Areas of study by faculty: Arts

First-year level

Students must complete the following unit (6 points):

• AZA1294 Reading Africa: An introduction

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor in African studies must have completed the first-year unit. In addition:

• a minor requires completion of a further three units (18 points) from the units listed below.

Students must complete:

• AZA2417/AZA3417 Africa and its others
• AZA2643/AZA3643 Africa in the modern world

plus one of:

• AZA2549/AZA3549 Poverty and power: The uneven world
• AZA2627/AZA3627 Global and local cultures: Creating and consuming

Thesis units

Students complete one of the following two options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following units:

• ATS4257 Reading the ancient past
• ATS4702 Classical languages for researchers

plus one of the following units:

• ATS4256 Predynastic and early dynastic Egypt
• ATS4345 Research methods in classical antiquity

Minor in ancient cultures

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in ancient cultures must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1247 Ancient cultures 1
• ATS1248 Ancient cultures 2

(b.) additional elective units from the list below (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in ancient cultures

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in ancient cultures must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1247 Ancient cultures 1
• ATS1248 Ancient cultures 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2019 Perspectives on Indigenous art: Production, meaning and symbolism
• ATS2084 Myth and ritual in ancient cultures
• ATS2349 The golden age of Athens
• ATS2351 The archaeology of death in ancient Egypt: The early dynastic period to middle kingdom

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3338 Understanding ancient cultures
• ATS3350 From Alexander to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic world and the rise of Rome
• ATS3543 Australia's ancient Indigenous past: A 50,000 year archaeological odyssey

(d.) additional elective units from the list below (24 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Extended major in ancient cultures

Students completing an extended major in ancient cultures (60 points), must complete an additional 12 points of third-year level units from the list of electives.

Elective units

• ATS1267 Latin language 1
• ATS1269 Latin language 2
• ATS2083 Bread and circuses: Understanding Roman culture
• ATS2344/ATS3344 Archaeological fieldwork in Tuscany: Introduction to the Etruscan civilisation*
• ATS2352 Egypt's golden age
• ATS2402/ATS3402 Ancient Greek theatre
• ATS2748 Ancient Greek A/2
• ATS2750 Ancient Greek B/2
• ATS2924 Ancient Egyptian language: The basics
• ATS2925 Ancient Egyptian language: Intermediary stage
• ATS3339 Egypt: The broken reed?
• ATS3346 Imperial Rome: A study in power and perversion in the early empire
• ATS3347 Minoans, Mycenaeans and Egypt
• ATS3404 Eros and the body: Sexuality and body politics in the classical world
• ATS3544 On a dig: Practical archaeology in the field and lab*

* This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Thesis units

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

• 24 points of fourth-year elective units chosen in consultation with the honours coordinator

Minor in anthropology

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in anthropology must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1254 Culture, power and difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity
• ATS1255 Cultures and difference: An introduction to anthropology

(b.) additional elective units from (12 points):

• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging
• ATS3376 Political anthropology
• ATS3634 Indigenous peoples globally

Major in anthropology

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in anthropology must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1254 Culture, power and difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity
• ATS1255 Cultures and difference: An introduction to anthropology

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2378 The anthropology of international development
• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging

(c.) two third-year capstone unitscapstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS3634 Indigenous peoples globally
• ATS3376 Political anthropology

(d.) additional elective units (12 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives. Students intending to progress to honours are encouraged to complete both of the third-year capstone units.

Elective units

• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2358 Contesting laws: Heritage, culture and land
• ATS2359/ATS3359 Hearing the country: Studies in Indigenous Australian ethnoecology
• ATS2560 Gender, theory and society
• ATS2629 Religion and spirituality in a globalising world
• ATS2671/ATS3671 Managing intercultural communication
• ATS2678/ATS3678 Language and identity
• ATS2724 Religion, spirituality and society

For a list of units in this area of study refer to the requirements for courses listed under 'Relevant courses'.

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• VSA4002(A) Minor thesis part 1
• VSA4002(B) Minor thesis part 2

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

• AHT4012 Visual culture and its theories*
• AHT4200 Advanced art theory reading unit

* Classes for AHT4012 (Visual culture and its theories) and AHT4503 (Advanced art theory) are held together. Students enrolled in AHT4012 produce an additional piece of assessment to make up the required 9000 word assessment total of a 12-point unit.

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in art history and theory must complete the following two units (12 points):

• AHT1101 Introduction to visual culture in art, design and architecture
• AHT1102 Modernism and the avant-gardes

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in art history and theory 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 completed at third-year level.

Units include:

• AHT2025/AHT3025 The body in contemporary art
• AHT2102/AHT3102 International art 1945-2000
• AHT2105/AHT3105 Contemporary international art
• AHT2120/AHT3120 Arts and social change
• AHT2130/AHT3130 Renaissance to Baroque: Italian art and architecture in context*
• AHT2137/AHT3137 Art and the moving image
• AHT2138/AHT3138 Space, place and society
• AHT2207/AHT3207 Popular culture and contemporary communication
• AHT2440/AHT3440 Camera-culture: From analogue to digital representation
• AHT2530/AHT3530 Neo-Baroque aesthetics: History and theory
• AHT2602/AHT3602 Art criticism and curatorship
• AHT2740/AHT3740 Australian visual culture: Contemporary art in context
• AHT2801/AHT3801 The medium in contemporary art
• ATS3071 France on film
• ATS2075 Representing Paris: Literature and visual culture
• ATS2214/ATS3214 Italy on film (In country) *
• ATS2366 Australian Indigenous art and design

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

First-year level

• ATS1297 Academic writing
• ATS1298 Professional writing
• ATS1340 English for academic purposes
• ATS1229 Intensive introductory Italian 1 (in country)*
• ATS1230 Intensive introductory Italian 2 (in country)*

Second/Third-year level

• ATS2164 Italian transformations: Reading and writing self-discovery*
• ATS2170/ATS3170 Arts international experience
• ATS2229 Intensive introductory Italian 1 (in country)*
• ATS2230 Intensive introductory Italian 2 (in country)*
• ATS2231 Intensive intermediate Italian 1 (in country)*
• ATS2232 Intensive intermediate Italian 2 (in country)*
• ATS2332/ATS3332 Music - Overseas study program 2*
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War*
• ATS2465 /ATS3465 Human rights in the criminal justice sphere*
• ATS2490 Advanced professional writing
• ATS2743/ATS3743 Build your career: Planning and strategies for employability
• ATS2937 Contemporary issues in European criminal justice*
• ATS2957/ATS3957 Dante's medieval world: Politics, religion and the city*
• ATS3058 New writing in Italy*
• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context*
• ATS3129 Arts internship
• ATS3130 Arts international internship
• ATS3135 War, media and memory: From the Crimea to the Cold War*
• ATS3164 Italian transformations: Reading and writing self-discovery*
• ATS3937 Contemporary issues in European criminal justice*
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)*
• ATS4311 Text and community in Medieval and Renaissance Italy*
• MON3004 Forms of identity
• MON3005 Digital humanities: Expanding research paradigms

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration. For more information go to Arts Prato webpageArts Prato webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/prato/).

Minor in Australia in the world

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Australia in the world must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2385 Anzac legends: Australians at war
• ATS2395 Australia in a globalising world

(b.) additional elective units chosen from the lists below (18 points)

Elective units

• ATS1259 Exploring contemporary Australia*
• ATS2386/ATS3386 Paradise Lost? Sustainability and Australia* (12 points)
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War** (12 points)
• ATS2394/ATS3394 Australia and Asia*** (12 points)
• ATS2971 Fields of play: Entertainment, politics and popular cultures
• ATS3391 A world of sport: Business, politics and media
• ATS3392 A lonely planet? Travel, culture, power

Further elective units

Students can complete a maximum of 12 points of the following units:

• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2359/ATS3359 Hearing the country: Studies in Indigenous Australian ethnoecology
• ATS2510 Writing in Australia
• ATS2529 Australian film and television: Nation, culture and identity
• ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
• ATS2587 Twentieth century Australia: From Anzac to apology
• ATS2588 Australia to 1901: Making a nation
• ATS2693 Politics and the media

* This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

** Intensive field study in Instanbul and Gallipoli (Turkey), Prato and Bologna (Italy), Ypres (Belgium) and Amiens and Paris (France). This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

*** Intensive field study in Asia. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Minor in behavioural studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in behavioural studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1261 Understanding human behaviour
• ATS1262 Introduction to social behaviour

For the purposes of a minor in behavioural studies the following first-year level combinations may also be counted as first-year gateway units:

• PSY1011 Psychology 1A and ATS1262 Introduction to social behaviour
• PSY1011 Psychology 1A and PSY1022 Psychology 1B

Note: PSY1011 and PSY1022 can be counted towards either psychology or behavioural studies, but not both.

(b.) the following two units:

• ATS2400 Personality: Beyond the persona
• ATS3399 The self and others: Identity and the experience of difference in the 21st century

For a list of units in this area of study refer to the requirements for courses listed under 'Relevant courses'.

Minor in bioethics

Students studying a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in bioethics must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points), chosen from:

• ATS1263 Bioethics: Current controversies
• ATS1264 Biotechnology, justice and the law
• ATS1371 Life, death and morality (Introduction to philosophy A)

(b.) one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points):

• ATS2637 The human body and the international marketplace

(c.) one elective unit chosen from the list below (6 points)

Elective units

• ATS2839 Ethics
• ATS2868 Issues in political theory
• ATS2869/ATS3869 Political philosophy
• ATS2871 Environmental ethics
• ATS2875 The moral psychology of evil
• ATS3873 Philosophical issues in applied ethics

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4778 Social science honours dissertation A
• AZA4779 Social science honours dissertation B

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4310 Child and youth care policy and leadership: Advocating for the rights of children and youth
• AZA4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in child and youth development must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

• AZA1285 Child and youth development in South Africa: A person-in-environment perspective
• AZA1286 Child and youth development: A five-level developmental model

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) or majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in child and youth development must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the compulsory units listed below
• a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be completed at third-year level.

Compulsory units

• AZA2763 Child and youth assessment: Risk and protective factors, signs and symptoms
• AZA2765 Child and youth interventions: Individual, group and community interventions

Elective units

• AZA2762 Health and safety guidelines for children and youth
• AZA2764 Building support networks for children and families
• AZA3769 Family functioning and child abuse: The child and youth care worker's role
• AZA3770 Intermediary services in courts: Protecting the rights of the child and youth victim
• AZA3771 Management of community projects: Working preventatively with children, youth and families
• AZA3772 Field placements in child and youth care settings

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/guidelines-for-a-translation-project-as-an-honours-dissertation/).

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students complete the following unit:

• ATS4653 Honours workshop (12 points)

plus an additional 12 points from the following units:

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours)
• one 12-point or two 6-point coursework unit/s to be approved by the supervisor.

Option two

• ATS4131 Language study abroad 1 (Honours)

Students taking Chinese 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 study abroad units or because their language acquisition results allow this, must consult with the program convenor before enrolling.

Minor in Chinese studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Chinese studies must complete four units (24 points), as follows:

• at least 18 points of language units plus an elective unit from those listed below, following the appropriate entry point guidelines

Major in Chinese studies: Entry point 1 - Introductory

For students with little or no knowledge of the language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Chinese 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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1001 Chinese introductory 1
• ATS1002 Chinese introductory 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2039 Understanding modern China
• ATS2040 Understanding contemporary China

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3037 Chinese online media: Contemporary issues and perspectives
• ATS3038 Chinese online media: Current issues and perspectives

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

• ATS2003 Chinese intermediate 1
• ATS2004 Chinese intermediate 2
• ATS3005 Chinese proficient 1
• ATS3006 Chinese proficient 2

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace language units with equivalent language study abroad units.

Major in Chinese studies: Entry point 2 - Intermediate/Background speakers

For students with post-VCE/IB (second language basic stream) lower competence in Chinese

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Chinese studies from entry point 2 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2039 Understanding modern China
• ATS2040 Understanding contemporary China

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3037 Chinese online media: Contemporary issues and perspectives
• ATS3038 Chinese online media: Current issues and perspectives

(c.) six language units (36 points):

• ATS2003 Chinese intermediate 1
• ATS2004 Chinese intermediate 2
• ATS2005 Chinese proficient 1
• ATS2006 Chinese proficient 2
• ATS3007 Chinese studies advanced 1
• ATS3008 Chinese studies advanced 2

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace language units with equivalent language study abroad units.

Background speakers only

Students with oral proficiency but with little or no knowledge of written Chinese must replace ATS2003 (Chinese intermediate 1) and ATS2004 (Chinese intermediate 2) with:

• ATS1905 Chinese introductory for background speakers 1
• ATS1906 Chinese introductory for background speakers 2

Major in Chinese studies: Entry point 3 - Proficient

For students with post-VCE/IB (second language basic stream) higher competence in Chinese

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Chinese studies from entry point 3 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2039 Understanding modern China
• ATS2040 Understanding contemporary China

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3037 Chinese online media: Contemporary issues and perspectives
• ATS3038 Chinese online media: Current issues and perspectives

(c.) six language units (36 points):

• ATS2005 Chinese proficient 1
• ATS2006 Chinese proficient 2
• ATS3007 Chinese studies advanced 1
• ATS3008 Chinese studies advanced 2
• ATS3009 Chinese studies advanced 3: Readings in modern literature
• ATS3010 Chinese studies advanced 4: Readings in modern literature

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace language units with equivalent language study abroad units.

Students with advanced language proficiency

Students wishing to undertake a Chinese studies major who have completed VCE first language or second language advanced, or who have attended school where Chinese was the language of instruction should consult the Chinese studies programChinese studies program (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/chinese/) for advice.

Minor in Chinese studies: Translation stream

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Chinese studies, translation stream must complete four units (24 points), including:

• at least 18 points of units from the translation stream following the below guidelines for the major

Major in Chinese studies: Translation stream

The major in Chinese studies, translation stream is only available to students who have an advanced level of language proficiency as determined by placement test and/or interview

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Chinese studies, translation stream must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1959 Chinese translation 1
• ATS1940 Chinese translation 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2039 Understanding modern China
• ATS2040 Understanding contemporary China

(c.) one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points):

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures

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

• ATS2043 Chinese translation for professional purposes 1
• ATS2044 Chinese translation for professional purposes 2
• ATS3045 From translation to interpreting in Chinese 1
• ATS3046 From translation to interpreting in Chinese 2

A minimum of three units (18 points) at third-year level and six language units (36 points) must be completed.

Note: Students can replace language units with equivalent language study abroad units.

Extended major in Chinese studies

Students completing an extended major in Chinese studies (60 points), from any entry point, must complete an additional 12 points as follows:

• 12 points of third-year level elective units from the list below

Elective units

• ATS1319 Understanding Asia: An introduction to Asian history and culture
• ATS2382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest
• ATS3011 Chinese studies advanced 5: Contemporary literature
• ATS3012 Chinese studies advanced 6: Contemporary literature
• ATS3013 Chinese business translation 1
• ATS3014 Chinese business translation 2
• ATS3041 Chinese media analysis 1
• ATS3042 Chinese media analysis 2
• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context
• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3138 Special reading unit 2
• ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture
• ATS3816 The social context of language learning
• ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)

Language study abroad units

For a list of units, please refer to the Chinese studies Study Abroad webpageChinese studies Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/chinese/study-abroad/).

Caulfield and Clayton

Offered by the School of Media, Film and Journalism

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units:

• ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar
• ATS4235 Selected topics in theory and practice
• ATS4723 Current issues in international media and communications

Malaysia

Offered by the School of Arts and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AMU4718 Arts honours dissertation 1
• AMU4719 Arts honours dissertation 2

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units:

• AMU4720 Research issues and methodology
• AMU4727 Readings in social, political and cultural theory
• a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the communications honours coordinator at Malaysia

South Africa

Offered by the School of Social Science

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4778 Social science honours dissertation A
• AZA4779 Social science honours dissertation B

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities
• AZA4721 Communication and media practice applied

Caulfield and Clayton

Minor in communications

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in communications must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1279 Media and culture
• ATS1280 Communications and society

(b.) two elective units from List A only (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in communications

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in communications must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1279 Media and culture
• ATS1280 Communications and society

(b.) at least two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points), chosen from:

• ATS2436 New media: From the telegraph to twitter
• ATS2439 Youth media: Understanding media research
• ATS2440 The public sphere

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3732 Communications and media studies: Contemporary debates
• ATS3954 Media industry project

(d.) two elective units from List A (12 points) and one elective unit from List B (6 points).

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Elective units

List A

• ATS2250 Communications and cultures in the global era
• ATS2446 Australian media histories
• ATS3437 Communication and creativity
• ATS3445 Communications ethics, policy and law
• ATS3763 The second media age
• ATS3766 Animation cultures
• ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
• ATS3917 War and the media: Communication technology and the representation of war
• ATS3114 The camera at war: Photography and the framing of conflict
• ATS3135 War, media and memory: From the Crimea to the Cold War*
• ATS3093 Specialist topic in media, film and journalism

List B

• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War*
• ATS2442 Print cultures: Books as media
• ATS2444/ATS3444 Inscribing Italy: Travels and imaginings*
• ATS2457 Crime, media and culture
• ATS2561 Sex and the media
• ATS3091 Digital Literatures
• ATS3391 A world of sport: Business, politics and media
• ATS3443 On the road: Travel and representation

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Malaysia

Minor in communications

Students completing a minor in communications must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• AMU1277 Media studies
• AMU1278 Communication technologies and practices

(b.) two elective units from List A only (12 points):

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in communications

Students completing a major in communications must complete eight units (48 points) including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• AMU1277 Media studies
• AMU1278 Communication technologies and practices

(b.) at least two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points) chosen from:

• AMU2439 Youth and mobile media
• AMU2453 Research methods in communication and media studies

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points) chosen from:

• AMU3449 Reading social media: Sociotechnological literacies
• AMU3451 Freedom and control in the media
• AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies

(d.) three additional elective units from List A (18 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives

Elective units

List A

• AMU2439 Youth and mobile media
• AMU2450 Contemporary media theory
• AMU2453 Research methods in communication and media studies
• AMU3449 Reading social media: Sociotechnological literacies
• AMU3451 Freedom control in the media
• AMU3499 Authorship and writing
• AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies

South Africa

First-year level

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

• AZA1279 Media and society
• AZA1433 Interpersonal communication

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) or majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
• a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be completed at third-year level.

Units include:

• AZA2030 Corporate communication
• AZA2432/AZA3432 Managing communication in multicultural organisations
• AZA2436/AZA3436 New media and cyber cultures
• AZA2453/AZA3453 Research fundamentals
• AZA3031 Public relations campaigns and events
• AZA3744 School of Social Science workplace internship
• AZA3764 Consulting

For a list of units in this area of study refer to the requirements for courses listed under 'Relevant courses'.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

• ATS4699 Criminology honours coursework: Research, practice and policy
• ATS4924 Honours: Social sciences research methods

Note: Both course work units are undertaken in semester one.

Minor in criminology

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in criminology must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1281 Understanding crime: An introduction
• ATS1282 Criminal justice: An introduction

(b.) additional elective units from the list below (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone and/or third-year capstone units as electives.

Major in criminology

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in criminology must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1281 Understanding crime: An introduction
• ATS1282 Criminal justice: An introduction

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2056 Race, crime and difference
• ATS2458 Crime, control and policing

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3004 Crime, risk and security
• ATS3459 Punishment, power and prisons

(d.) additional elective units from the list below (24 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Elective units

• ATS2056 Race, crime and difference
• ATS2457 Crime, media and culture
• ATS2458 Crime, control and policing
• ATS2464/ATS3464 Comparative criminology*
• ATS2465/ATS3465 Human rights in the criminal justice sphere*
• ATS2466 Gender, sex and crime
• ATS2723 Social research methods
• ATS2937/ATS3937 Contemporary issues in European criminal justice*
• ATS3462 International crime and justice
• ATS3469 Victims, crime and society
• ATS3852 Contemporary issues in social science research

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4778 Social science honours dissertation A
• AZA4779 Social science honours dissertation B

Research and theoretical units

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities
• AZA4743 Theoretical perspectives of conflict, crime, victimisation and criminal justice

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in criminology and criminal justice must complete the following two units (12 points):

• AZA1281 Explaining crime: Theory and practice
• AZA1282 Introduction to criminal justice

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in criminology and criminal justice must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

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

Note: Where students undertake an inter-campus exchange, the minor or major can be comprised of a mix of units from their home campus and the exchange campus. For details on units available at other campuses, refer to the criminologycriminology (http://monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/criminology/ug-arts-criminology.html) area of study.

List A units

• AZA2461/AZA3461 Crime and punishment
• AZA2463/AZA3463 Criminal behaviour in South Africa: A psychosocial approach
• AZA2466/AZA3466 Women and crime: Damsels in distress
• AZA2467/AZA3467 Child justice: Human rights, law reform and socio-criminology of deviance
• AZA2468/AZA3468 Forensic criminology: Victim and offender profiling
• AZA2470/AZA3470 Victimology in South Africa

List B units

• AZA2259/AZA3259 Geographical information systems (GIS): Planning and decision making
• AZA2453/AZA3453 Research fundamentals
• AZA2719/AZA3719 Theoretical perspectives in political and social thought
• AZA2737/AZA3737 South Africa and African social justice
• AZA3744 School of Social Science workplace internship

First-year level

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

• AZA1001 Introduction to development studies
• AZA1433 Interpersonal communication

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) or majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
• a majormajor (http://staging-www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of three units must be completed at third-year level
• an extended major in development studies (72 points) requires completion of a major (48 points) and an additional four units (24 points) from the units listed below. A minimum of two of these additional units must be completed at third year level.

Units include:

• AZA2378 Development and the developing world
• AZA2546 Environmental impact assessment
• AZA2549 Poverty and power: The uneven world
• AZA2644 South Africa: Democracy and development
• AZA3453 Research fundamentals
• AZA3547 Urban planning, development and sustainability
• AZA3771 Management of community projects: Working preventatively with children, youth and families
• AZA3744 School of social science workplace internship
• AZAxxxx Health and development communication*
• AZAxxxx Sociology of development*

* Commencing in 2016.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

• ATS4653 Honours workshop
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours)

Minor in English as an international language

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in English as an international language must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1291 English as an international language: English language, society, and communication
• ATS1292 English as an international language: International communication

(b.) two second or third-year level units chosen from the cornerstone, capstone or elective units detailed in the major below (12 points)

Major in English as an international language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in English as an international language must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1291 English as an international language: English language, society, and communication
• ATS1292 English as an international language: International communication

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2769 English as an international language: Exploring English as an international language
• ATS2770 English as an international language: Language and globalisation

(c.) two third-year capstone unitscapstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS3778 English as an international language: World Englishes
• ATS3780 English as an international language: Language and education

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

• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context
• ATS3779 English as an international language: Language and culture
• ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

Compulsory unit

• ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar

Elective units

One of the following units:

• ATS4235 Selected topics in theory and practice
• ATS4279 Historical film theory and criticism
• ATS4280 Contemporary film theory and criticism
• a maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the film and screen studies honours coordinator.

Caulfield and Clayton

Minor in film and screen studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in film and screen studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1304 Introduction to television studies
• ATS1305 Introduction to film studies

(b.) additional elective units from List A only (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in film and screen studies

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in film and screen studies must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1304 Introduction to television studies
• ATS1305 Introduction to film studies

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2983 Screen project: From film theory to digital video practice
• ATS2962 Now showing: Contemporary approaches to film and television

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3969 Film and television studies in the digital era
• ATS3970 Performing film and television criticism with new technologies

(d.) additional elective units from List A and List B (24 points). No more than two units (12 points) can be taken from List B.

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Elective units

List A

• ATS2529 Australian film and television: Nation, culture and identity
• ATS2530 Film and television genres
• ATS2535 Storytelling in film and television: From classical narrative to art cinema
• ATS2538 Film and television institutions
• ATS3531 Watching film and television: Gender, sexuality and spectatorship
• ATS3536 Alternatives in film and television
• ATS3539 Asian cinema and television
• ATS3540 Documentary and realism in film and television
• ATS3093 Specialist topic in media, film and journalism

List B

• ATS2214/ATS3214 Italy on film (In country)*
• ATS3071 France on film
• ATS3207 Film and society in Spain and Latin America
• ATS3583 The Holocaust in film

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Malaysia

First-year level

Students studying gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) in film and screen studies must complete the following two units (12 points)

• AMU1304 Television studies: Forms and approaches
• AMU1305 Film studies: Forms and approaches

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor in film and screen studies must have completed gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html).

In addition:

• a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points)
• AMU2448 Film genres
• AMU3127 Stardom: Celebrity, society and power

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/guidelines-for-a-translation-project-as-an-honours-dissertation/).

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students complete the following unit:

• ATS4653 Honours workshop (12 points)

plus a further 12 points chosen from the following:

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two

• ATS4131 Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Clayton

Students taking French 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 French studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in French studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

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

Major in French studies: Entry point 1 - Introductory

For students with little or no knowledge of the language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in French 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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1061 French introductory 1
• ATS1062 French introductory 2

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2063 French intermediate 1
• ATS2064 French intermediate 2

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3071 France on film
• ATS3076 Contemporary French fiction: Rewriting identity
• ATS3077 Whatever happened to truth?: French literature, thought and visual culture
• ATS3976 Histoire(s) de rire: The stakes of literary laughter in France

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

• ATS3065 French proficient 1
• ATS3066 French 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 units (36 points) of sequential language and culture study must be completed.

Note: Students can replace some of their compulsory units with up to 24 points of language study abroad units or up to 12 points of study abroad summer semester units. Students can also take additional capstone units as electives.

Major in French studies: Entry point 2 - Intermediate

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in French 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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2063 French intermediate 1
• ATS2064 French intermediate 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3071 France on film
• ATS3076 Contemporary French fiction: Rewriting identity
• ATS3077 Whatever happened to truth?: French literature, thought and visual culture
• ATS3976 Histoire(s) de rire: The stakes of literary laughter in France

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

• ATS3065 French proficient 1
• ATS3066 French proficient 2
• ATS3067 French studies advanced 1
• ATS3068 French studies advanced 2

(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 units (36 points) of sequential language and culture study must be completed.

Note: Students can replace some of their compulsory units with up to 24 points of language study abroad units or up to 12 points of study abroad summer semester units. Students can also take additional capstone units as electives.

Major in French studies: Entry point 3 - Proficient

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in French studies from entry point 3 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2065 French proficient 1
• ATS2066 French proficient 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3071 France on film
• ATS3076 Contemporary French fiction: Rewriting identity
• ATS3077 Whatever happened to truth?: French literature, thought and visual culture
• ATS3976 Histoire(s) de rire: The stakes of literary laughter in France

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

• ATS3067 French studies advanced 1
• ATS3068 French studies advanced 2
• ATS3069 French studies advanced 3
• ATS3070 French studies advanced 4

(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 units (36 points) of sequential language and culture study must be completed.

Note: Students can replace some of their compulsory units with up to 24 points of language study abroad units or up to 12 points of study abroad summer semester units. Students can also take additional capstone units as electives.

Extended major in French studies

Students completing an extended major in French studies (60 points), from any entry point, must complete an additional 12-point unit:

• ATS3139 Extended major research unit (12 points)

Elective units

• ATS2075 Representing Paris: Literature and visual culture
• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context
• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3138 Special reading unit 2
• ATS3525 The idea of Europe
• ATS3816 The social context of language learning
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)

Language study abroad units

For a list of units, please refer to the French studies Study Abroad webpageFrench studies Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/french/study-abroad/).

South Africa

First-year sequence

A first-year sequence normally consists of a first semester entry point-level unit followed by the sequential second semester unit in the same discipline:

Units include:

• AZA1061 French and Francophone studies 1
• AZA1062 French and Francophone studies 2

Note: French and Fracophone studies 1 and 2 include sufficient instruction to develop the student's ability in all four basic language skills - speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing.

First-year level

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

• AMU1311 Sex, gender and knowledge
• one further level-one arts unit, or one unit (6 points) from second or third-year gender studies units

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in gender studies must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below

Units include:

• AMU2906 Genders, sexualities and religions in Southeast Asia
• AMU3560 Contemporary feminisms in Asia

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4778 Social science honours dissertation A
• AZA4779 Social science honours dissertation B

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities
• AZA4889 Advanced concepts in geography and environmental science

First-year level

Students studying a first year sequence in geography and environmental science must complete the following two units (12 points):

• AZA1306 Introduction to human geography
• AZA1308 Introduction to physical geography

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in geography and environmental science must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from List A
• a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of four units from List A. A minimum of three units must be completed at third-year level.

List A units

• ATS3551 Field studies in urban sustainability*
• ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability*
• AZA2259/AZA3259 Geographical information systems (GIS): Planning and decision making
• AZA2542/AZA3542 Geographical information systems: FOSS geo-informatics
• AZA2546/AZA3546 Environmental impact assessment
• AZA2548/AZA3548 Environmental policy and resource management
• AZA2549/AZA3549 Poverty and power: The uneven world
• AZA2550/AZA3550 Climatology

* Field study unit in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches transfers, flights and university adminstration.

List B units

• AZA2378/AZA3378 Development and the developing world
• AZA2633/AZA3633 World cities: A historical and comparative analysis
• AZA2723/AZA3723 Methodological issues in the social sciences
• AZA3744 School of social science workplace internship

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information please consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/guidelines-for-a-translation-project-as-an-honours-dissertation/).

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students complete the following core unit:

• ATS4653 Honours workshop (12 points)

Students complete an additional 12 points from one of the following specialisations:

Honours with language or linguistics specialisation

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Honours with literature or culture specialisation

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two (study abroad)

Students complete

• ATS4131 Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Students taking German 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 German studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in German studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

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

Major in German studies: Entry point 1 - Introductory

For students will little or no knowledge of the language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in German studies from entry point 1 must complete eight units (48 units), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1091 German introductory 1
• ATS1092 German introductory 2

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2093 German intermediate 1
• ATS2094 German intermediate 2

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3102 German dialects and dialectology
• ATS3104 German literature in the Age of Goethe
• ATS3105 On the brink of modernity (Germany and Europe 1890-1920)
• ATS3108 Introduction to the study of media culture from a German studies perspective

(d.) at least one language unit (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3095 German proficient 1
• ATS3096 German proficient 2

(e.) additional elective units chosen from the list of electives below (12 points)

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

Note: Students can take the remaining capstone and language units as electives.

Major in German studies: Entry point 2 - Intermediate

For students with some prior knowledge of the language

Prior knowledge is generally not to VCE level. In some circumstances, and with permission of the German studies coordinator, students with a pass standard in German at Year 12 may also enter at this level, depending on the results of a language placement test.

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in German 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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2093 German intermediate 1
• ATS2094 German intermediate 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3102 German dialects and dialectology
• ATS3104 German literature in the Age of Goethe
• ATS3105 On the brink of modernity (Germany and Europe 1890-1920)
• ATS3108 Introduction to the study of media culture from a German studies perspective

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

• ATS3095 German proficient 1
• ATS3096 German proficient 2
• ATS3097 German advanced 1
• ATS3098 German advanced 2

(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 are encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Note: Students can take the remaining capstone units as electives.

Major in German studies: Entry point 3 - Proficient

For students with a pass standard in German at Year 12 level or equivalent

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in German studies from entry point 3 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2095 German proficient 1
• ATS2096 German proficient 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3102 German dialects and dialectology
• ATS3104 German literature in the Age of Goethe
• ATS3105 On the brink of modernity (Germany and Europe 1890-1920)
• ATS3108 Introduction to the study of media culture from a German studies perspective

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

• ATS3097 German advanced 1
• ATS3098 German advanced 2
• ATS3099 German advanced 3
• ATS3100 German advanced 4

(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 are encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major.

Note: Students can take the remaining capstone units as electives.

Elective units

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3138 Special reading unit 2
• ATS3525 The idea of Europe
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)

Language study abroad units

For a list of units, please refer to the German studies Study Abroad webpageGerman studies Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/german/study-abroad/).

Students must complete a global cultural literacies specialisation (72 points) comprising:

(a.) language units in one of the languages listed below at a level appropriate to the student's expertise (48 points):

• Chinese studiesChinese studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/chinese-studies/ug-arts-chinese-studies.html)
• French studiesFrench studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/french-studies/ug-arts-french-studies.html)
• German studiesGerman studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/german-studies/ug-arts-german-studies.html)
• Indonesian studiesIndonesian studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/indonesian-studies/ug-arts-indonesian-studies.html)
• Italian studiesItalian studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/italian-studies/ug-arts-italian-studies.html)
• Japanese studiesJapanese studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/japanese-studies/ug-arts-japanese-studies.html)
• Korean studiesKorean studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/korean-studies/ug-arts-korean-studies.html)
• Spanish and Latin American studiesSpanish and Latin American studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/spanish-and-latin-american-studies/ug-arts-spanish-and-latin-american-studies.html).

(b.) global cultural literacy gateway, cornerstone, capstone and electives (24 points) as follows:

(i.) one first year gateway unitgateway unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html):

• ATS1515 Reading across cultures

(ii.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) from:

• ATS2671 Managing intercultural communication
• ATS2770 English as an international language: Language and globalisation

(iii.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) from:

• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context
• ATS3083 Translating across cultures *
• MON3002 Global connections: Understanding cultural literacy

(iv.) a maximum of one elective if required to bring the total for (b.) to 24 points chosen from the list below:

• ATS1319 Understanding Asia: An introduction to Asian history and culture
• ATS2214/ATS3214 Italy on film**
• ATS2250 Communications and cultures in the global era
• ATS2379/ATS3379 Fairy tale in Italy**
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War**
• ATS2444/ATS3444 Inscribing Italy: Travels and imaginings**
• ATS2382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ATS2612/ATS3612 The Renaissance in Florence**
• ATS2678/ATS3678 Language and identity
• ATS2648 Contemporary Japan
• ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city through an historical and literary perspective**
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest
• ATS3018 Writing the nation
• ATS3040 Cultures of remembrance
• ATS3071 France on film
• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3207 Film and society in Spain and Latin America
• ATS3539 Asian cinema and television
• ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture
• ATS3652 Japan as empire: From Meiji to 1945
• ATS3778 English as an international language: World Englishes
• ATS3779 English as an international language: Language and culture
• ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
• ATS3951 Japanese popular culture and identity
• MON3004 Forms of identity
• cornerstone and capstone units and electives from other specialisations not already completed may be taken as free electives

* Students who have completed this unit as a cornerstone in the language component will have to choose another unit.

** This unit requires study in Prato, Italy or another overseas locations or includes field trips.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete:

• APG4618 Researching histories

plus one of the following units:

• APG4310 Local and community history
• APG4314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda*
• ATS4006 Political theology
• ATS4286 Final journey: Remembering the Holocaust**
• ATS4287 War and peace: Models of conflict resolution**
• ATS4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
• ATS4290 Holocaust memories: Landscape, mourning, identity
• ATS4293 Genocidal thought
• ATS4295 History and the museum
• ATS4296 Imagining Europe: Representations and images of a continent
• ATS4297 Recording oral history: Theory and practice
• ATS4299 History and heritage
• ATS4301 Reading and writing history
• ATS4303 Issues in environmental history: Images of the natural world
• ATS4304 Colonial encounters: Ideas of race and 'otherness'
• ATS4305 History and memory: Interpreting life stories
• ATS4307 Cultures of devotion in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
• ATS4311 Text and community in Medieval and Renaissance Italy**
• ATS4341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
• ATS4810 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945

* Taught in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

** Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Minor in history

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in history must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points), chosen from:

• ATS1316 Medieval Europe*
• ATS1317 Renaissance Europe*
• ATS1320 Nations at war: Revolution and empire
• ATS1321 Nations at war: The twentieth century

(b.) additional elective units from List A only (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in history

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in history must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points), chosen from:

• ATS1316 Medieval Europe*
• ATS1317 Renaissance Europe*
• ATS1320 Nations at war: Revolution and empire
• ATS1321 Nations at war: The twentieth century

* This unit can be counted as a gateway unit towards history or religious studiesreligious studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/religious-studies/), but not to both areas.

For the purposes of a minor or major in history, the following first-year level units may be counted as alternative gateway units:

• ATS1247 Ancient cultures 1
• ATS1248 Ancient cultures 2
• ATS1319 Understanding Asia: An introduction to Asian history and culture
• ATS1322 Conflict and coexistence: Jews, Christians, Muslims
• ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2
• ATS1960 Jews in the modern world

Note: ATS1247, ATS1248 can be counted as first-year gateway units towards either history or ancient culturesancient cultures (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/ancient-cultures/ug-arts-ancient-cultures.html), but not to both. ATS1319, ATS1325 and ATS1326 can be counted as first-year gateway units towards either history or international studiesinternational studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/international-studies/ug-arts-international-studies.html), but not to both. ATS1322 and ATS1960 can be counted as gateway units towards history, jewish studiesjewish studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/jewish-studies/) or religious studiesreligious studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/religious-studies/ug-arts-religious-studies.html), but not to more than one of these areas of study.

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2106 A short history of the world: From the big bang to climate change
• ATS2109 The commodities that changed the world: An introduction to globalisation and global history
• ATS2110 Slavery: A history
• ATS2932 Struggles for justice: The history of rebellion, resistance and revolt

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3080 Remembering the past
• ATS3092 Reading and researching history
• ATS3930 Encounters and empire: Europe and the world
• ATS3933 The meaning of things: Writing cultural history

Students intending to do honours in history are required to complete either ATS3933 (The meaning of things) or ATS3092 (Reading and researching history)

(d.) additional elective units from List A and List B (24 points). No more than two units (12 points) can be taken from List B.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

* This unit can be counted as a gateway unit towards history or religious studiesreligious studies (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/religious-studies/ug-arts-religious-studies.html), but not to both areas.

Extended major in history

Students completing an extended major in history (60 points), must complete an additional capstone unit in history (or a cornerstone with permission) and a further third-year level elective unit.

Elective units

In choosing elective units, students can pursue a particular stream of study. The history program offers units in the following streams:

• American history
• Asian history
• Australian history
• European history
• Global history
• Medieval/Renaissance history

To plan a pathway through the history major on the basis of one of these streams, refer to the History program websiteHistory program website (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/history-studies/undergraduate/).

List A

• ATS2057 Genocide
• ATS2107 Colonial America: From puritans to revolutionaries
• ATS2108 The modern family: A global history
• ATS2521 Conflict and culture in Europe
• ATS2574 Fears and fantasies: Deviance and criminality in the modern world
• ATS2579 Witches and depravity in the medieval and early modern world
• ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
• ATS2587 Twentieth century Australia: From ANZAC to apology
• ATS2588 Australia to 1901: Making a nation
• ATS2590 Twentieth-century Britain: Rule Britannia to cool Britannia
• ATS2596 The Vietnam War
• ATS2600 The Holocaust
• ATS2602 Renaissance Italy
• ATS2603 The age of crusades: Cultures and societies
• ATS2606/ATS3606 The island world of Southeast Asia
• ATS2612/ATS3612 The Renaissance in Florence*
• ATS2614 Slavery and freedom: From the American to the French revolution
• ATS2617 The American civil war
• ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future
• ATS2909 Villains and rogues: A history of ideas about gangsters
• ATS2931 Making digital history
• ATS2957/ATS3957 Dante's medieval world: Politics, religion and the city*
• ATS3078 From the fall of Rome to the millennium: The world of the early middle ages
• ATS3079 The fall and rise of modern China: From opium war to opening up
• ATS3124 ATS3124 Bread lines behind the Iron Curtain: Everyday life in communist Eastern Europe
• ATS3284 Final journey: Remembering the Holocaust*
• ATS3573 The Renaissance codes: Art, magic and belief
• ATS3582 Arab-Israeli conflict
• ATS3583 The Holocaust in film
• ATS3589 Tudor and Stuart England: Crisis, conquest and creativity, 1485-1660
• ATS3593 History of sexuality 1800 - to the present
• ATS3595 The rise and fall of Nazi Germany
• ATS3616 Race and rights in twentieth-century America
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3626 Global disasters: Catastrophe and social change
• ATS3908 American empire: The United States from colonies to superpower

List B

• ATS2349 The golden age of Athens
• ATS2351 The archaeology of death in ancient Egypt: The early dynastic period to middle kingdom
• ATS2352 Egypt's golden age
• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ATS2385 ANZAC legends: Australians at war
• ATS2386/ATS3386 Paradise lost? Sustainability and Australia
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War*
• ATS2394/ATS3394 Australia and Asia
• ATS2395 Australia in a globalising world
• ATS2521 Conflict and culture in Europe
• ATS2586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
• ATS2607/ATS3607 Nationalism and revolution in Southeast Asia
• ATS2610 Ancient religions
• ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city: Historical and literary perspectives
• ATS2907 Islamic leadership in the 20th century
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda**
• ATS3341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
• ATS3346 Imperial Rome: A study in power and perversion in the early empire
• ATS3350 From Alexander to Cleopatra: The Hellenistic world and the rise of Rome
• ATS3580 The modern Middle East
• ATS3608 Myth and meaning in ancient worlds
• ATS3611 Imagining God: The mystic quest in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
• ATS3636 Sacred and profane: Religion, the secular and the state

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

** Taught in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Minor in Holocaust and genocide studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Holocaust and genocide studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2057 Genocide
• ATS2600 The Holocaust

(b.) two elective units chosen from the list below (12 points)

Elective units

• ATS2521 Conflict and culture in Europe
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict
• ATS2875 The moral psychology of evil
• ATS3129 Arts internship
• ATS3130 Arts international internship
• ATS3284 Final journey: Remembering the Holocaust*
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda**
• ATS3583 The Holocaust in film
• ATS3595 The rise and fall of Nazi Germany
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
• ATS3955 Writing destruction: Literature of war
• ATS3956 Witnessing trauma

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

** Taught in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

• ATS4924 Honours: Social sciences research methods (12 points)
• 12 points of fourth-year elective units chosen in consultation with the honours coordinator.

Minor in human geography

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in human geography must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1309 The global challenge
• ATS1310 Extreme earth! Natural hazards and human vulnerability

(b.) two elective units chosen from the list below (12 points)

Major in Human geography

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in human geography must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1309 The global challenge
• ATS1310 Extreme earth! Natural hazards and human vulnerability

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2547 Cities and sustainability
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world

(c.) one of the following capstone units (6 points):

• ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
• ATS3852 Contemporary issues in social science research

(d.) additional elective units from the list below (18 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Elective units

• ATS2427 Earthworks: Literature and environment
• ATS2545/ATS3545 Environmental hydrology
• ATS2548 Environmental policy and management*
• ATS2774 Australian soil and vegetation dynamics
• ATS2779 Climate change and variability
• ATS2780 Geographical analysis
• ATS3259 Geographical information systems (GIS) for environmental management
• ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
• ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
• ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability**
• ATS3791 Environmental change: past to future
• ATS3887 Designing urban futures: Urban climate, water and adaptation

* This unit can also be undertaken towards a major in the Bachelor of Science.

** This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Minor in human rights

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in human rights must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1314 Human rights theory 1
• ATS1315 Human rights theory 2

(b.) additional elective units from the list below (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in human rights

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in human rights must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1314 Human rights theory 1
• ATS1315 Human rights theory 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3639 Poverty, ecology and international justice
• ATS3905 Democratic theory

(d.) additional elective units from the list below (24 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Elective units

• ATS2057 Genocide
• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2584/ATS3584 Australia's black history
• ATS2600 The Holocaust
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2637 The human body and the international marketplace
• ATS2694 International political economy
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis
• ATS2868 Issues in political theory
• ATS2869/ATS3869 Political philosophy
• ATS2932 Struggles for justice: The history of rebellion, resistance and revolt
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda*
• ATS3459 Punishment, power and prisons
• ATS3462 International crime and justice
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3956 Witnessing trauma

* Taught in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Research

Students complete one of the following two options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Students may be elible to complete the following two units, in place of the two thesis units:

• APG5044 Professional internship (12 points)
• APG5856 Research project (12 points)

Students interested in taking the internship-project research option rather than the thesis research option should speak to the Indigenous cultures and histories honours coordinator.

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

• ATS4375 Honours research seminar
• ATS4374 Honours specialist seminar

Minor in Indigenous cultures and histories

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Indigenous cultures and histories must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

(i.) students must complete:

• ATS1254 Culture, power and difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity*

(ii.) plus one of:

• ATS1250 Cross cultural interactions on the colonial frontier
• ATS1255 Cultures and difference: An introduction to anthropology

(b.) additional electives from the list below (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

* This unit is also a gateway unit for anthropologyanthropology (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/anthropology/ug-arts-anthropology.html). Students completing a minor or major in Indigenous cultures and histories and anthropology need to choose a different gateway unit. A unit cannot be counted twice towards different minors or majors.

Major in Indigenous cultures and histories

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Indigenous cultures and histories must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

(i.) students must complete:

• ATS1254 Culture, power and difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity*

(ii.) plus one of:

• ATS1250 Cross cultural interactions on the colonial frontier
• ATS1255 Cultures and difference: An introduction to anthropology

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2355 Race and power: Imagining Indigenous Australia
• ATS2358 Contesting laws: Heritage, culture and land

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3543 Australia's ancient Indigenous past: A 50,000 year archaeological odyssey
• ATS3958 Practice and praxis: Research in contemporary Indigenous studies

(d.) additional electives from the list below (24 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take additional cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

* This unit is also a gateway unit for anthropologyanthropology (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/anthropology/ug-arts-anthropology.html). Students completing a minor or major in Indigenous cultures and histories and anthropology need to choose a different gateway unit. A unit cannot be counted twice towards different minors or majors.

Elective units

• ATS2019 Perspectives on Indigenous art: Production, meaning and symbolism
• ATS2020/ATS3020 Colonialism in comparison: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
• ATS2104 The ethnographic endeavour: Capturing the Indigenous past to understand the Indigenous present
• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2359/ATS3359 Hearing the country: Studies in Indigenous Australian ethnoecology
• ATS2371 Magic, science and religion
• ATS2373/ATS3373 Visualising cultures: Film and ethnography
• ATS3634 Indigenous peoples globally
• ATS3677 Aboriginal languages of Australia
• ATS3129 Arts internship
• ATS3361 Museums, galleries, theatres: Intentionality, authenticity and reception
• ATS3372 Great debates in anthropology
• ATS3544 On a dig: Practical archaeology in the field and lab*
• ATS3852 Contemporary issues in social science research

Note: Other electives may be taken with approval from the Indigenous cultures and histories coordinator.

* This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/guidelines-for-a-translation-project-as-an-honours-dissertation/).

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

Students complete the following unit:

• ATS4653 Honours workshop (12 points)

plus an additional 12 points from the following units:

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)

Option two (Study Abroad)

• ATS4131 Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2113 Indonesian intermediate 1
• ATS2114 Indonesian intermediate 2

(c.) one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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/2015handbooks/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 studies advanced 1: Journalism
• ATS3118 Indonesian studies 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 Extended major research unit (12 points)
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate) (6 points) and ATS3138 Special reading unit 2 (6 points)

Elective units

• 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
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest
• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context
• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3816 The social context of language learning
• ATS3926 Gongs, punks and shadow plays
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)
• 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 LLCL Study Abroad webpageLLCL Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/lcl-study-abroad/).

For a list of units in this area of study refer to the requirements for courses listed under 'Relevant courses'.

For a list of units in this area of study refer to the requirements for courses listed under 'Relevant courses'.

Minor in international relations

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in international relations must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1701 Terrorism and political violence: An introduction
• ATS1873 Introduction to international relations

(b.) additional elective units from the list below (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in international relations

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in international relations must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1701 Terrorism and political violence: An introduction
• ATS1873 Introduction to international relations

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3340 International security studies
• ATS3705 Knowledge and power in world politics

(d.) additional elective units from the list below or cornerstone, or capstone unit not previously taken (18 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Elective units

• ATS2378 The anthropology of international development
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War*
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict
• ATS2691 Politics, violence and memory
• ATS2694 International political economy
• ATS2698 Middle East politics
• ATS2975 Building blocs: The European Union and the Asia-Pacific
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3973 The political economy of European integration
• ATS3974 European security

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Students must complete an international relations specialisation (72 points) comprising:

(a.) core units (30 points) as follows:

(i.) two first year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1701 Terrorism and political violence: An introduction
• ATS1873 Introduction to international relations

(ii.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis

(iii.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points) from:

• ATS3340 International security studies
• ATS3705 Knowledge and power in world politics

(b.) elective units (42 points) from:

• ATS2378 The anthropology of international development
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War*
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict
• ATS2691 Politics, violence and memory
• ATS2694 International political economy
• ATS2698 Middle east politics
• ATS2975 Building blocs: The European Union and the Asia-Pacific
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3973 The political economy of European integration
• ATS3974 European security
• cornerstone and capstone units and electives not already completed maybe taken as free electives

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Clayton

Offered by the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete the following unit:

• ATS4810 Global justice: Civil and human rights after 1945 (12 points)

plus:

• 12 points of fourth year elective units choosen in consultation with the international studies honours coordinator.

Malaysia

Offered by the School of Arts and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AMU4718 Arts honours dissertation 1
• AMU4719 Arts honours dissertation 2

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units:

• AMU4727 Readings in social, political and cultural theory
• AMU4720 Research issues and methodology
• 12-points of fourth year elective units choosen in consultation with the international studies honours coordinator.

South Africa

Offered by the School of Social Science

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4778 Social science honours dissertation A
• AZA4779 Social science honours dissertation B

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

• AZA4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities (12 points)
• AZA4810 The globalisation of civil and human rights (12 points)

Caulfield and Clayton

Minor in international studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in international studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2

(b.) additional elective units from List A only (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units and/or units from the Asian Studies and European Studies streams in the major as electives.

Major in international studies

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in international studies must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture

(d.) additional elective units from List A and List B (24 points). No more than two units (12 points) can be taken from List B.

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units and/or units from the Asian Studies and European Studies streams as electives. Where students undertake an inter-campus exchange, the minor or major can be comprised of a mix of units available on their home campus and the exchange campus.

Major in international studies: Asian studies stream

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in international studies, Asian studies stream must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1319 Understanding Asia: An introduction to Asian history and culture
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture

(d.) additional elective units from List A and List B (24 points). No more than two units (12 points) can be taken from List B.

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take additional cornerstone and capstone units as electives. For students who are studying a language, the units within the Asian studies stream incorporates the use of material in languages other than English. Students are encouraged to study a minor or major from the languages offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and LinguisticsSchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/lcl), as a complement to taking international studies.

Major in international studies: European studies stream

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in international studies, European studies stream must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2520 Eurovisions: Europe since World War II
• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3525 The idea of Europe
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture

(d.) additional elective units from List A and List B (24 points). No more than two units (12 points) can be taken from List B.

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take additional cornerstone and capstone units as electives. For students who are studying a language, the units within the European studies stream incorporates the use of material in languages other than English. Students are encouraged to study a minor or major from the languages offered by the School of Languages, Cultures and LinguisticsSchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/lcl), as a complement to taking international studies.

Extended major in international studies

Students completing an extended major in international studies (60 points), must complete one of the following 12-point units:

• ATS3129 Arts internship
• ATS3130 Arts international internship

Elective units

List A

• ATS2109 The commodities that changed the world: An introduction to globalisation and global history
• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2629 Religion and spirituality in a globalising world
• ATS2637 The human body and the international marketplace
• ATS2640 The ethics of global conflict
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda**
• ATS3626 Global disasters: Catastrophe and social change
• ATS3631 The idea of travel: Global perspectives
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
• ATS3634 Indigenous peoples globally
• ATS3636 Sacred and profane: Religion, the secular and the state
• ATS3638 Global childhoods: Children's rights, welfare and mobility in a global context
• ATS3639 Poverty, ecology and international justice
• ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
• ATS3952 The world of textiles
• ATS3956 Witnessing trauma

List B

• ATS2107 Colonial America: From puritans to revolutionaries
• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state
• ATS2378 The anthropology of international development
• ATS2382 War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War II
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in the Great War***
• ATS2394/ATS3394 Australia and Asia
• ATS2395 Australia in a globalising world
• ATS2521 Conflict and culture in Europe
• ATS2547 Cities and sustainability****
• ATS2563 Global consumption
• ATS2586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
• ATS2596 The Vietnam War
• ATS2621 Religion as culture in the Malay world
• ATS2648 Contemporary Japan
• ATS2691 Politics, violence and memory
• ATS2694 international political economy
• ATS2698 Middle East politics
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis
• ATS2778 Public spaces and city life
• ATS2872/ATS3872 Topics in Indian philosophy
• ATS2909 Villains and rogues: A history of ideas about gangsters
• ATS3124 Bread lines behind the Iron Curtain: Everyday life in communist Eastern Europe
• ATS3340 International security studies
• ATS3376 Political anthropology
• ATS3392 A Lonely Planet? travel, culture, power
• ATS3462 International crime and justice
• ATS3522 Governing the European Union
• ATS3580 The modern Middle East
• ATS3652 Japan as empire: From Meiji to 1945
• ATS3690 Reflections on humanity: Truth, freedom and power
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3908 American empire: The United States from colonies to superpower
• ATS3951 Japanese popular culture and identity
• MON2003/MON3001 Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities

** Taught in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

*** Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

**** This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Malaysia

Minor in international studies

Students completing a minor in international studies must complete four units (24 points) including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• AMU1325 Introduction to world politics and history
• AMU1326 Transformation from above: Globalisation and the state

(b.) additional elective units from List A only (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units in the major as electives

Major in international studies

Students completing a major in international studies must complete eight units (48 points) including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• AMU1325 Introduction to world politics and history
• AMU1326 Transformation from above: Globalisation and the state

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points) chosen from:

• AMU2140 States and markets
• AMU2625 Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century
• AMU2920 Transformation from below: Civil, society, social movements and political change

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points) chosen from:

• AMU3570 International relations
• AMU3630 Governing the global economy: Stability, efficiency, justice
• AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies

(d.) additional elective units from list A (24 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level

Note: Students can take additional cornerstone and capstone units as electives. Where students undertake an inter-campus exchange, the minor or major can be comprised of mix of units available on their home campus and the exchange campus.

Elective units

List A

• AMU2140 States and markets
• AMU2625 Borders, people and identity: Migration in the 21st century
• AMU2685 Malaysian studies
• AMU2920 Transformation from below: Civil, society, social movements and political change
• AMU3570 International relations
• AMU3630 Governing the global economy: Stability, efficiency, justice
• AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies

Students may also count additional units listed for the international studies major from the Caulfield, Clayton and South African campuses if undertaken an inter-campus exchange.

South Africa

First-year level

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

• AZA1325 International studies 1
• AZA1326 International studies 2

Second/Third-year level

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

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

Note: Where students undertake an inter-campus exchange, the minor or major can be comprised of a mix of units available at their home campus and the exchange campus.

List A units

• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda
• AZA2378/AZA3378 Development and the developing world
• AZA2625/AZA3625 Places and spaces: International migration in the global age
• AZA2633/AZA3633 World cities: A historical and comparative analysis
• AZA2641/AZA3641 Diplomacy in contemporary international relations
• AZA2643/AZA3643 Africa in the modern world
• AZA2644/AZA3644 South Africa: Democracy and development
• AZA2688/AZA3688 Foreign policy: Introduction
• AZA2703/AZA3703 The global politics of arms control and disarmament

List B units

• AZA2417/AZA3417 Africa and its others
• AZA2549/AZA3549 Poverty and power: The uneven world
• AZA2627/AZA3627 Global and local cultures: Creating and consuming
• AZA2640/AZA3640 Philosophy of war and global conflict
• MON2003/MON3001 Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities

Students must complete an international studies specialisation (72 points) comprising:

(a.) specialisation core units (24 points) as follows:

(i.) two first year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1325 Contemporary worlds 1
• ATS1326 Contemporary worlds 2

(ii.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points) from:

• ATS2625 Mobile worlds: Migrants, refugees and the politics of belonging
• ATS2628 Power and poverty: International development in a globalised world
• ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future
• ATS2941 Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest

(iii.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points) from:

• ATS3089 Social institutions and power in Asia
• ATS3623 Nationality, ethnicity and conflict
• ATS3627 Global cultures, local traditions: Creating and consuming (popular) culture

(b.) specialisation elective units (48 points) from:

• ATS2354/ATS3354 Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and The state
• ATS2378 The anthropology of international development
• ATS2382 War and memory in The Asia Pacific: Legacies of world War II
• ATS2387/ATS3387 Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in The Great War
• ATS2394/ATS3394 Australia and Asia
• ATS2395 Australia in a globalising world
• ATS2521 Conflict and culture in Europe
• ATS2547 Cities and sustainability
• ATS2563 Global consumption
• ATS2586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
• ATS2596 The Vietnam War
• ATS2621 Religion as culture in The Malay world
• ATS2624 Global governance
• ATS2629 Religion and spirituality in a globalising world
• ATS2637 The human body and The international marketplace
• ATS2640 The ethics of Global conflict
• ATS2691 Politics, violence and memory
• ATS2694 International political economy
• ATS2698 Middle East Politics
• ATS2706 Foreign policy analysis
• ATS2778 Public spaces and city life
• ATS2909 Villains and rogues: A history of ideas about gangsters
• ATS3124 Bread lines behind The Iron Curtain: Everyday life in communist Eastern Europe
• ATS3314 Seeking justice: South Africa and Rwanda*
• ATS3392 A lonely planet? Travel, culture, power
• ATS3462 International crime and justice
• ATS3522 Governing The European Union
• ATS3580 The modern Middle East
• ATS3626 Global disasters: Catastrophe and social change
• ATS3631 The idea of travel: Global perspectives
• ATS3632 Post-conflict: Justice, memory, reconciliation
• ATS3634 Indigenous peoples globally
• ATS3636 Sacred and profane: Religion, the secular and the state
• ATS3638 Global childhoods: Children's rights, welfare and mobility in a global context
• ATS3690 Reflections on humanity: Truth, freedom and power
• ATS3697 Gender and international relations
• ATS3897 Borderless media in East Asia
• ATS3908 American empire: The United States from colonies to superpower
• ATS3952 The world of textiles
• ATS3956 Witnessing trauma
• MON2003/MON3001 Social inclusion internship: Working on migrant and refugee settlement in multicultural communities
• cornerstone and capstone units and electives from other specialisations not already completed maybe taken as free electives

* Taught in South Africa. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Further courses

For a list of units in this area of study refer to the requirements for courses listed under 'Relevant courses'.

Students studying a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Islamic studies must complete one first-year unit (6 points) from:

• ATS1041 World religions
• ATS1322 Conflict and coexistence: Jews, Christians, Muslims

In addition, a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) requires completion of a further three units (18 points) from the units listed below.

• ATS2586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
• ATS2907 Islamic leadership in the 20th century
• ATS3270 Islamic philosophy: From medieval to modern times
• ATS3341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/guidelines-for-a-translation-project-as-an-honours-dissertation/).

Coursework units

Students complete one of the following options:

Option one

• ATS4653 Honours workshop

plus an additional 12 points from the following units:*

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours)

* All units are worth twelve points unless otherwise indicated.

Option two (study abroad)

• ATS4131 Language study abroad 1 (Honours) (24 points)

Students taking Italian studies have the option of starting at one of three entry points. The following sequences are provided as guides only. Students wishing to accelerate through the proficiency levels either by taking study abroad units or because higher level language competence allow them to must consult with the Italian studies program convener before enrolling.

Minor in Italian studies

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Italian studies must complete four units (24 points), including:

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

Major in Italian studies: Entry point 1 - Introductory

For students with little or no knowledge of the language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Italian 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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points) from one of the following pairs of units:

• ATS1221 Italian introductory 1 and ATS1222 Italian introductory 2
• ATS1229 Intensive introductory Italian 1 (In country)* and ATS1230 Intensive introductory Italian 2 (In country)*

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points) from one of the following pairs of units:

• ATS2223 Italian intermediate 1 and ATS2224 Italian intermediate 2
• ATS2231 Intensive intermediate Italian 1 (In country)* and ATS2232 Intensive intermediate Italian 2 (In country)*

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3237 Italy on film
• ATS3240 The fiction of Italy

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

• ATS3225 Italian proficient 1
• ATS3226 Italian proficient 2

(e.) an additional elective unit 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.

Note: Students are encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major. Students can also take additional capstone units as electives.

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Major in Italian studies: Entry point 2 - Intermediate/Background

For students who have done some Italian during their secondary school or have spent some time in Italy, but have not completed VCE Italian

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Italian 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/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points) from one of the following pairs of units:

• ATS2223 Italian intermediate 1 and ATS2224 Italian intermediate 2
• ATS2231 Intensive intermediate Italian 1 (In country)* and ATS2232 Intensive intermediate Italian 2 (In country)*

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3237 Italy on film
• ATS3240 The fiction of Italy

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

• ATS3225 Italian proficient 1
• ATS3226 Italian proficient 2
• ATS3227 Italian studies advanced 1
• ATS3228 Italian studies advanced 2

(d.) an additional elective unit 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.

Note: Students are encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major. Students can also take additional capstone units as electives.

* Taught in Prato, Italy. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Major in Italian studies: Entry point 3 - Proficient

For students who successfully completed VCE Italian or who can demonstrate equivalent knowledge

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in Italian studies from entry point 3 must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS2225 Italian proficient 1
• ATS2226 Italian proficient 2

(b.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3083 Translating across cultures
• ATS3237 Italy on film
• ATS3240 The fiction of Italy

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

• ATS3227 Italian studies advanced 1
• ATS3228 Italian studies advanced 2

(d.) three additional elective units 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.

Note: Students are encouraged to take language study abroad units which can count as satisfying some components of the major. Students can also take additional capstone units as electives.

Extended major in Italian studies

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

• 12 points of third-year level elective units not previously taken
• ATS3139 Extended major research unit (12 points)
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate) (6 points) and ATS3138 Special reading unit 2 (6 points)

Elective units

• ATS2214/ATS3214 Italy on film (In country)*
• ATS2229 Intensive introductory Italian 1 (In country)**
• ATS2230 Intensive introductory Italian 2 (In country)**
• ATS2409 Writing lives: Autobiography and historical fiction
• ATS2898/ATS3898 The Italian city: Historical and literary perspectives**
• ATS3058 New writing in Italy
• ATS3064 Intercultural communication: Developing competences in a multicultural context
• ATS3138 Special reading unit 2
• ATS3241 Italian theatre from Goldoni to Fo
• ATS3244 Dante
• ATS3525 The idea of Europe
• ATS3816 The social context of language learning
• ATS3948 Internship (undergraduate)

* If not already completed as a capstone unit. This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

** This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

Language study abroad units

For a list of units, please refer to the Italian studies Study Abroad webpageItalian studies Study Abroad webpage (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/italian/study-abroad/).

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

• ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)
• ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A (12 points) and ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B (12 points)

Note: Students may undertake a translation studies project as their honours dissertation for 24 points. For more information, please consult the Guidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertationGuidelines for a translation project as an honours dissertation (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/llcl/guidelines-for-a-translation-project-as-an-honours-dissertation/).

Coursework units

Students complete one the following options:

Option one

• ATS4653 Honours workshop (12 points)

plus one of the following units:

• ATS4132 Language study abroad 2 (Honours) (12 points)
• ATS4137 Special reading unit 1 (Honours) (12 points)
• 12 points of language study at advanced level
• 12 point unit from another discipline, chosen in consultation with the discipline honours coordinator and unit coordinator

Option two (study abroad)

• 24 points of study abroad units