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Units indexed by faculty Master of Arts in Asian Studies by coursework and researchCourse code: 2846 + Course abbreviation: MA(Res&Cw) + Course fees: domestic students - fee-waived RTS places available + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionThis program will enable students to focus their studies around a research thesis on Asia. The coursework component is designed to encourage interdisciplinary perspectives to broaden and deepen the understanding of Asia and Australia--Asia relations, thereby providing a fuller appreciation of the context in which the research project will be conceptualised. Entry requirementsApplicants who have completed an honours degree with a grade of H2A or above, or a recognised masters qualifying program with a research component with a distinction average grade or above, and a grade of distinction or above for the research component, may be admitted to the MA in Asian studies by a combination of coursework and research. Previous study of an Asian language at university level is normally assumed. Applicants for this program are required to submit a 1000-word research proposal and are accepted into this program subject to there being a suitable member of staff willing to supervise the proposed research. Applicants without previous research experience who have a postgraduate degree such as a fourth-year-level graduate diploma or masters by coursework with grades of distinction or above in at least three-quarters of the units may be admitted to the 66% research degree, and as part of the required 24 points of coursework units enrol for a 12-point supervised research project. Course structureCandidates are required to complete the following two units for a total of 24 points of coursework plus a 66% thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words.
The thesis topic must be determined in consultation with the supervisor, who is to be selected in consultation with the graduate coordinator. External candidatureCandidates will normally be required to enrol on the Clayton campus for all of the units in the coursework component and then to apply for transfer to external candidature. Minimum pass gradeThe minimum pass grade for units in Master of Arts in Asian Studies by research and coursework 60 C, ie a grade of credit or above is required in every unit and for the thesis. Contact detailsCourse coordinatorProfessor Ross Mouer Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |