GraduateArts & Design
Graduate Diploma in Asian Language (In-country)
Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
Japan and Indonesia are expected to play an increasingly significant political, economic, environmental, and cultural role in the region, and the Australian Government has encouraged study in Asia as part of building language and cultural expertise. This qualification is the only course in Australia offering a full year of in-country study for postgraduate credit, requiring two semesters of full-time study at partner universities in Japan or Indonesia. Students are immersed in Japanese or Indonesian daily and can also study subjects such as the literature, media, religion, history, politics, economics, sociology, and anthropology of the host country, building advanced language skills along with regional knowledge and local networks. Because teaching is delivered at Murdoch's partner universities, institutional arrangements take several months to process, so students need to apply well ahead of their intended start date. This course is at AQF Level 7.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Core topics covered in this course include: Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you'll cover include: Advanced knowledge of the language (Japanese or Indonesian) Understanding the culture and society of Japan or Indonesia
- both traditional and contemporary Understanding history
- politics
- economics and religions in Japan or Indonesia Having completed three semesters and my honours research in Indonesia
- I was able to get a much better idea of development on the ground. I found that when I graduated
- I had a more realistic idea of what to expect in the workplace. Karis Erceg
- Bachelor of Arts
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Admissions
AQF Level 7 (Bachelors) degree. Applicants must demonstrate independent user proficiency in the relevant language, sufficient to understand and produce spoken and written texts on general topics and to participate in sustained conversations with appropriate grammatical accuracy (subject to approval by the Academic Chair). All applicants will be required to participate in an interview (conducted in the target language) to assess language proficiency, communicative competence, and readiness for advanced postgraduate study prior to admission.
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