Asian studies - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics offers a major sequence in Asian studies. The interdisciplinary major is available to all students and has a particular relevance for those studying an Asian language. It enables students to study specific issues across a range of Asian countries, cultures and societies and provides a broad comparative perspective across these areas of study.

The major in Asian studies draws on units not only in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, but also on units offered by most other schools. The units may be:

(i) broadly Asian-focused

(ii) related exclusively to an individual country or region such as China, Japan, Korea or Southeast Asia

(iii) focused on a specific issue in a discipline such as politics, theatre studies, anthropology or English (provided the unit has a strong Asian component or otherwise allows for a marked Asian focus in a significant part of the unit).

For information on the units required for a major or minor in Asian studies, refer to the `Areas of study' section on the faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Relevant courses

Diploma in Arts (Asian Studies)
Diploma in Arts (Chinese Studies)
Diploma in Arts (Indonesian Studies)
Diploma in Arts (Japanese Studies)
Diploma in Arts (Korean Studies)
Diploma in Languages (Chinese)
Diploma in Languages (Indonesian)
Diploma in Languages (Japanese)
Diploma in Languages (Korean)
Bachelor of Arts (and associated double degrees)
Bachelor of Arts (Global)
Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
Bachelor of Letters

Contact details

Inquiries (Clayton): Room S423, fourth floor, South Wing, Menzies building; Telephone +61 3 9905 2281 or +61 3 9905 2223; Email lcl.enquiries@arts.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/lcl/.