Coursework electives for the Masters of Asian Studies
The Faculty of Arts as well as other Faculties offer a variety of possible units in disciplines relevant to the Master of Asian Studies, including for example environmental studies, Business and Management, Media and Communication and so on. It is impossible to list them all, and in some cases entry into these units from another area (from example, from Asian Studies into Design or Law) requires the mediation of the Coordinator and demonstration of appropriate background on the part of the Student. This is why we strongly encourage prospective students to discuss interests and ideas with the coordinator in advance, so that an appropriate selection of electives may be tailored.
However, there is also a choice of regularly available electives that our students have found useful as a basis for their study of Asia in the past. We encourage the students to consider for example:
Semester 1 2009
12 points
| ASM4290 | Into the Field: the theory and Practice of Ethnography |
| HYM4050 / HYM5050 | Special subject in History |
| JAL4530 | Teaching and Learning Asian Languages |
| PLM4290 / PLM5290 | China: The Quest for Modernisation |
| PLM4930 | Southeast Asian Politics |
| RLM5140 | Confronting death through Ceremony and Symbol: a cross cultural analysis |
6 points
| ENV4020 | Perspectives on environment and sustainability |
| IDA4120 | Community Development in a globalising world |
| IDA4230 | Research in political ecology |
| IDA5130 | Environmental Revolutions |
| MGX9110 | Diplomacy and Statescraft |
Semester 2 2009
| ASM4430 | The Third World |
| PLM4090/5090 | Interfaith relations in the 21st century |
| PLM4420/5420 | Islam and Modernity |
| PLM4430 | Political Islam |
| PLM4490 | Islam in Turkey and Indonesia |
6 points
| IDA4320 | Doctrines of Development |
| IDA5220 | The Art and Business of International Development |
Please consult the Monash Handbook for the wide range of possible electives. An extensive list of possible units for 2009 is available in this downloadable guide (in pdf format; 1.07 MB). An index to this extensive list of units is also available for download.