
at stages two and three. In special circumstances,
permission may be granted to vary this requirement on
application to the Assistant Registrar, Faculty of Arts.
(b) In each year of study full-time students are expected to
gain passes in at least six semester subjects in stage
one, and at least four in each of stages two and three.
Part-time students
(a) A part-time student is usually required to enrol in four
semester subjects in one year. Permission may be
granted to vary this requirement on application to the
Assistant Registrar, Faculty of Arts.
(b) A part-time student will be considered to haw made
satisfactory progress if he or she has achieved passes in
three semester subjects in a given year.
Progress review
A student who has failed to meet the foregoing
requirements may be re-enrolled, with or without conditions,
only after discussion with the Progress Review Committee.
A student who has been recommended for exclusion from
the course may appeal in writing to the Convener of the
Progress Review Committee for special consideration.
A student who feels aggriwd by the decision of the
Progress Review Committee may appeal to the Dean of the
Faculty.
Course descriptions
Interdisciplinary Majors
The Faculty of Arts offers three interdisciplinary majors; Asian
Studies, Australian Studies and Cultural 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 political economy and
international relations in some subjects, and on the
historical-cultural background in other;.
The subjects included in the major are listed below. In
general, students must complete one subject at mge 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.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
AJlO2 lntroduction to Japan - A Cultural Overview
AK102 Traditional Korea
AP104 Australia and Southeast Asia
AP114 Australia and Asia
AP115 Introduction to Modern Asia
Stage 2
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
AP3 13
Problems of Contemporary Southeast Asia
India: Uneven Development
Australian Studies
As an interdisciplinary major, Australian studies allows
students to explore the contoun of modern Australia by
taking a combination of three compulsory and choosing
three optional semester subjects 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 twD and three semester subjects
at stage three.
The three compulsory subjects, which form a core sequence
in the major, are APl12 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. For example,
students who wish to take AUO2 Australian Literature -
19th Century and AU03 Australian Literature - 20th
Century for their Australian studies major must have
completed AL202 Contemporary Australian Writing. Similar
conditions apply to subjects offered by other disciplines.