UndergraduatePolitical Science & International Relations
Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Affairs
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Affairs is an undergraduate degree at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, taken over 4 years full-time (192 Units). Coursework includes 24 units from completion of the following introductory courses. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 125 parts
- The Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Affairs requires the completion of 192 units
- 24 units from completion of the following introductory courses:
- ASIA1999
- The Origins of Political Order in Asia
- INTR1021
- Understanding Peace and Conflict
- PASI1011
- An Introduction to Pacific Studies
- STST1001
- Introduction to International Security Studies
- 24 units from completion of the following capstone courses:
- INTR3001
- Principles
- Politics and Practice
- INTR3002
- Global Governance in the Asia-Pacific
- PASI3001
- Politics and Development in the Contemporary Pacific
- STST3002
- Australia's Security in a Contested Asia
- 12 units of courses tagged as Transdisciplinary Problem-Solving
- 36 units from the following list of thematic courses
- Politics and Government courses
- ASIA2009
- From Samurai to Economic Superpower and Beyond
- ASIA2026
- The Politics of China
- ASIA2031
- Japanese Politics
- ASIA2040
- The Making of Modern Korea
- ASIA2065
- Asia’s Changing Politics in Comparative Perspective
- ASIA2096
- History
- Culture
- Politics
- ASIA2099
- Family to Family-State
- ASIA2222
- Taiwanese Society and Politics
- ASIA2516
- Politics
- Society and Development
- POLS2055
- Pacific Politics
- International Relations and Security courses
- ASIA2017
- History of International Relations in Northeast Asia
- ASIA2060
- Southeast Asian Security
- ASIA2111
- Indonesian Foreign and Security Policy
- INTR2010
- International Relations in the Asia-Pacific
- INTR2012
- Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
- INTR2018
- Japanese Foreign and Security Policy
- INTR2024
- The Politics of Nuclear Weapons
- STST2001
- Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific
- Conflict and Peace Building courses
- ASIA2081
- Human Rights in Asia
- ASIA2093
- Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA2271
- The Making of South Asia
- ASIA2311
- Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific
- STST2003
- Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands
- STST2005
- The Causes of International Conflict
- History and Culture courses
- ASIA2006
- Gender in Korean History
- ASIA2037
- History of Modern China
- ASIA2041
- Colonial and Postcolonial Predicaments
- ASIA2067
- Asian Economies
- ASIA2301
- Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific
- ASIA2302
- Anthropological Perspectives
- ASIA2307
- History of Empire in Asia
- ASIA2308
- Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA2366
- Foundations of Chinese Culture
- ASIA2747
- Airlines in Asia and the Pacific: Histories
- Technologies
- Cultures and Geographies
- BAPA2003
- Special Topics in Asia-Pacific Affairs
- BAPA2004
- Readings in Asia-Pacific Affairs
- PASI2001
- Pacific Studies in a Globalising World
- PASI2002
- Australia in Oceania in the 19th and 20th centuries
- PASI2007
- The Second World War in the Pacific
- Japanese Language courses (a maximum of 24 units can come from language courses)
- JPNS1012
- Japanese 1: Spoken
- JPNS1014
- Japanese 1: Written
- JPNS2003
- Japanese 2: Spoken
- JPNS2005
- Japanese 2: Written
- JPNS3201
- Japanese 3
- JPNS3202
- Japanese 4
- JPNS3203
- Japanese 5
- JPNS3204
- Japanese 6
- 96 units from completion of courses in the Bachelor of Global Liberal Arts at Ritsumeikan University
- Students must enrol for at least 8 semesters in order to receive the Bachelor of Global Liberal Arts at Ritsumeikan University
- Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7.0 scale) following completion of 48 units of study to be eligible to continue in the dual degree
- Students who commence at ANU and do not meet this hurdle requirement will be transferred to the Bachelor of Asian Studies
- Students who commence at RU and do not meet this hurdle requirement will be transferred to the Bachelor of Global Liberal Arts (single degree)
Admissions
An ATAR of 82 or an equivalent rank derived from the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (AQF) or equivalent. The ANU English Language Admission Requirements for admission into a Bachelor Degree program, as advertised by ANU at the time of application ATAR: 82 International Baccalaureate: 31
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