Undergraduate - Area of study Indonesian studies

Students taking Indonesian studies have the option of starting at one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Students who wish to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking language study abroad units or because their language acquisition results allow this, must consult with the program convenor before enrolling.

Minor in Indonesian studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Indonesian studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

• at least 18 points of language units, following the appropriate entry point guidelines

Major in Indonesian studies: Entry point 1 - Introductory

For students commencing with little or no knowledge of the language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Indonesian studies from entry point 1 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1111 Indonesian introductory 1
• ATS1112 Indonesian introductory 2

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2113 Intermediate Indonesian 1
• ATS2114 Intermediate Indonesian 2

(c.) one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points):

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures

(d.) two language units (12 points):

• ATS3115 Indonesian proficient 1
• ATS3116 Indonesian proficient 2

(e.) an additional elective unit chosen from the list of electives below (6 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed. Students can replace up to 24 points of compulsory language units with alternate in-country units. Students are also encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Major in Indonesian studies: Entry point 2 - Intermediate

For students who have completed VCE in Indonesian or who can demonstrate an equivalent level of competence

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Indonesian studies from entry point 2 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2113 Intermediate Indonesian 1
• ATS2114 Intermediate Indonesian 2

(b.) one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points):

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures

(c.) four language units (24 points):

• ATS3115 Indonesian proficient 1
• ATS3116 Indonesian proficient 2
• ATS3117 Indonesian studies advanced 1: Journalism
• ATS3118 Indonesian studies advanced 2: Theatre and film

(d.) an additional elective unit chosen from the list of electives below (6 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed. Students can replace up to 24 points of compulsory language units with alternate in-country units. Students are also encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Major in Indonesian studies: Entry point 3 - Proficient

For students from Malay or Indonesian language backgrounds and students who have completed VCE in Indonesian, or its equivalent, with additional in-country or academic experience.

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Indonesian studies from entry point 3 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points):

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures

(b.) four language units (24 points):

• ATS3115 Indonesian proficient 1
• ATS3116 Indonesian proficient 2
• ATS3117 Indonesian advanced 1: Journalism
• ATS3118 Indonesian advanced 2: Theatre and film

(c.) additional elective units chosen from the list of electives below (18 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed. Students can replace up to 24 points of compulsory language units with alternate in-country units. Students are also encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Extended major in Indonesian studies

Students completing an extended major in Indonesian studies (60 points), from any entry point, must complete an additional 12-points from one of the following options:

• ATS3139 LLCL extended major research unit (12 points)
• ATS3948 LLCL internship (6 points) and ATS3138 LLCL special reading unit (6 points)

Elective units

• ATS1344 Living gamelan: Gong-chime cultures in context
• ATS2606/ATS3606 The island world of Southeast Asia
• ATS2607/ATS3607 Nationalism and revolution in Southeast Asia
• ATS2621 Religion as culture in the Malay world
• ATS2671/ATS3671 Managing intercultural communication
• ATS2926 Performance studies: Indonesian Gamelan
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest
• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3334 Southeast Asian politics
• ATS3816 The social context of language learning
• ATS3948 LLCL internship
• INDO20017 Unity: Evolving Indonesian Nationhood*

* Cross-institutional unit from the University of Melbourne.

Language study abroad units

For a list of units, please refer to the LCL Study Abroad webpageLCL Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/lcl-study-abroad/).