Graduate

Master of Asian Studies

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

About this program

The Master of Asian Studies is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, taken over 1 year full-time (48 Units). Coursework includes a minimum of 18 units from completion of foundational courses from the following list. Graduates are expected to demonstrate a nuanced knowledge of the cultures, histories, and languages of Asia. 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.

Cost & duration

Duration1 yr
Tuition (international)A$56,100
Application feeA$0

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (L6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

87 terms of coursework

  • Students must take a minimum of 24u of 8000 level courses
  • The Masters of Asian Studies requires completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
  • 12 units from the following compulsory courses:
  • ASIA8022
  • Approaching Asia and the Pacific Today: Concepts, Tools and Methods
  • ASIA8008
  • Debate, Inquiry and Collaboration in Asian Studies
  • A minimum of 18 units from completion of foundational courses from the following list:
  • ASIA8020
  • National and Transnational Histories in Asia and the Pacific
  • ASIA8038
  • Cultural Creativity and Research in Asia and the Pacific
  • ASIA8042
  • Contemporary Taiwan and its Histories
  • ASIA8044
  • Research Methods in Chinese Studies
  • ASIA8048
  • Disasters and Epidemics in Asia and the Pacific
  • ASIA8050
  • Social Conflict and Environmental Change
  • ASIA8051
  • Language and Power in Asia and the Pacific
  • ASIA8512
  • Supervised Project in Asia-Pacific Studies
  • DEMO8090
  • Population Issues in Asia and their Implications for World Development
  • INTR8022
  • International Relations in the Asia-Pacific
  • INTR8082
  • Regionalism and Southeast Asia
  • LAWS8276
  • Chinese Law and Society
  • LAWS8594
  • Law and Society in South East Asia
  • A maximum of 18 units from completion of area, discipline and experiential courses from the following list:
  • Area and discipline
  • ARCH6050
  • The Archaeology of South East Asia
  • ASIA6006
  • The Making of Modern Korea
  • ASIA6010
  • The Making of Modern Japan: From Samurai to Economic Superpower and Beyond
  • ASIA6018
  • Maps and Mapping in Asia and the Pacific
  • ASIA6022
  • Special Topics in Asian and Pacific Studies (topic must be Asian Studies related)
  • ASIA6030
  • History of the State System in Southeast Asia
  • ASIA6031
  • Japanese Politics
  • ASIA6037
  • History of Modern China
  • ASIA6042
  • Reconciliation and the Memory of Conflict in Asia
  • ASIA6044
  • Chinese History: The Imperial Period (221 BC – 1800)
  • ASIA6087
  • The Korean War
  • ASIA6099
  • Social Power in China: Family to Family-State
  • ASIA6121
  • Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century
  • ASIA6272
  • Truth and Falsity in Indian History and Politics
  • ASIA6304
  • What is Literature? Asian Perspectives
  • Experiential
  • ANIP6503
  • Australian National Internships Program A
  • ASIA6220
  • Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Field Schools
  • ENVS6017
  • Vietnam Field School
  • A maximum of 12 units from completion of Language courses from the following codes:
  • BURM Burmese
  • CHIN Chinese
  • HIND Hindi
  • INDN Indonesian
  • JPNS Japanese
  • KORE Korean
  • MNGL Mongolian
  • SKRT Sanskrit
  • TETM Tetum
  • THAI Thai
  • TIBN Tibetan
  • TOKP Tok Pisin
  • VIET Vietnamese

Admissions

Applicants must present one of the following: a cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7 a cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 a cognate Bachelor or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program a cognate Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program a cognate Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 4/7 a minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is competitive. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. Academic achievement & English language proficiency The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0. However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: • a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or • demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency. Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met. Further information: English Language Requirements for Admission Diversity factors As Australia’s national university, ANU is a global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, the competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. Assessment of qualifications Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base the assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.

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