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Japanese studies - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Campus availability: Clayton

Relevant courses

• 2446 Diploma in Arts (Japanese Studies)
• 0002 Bachelor of Arts (and associated double degrees)
• 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
• 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
• 0202 Bachelor of Letters

Japanese studies units are taught in English and most require no language prerequisites (with the exception of units in the linguistics stream). They are open to all students and may be taken as part of a major or minor in Japanese language or studies, as part of a major in Asian studies, or on their own.

A first-year sequence in Japanese studies provides a broad introduction to a number of aspects of Japanese culture and society, and the broader Asian context. In second and third year, a variety of units are available in two areas: (a) history, society and culture; and (b) linguistics and communication. All Japanese studies students are encouraged to also enrol in Japanese language units.

NOTE: ASN3071 is a pre-requisite for entry into honours.

Sequences

First year sequence

A first-year sequence consists of HSY1050 and JPS1090.

For the purposes of a minor/major, a first-year sequence in Japanese studies can be replaced by a first-year sequence in any first-year Japanese language stream or a combination of any Japanese language unit in first semester and one first-year Japanese studies unit (HSY1050 or JPS1090).

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from the units listed below. A minor may include up to two Japanese language units (usually at first-year level).

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major chosen from the units listed below. Up to three units from Japanese language may be counted towards the major in place of Japanese studies units (but units taken towards a Japanese language major or minor will not be able to be counted twice). This will normally apply to first and second year units.

Units

First-year level

• HSY1050 Asian civilisations: The cycle of empires
• JPS1090 Understanding contemporary Japan

Second/Third-year level

Students must have completed a first-year sequence in Japanese studies in order to progress to second-year units.

• ASN2020/ASN3020 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ASN2170/ASN3170 Women in Asia: Gender, tradition and modernity
• ASN3071 Theory and research in Asia studies
• JPS2110/JPS3110 Japanese society and the new millennium
• JPS2130/JPS3130 Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics
• JPS2140/JPS3140 Touring Japanese culture
• JPS2150/JPS3150 Japanese culture: Identity and tradition
• JPS2190/JPS3190 Japanese management and the economy
• JPS2530/JPS3530 Japanese language acquisition and use
• JPS2590/JPS3590 Introduction to Japanese linguistics
• JPS2710/JPS3710 Australia-Japan relations
• JPS2990/JPS3990 Japanese studies in Japan
• JPS2991/JPS3991 Japanese studies in Japan
• JPS3992 Japanese studies in Japan
• all Japanese language units

Contact details

Enquiries (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

Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/lcl