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GLAS-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Global Asia

Available in Bachelor of Arts

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3.

Gateway and Language units - 12 credit points

12 cp

Gateway unit

6 cp

You must complete the following unit

Asian language options

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the list of Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese or Korean studies language units below. Note: Language unit entry point guidelines may apply.

Chinese

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS2044Chinese translation in professional settings 2: Politics, law and technology6 cp
  • ATS2003Chinese intermediate 16 cp
  • ATS2004Chinese intermediate 26 cp
  • ATS2005Chinese proficient 16 cp
  • ATS2006Chinese proficient 26 cp
  • ATS2043Chinese translation in professional settings 1: Intercultural communication 6 cp
  • ATS2940Chinese translation 2: Enhancing bilingual and cross-cultural competence6 cp
  • ATS2959Chinese translation 1: Building bilingual and cross-cultural competence6 cp
  • ATS3005Chinese proficient 16 cp
  • ATS3006Chinese proficient 26 cp
  • ATS3007Chinese studies advanced 16 cp
  • ATS3008Chinese studies advanced 26 cp
  • ATS3009Chinese studies advanced 3 6 cp
  • ATS3011Chinese studies advanced 5: Contemporary literature6 cp
  • ATS3012Chinese studies advanced 6: Contemporary literature and popular culture6 cp
  • ATS3243Chinese translation in professional settings 1: Intercultural communication 6 cp
  • ATS3655Chinese translation in professional settings 2: Politics, law and technology6 cp
  • ATS3946Asian languages advanced: Transnational intersections6 cp

Indonesian

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS1111Indonesian introductory 16 cp
  • ATS1112Indonesian introductory 26 cp
  • ATS2113Indonesian intermediate 16 cp
  • ATS2114Indonesian intermediate 26 cp
  • ATS3115Indonesian proficient 16 cp
  • ATS3116Indonesian proficient 26 cp
  • ATS3946Asian languages advanced: Transnational intersections6 cp

Japanese

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS2143Japanese intermediate 16 cp
  • ATS2144Japanese intermediate 26 cp
  • ATS3083Translating across cultures6 cp
  • ATS3145Japanese proficient 16 cp
  • ATS3146Japanese proficient 26 cp
  • ATS3147Japanese studies advanced 16 cp
  • ATS3148Japanese studies advanced 26 cp

Korean

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS3805Understanding contemporary Korean society and culture through literature and media6 cp
  • ATS2173Korean intermediate 16 cp
  • ATS2174Korean intermediate 26 cp
  • ATS3175Korean proficient 16 cp
  • ATS3176Korean proficient 26 cp
  • ATS3946Asian languages advanced: Transnational intersections6 cp

Level 2 cornerstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • AMU2906Genders, sexualities and religions in Southeast Asia6 cp
  • ATS2274Languages, cultures and interaction in Asia6 cp
  • ATS2941Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest6 cp

Level 3 capstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • AMU3560Contemporary feminisms in Asia6 cp
  • ATS3089Social institutions and power in Asia6 cp
  • ATS3663Global Asia research project6 cp
  • ATS3179Between here and there: Asian diaspora literatures and cultures6 cp

Level 2 and 3 elective units

24 cp

You must complete 24 credit points selecting from the following units and/or from any cornerstone or capstone units not already taken, with at least 12 credit points at Level 3.

  • ATS2293China under Mao: The party, state, and society6 cp
  • ATS2551Writing resistance: Understanding the power of Indigenous story-telling through literature6 cp
  • ATS2620Modern Japan: From Samurai to Pokemon6 cp
  • ATS2648Contemporary Japan6 cp
  • ATS2872Topics in Indian philosophy6 cp
  • ATS3079Modern China: From the Middle Kingdom to Mao and beyond6 cp
  • AHT2882Contemporary Asian art and exhibitions6 cp
  • AHT3882Contemporary Asian art and exhibitions6 cp
  • ATS2040Understanding contemporary China6 cp
  • ATS2160Korea: Language, people and culture6 cp
  • ATS2274Languages, cultures and interaction in Asia6 cp
  • ATS3156Popular culture in North and South Korea: K-Culture to the world6 cp
  • ATS3222Developing research literacy6 cp
  • ATS3476The Vietnam War6 cp
  • ATS3649Japanese language in action6 cp
  • ATS3935Professional practice6 cp
  • ATS3951Japanese popular culture and identity6 cp
  • ATS3959Chinese politics and political cultures6 cp
  • ATS3965Unity and diversity in China and global Sinophone communities6 cp
  • ECX2630Chinese economy and global business6 cp
  • ECX2641The Indian economy 6 cp
  • ECX2642Southeast Asian economies and global business6 cp
  • ECX3550Business in Asia6 cp
  • ATS2341Asian popular cultures: Bollywood, manga, hallyu and beyond6 cp

International study tours

  • ATS3309Producing and consuming Japan: A study tour through local geographies and consumption practices6 cp

Malaysia

If you are on an intercampus exchange program at the Malaysia campus, choose from the units listed below.

  • AMU2448Film genres6 cp
  • AMU2906Genders, sexualities and religions in Southeast Asia6 cp
  • AMU2907Sexual and reproductive health and rights in global contexts6 cp
  • AMU3127Stardom, screens and society6 cp
  • AMU3560Contemporary feminisms in Asia6 cp
  • AMU3565Southeast Asian cinema6 cp
  • AMU3575Task force: Responding to global challenges6 cp
  • AMU3650A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies6 cp
  • AMU3744Workplace learning internship6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry