Undergraduate - Area of Study Japanese studies

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

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 history, society and culture, and linguistics and communication. All Japanese studies students are encouraged to also enrol in Japanese language units.

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in Japanese studies must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

• ATS1327 Understanding contemporary Japan
• ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2: Transformations

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 ATS1327 Understanding contemporary Japan or ATS1319 Understanding Asia 2.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in Japanese studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
• a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Note: students must complete ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies if they wish to progress into honours.

Units include:

• ATS2382/ATS3382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ATS2622/ATS3622 Production, consumerism and the environment in the contemporary world
• ATS2627/ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture
• ATS2648/ATS3648 Japanese society and the new millennium
• ATS2649/ATS3649 Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics
• ATS2651/ATS3651 Japanese culture: Identity and tradition
• ATS2652/ATS3652 Japan as empire: From Meiji to 1945
• ATS2653/ATS3653 Japanese language acquisition and use
• ATS2654/ATS3654 Australia-Japan relations
• ATS2897/ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
• ATS3747 Theory and research in Asian studies (prerequisite for honours)
• all Japanese language units

Language study abroad units

• ATS2655/ATS3655 Japanese studies in Japan (12 points)
• ATS2786/ATS3803 Japanese studies in Japan (6 points)
• ATS3804 Japanese studies in Japan (24 points)

Diplomas

• 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
• 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

• 0002 Bachelor of Arts
• 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
• 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
• 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
• 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
• 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
• 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
• 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
• 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
• 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
• 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
• 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
• 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
• 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
• 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
• 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
• 0202 Bachelor of Letters
• 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
• 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
• 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

• 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
• 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
• 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
• 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
• 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
• 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
• 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
• 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
• 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
• 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
• 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
• 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
• 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
• 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
• 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
• 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
• 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
• 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
• 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
• 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
• 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
• 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
• 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
• 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
• 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
• 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
• 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
• 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
• 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing