GLOBASIA01 Global Asia
Faculty of Arts
Global Asia (GLOBASIA01) is a major worth 48 credit points, listing 48 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 4 courses, including Bachelor of Arts; and Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts.
- Credit points
- 48
- Units
- 48
- Campus
- Clayton
- Offered in
- 4 courses
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Overview
This major examines the global impact of Asian countries, cultures and economies. This knowledge is of critical importance to all future professionals aiming to sharpen their Asia-literacy in what is now known as the Asian Century. This major combines an interdisciplinary approach with a rigorous research-led approach to examine a range of issues relating to the history, politics, society, economy and culture of Asian countries, their influence in the world, as well as the variety of expressions of individual experience. It focusses in particular on China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and South Asia. Its units are taught and assessed in English, and the major and its units can be usefully combined with any of the Asian language majors.
Availability
Global Asia is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts at Clayton as a major and minor, and A0502 Diploma of Liberal Arts at Clayton as a major.
Structure
Rules
Level 1 gateway units12 credit points
Asian language gateway unit
6 credit pointsChinese
6 credit pointsIndonesian
6 credit pointsJapanese
6 credit pointsKorean
6 credit pointsLevel 2 cornerstone units6 credit points
Level 3 capstone units6 credit points
Level 2 and 3 elective units24 credit points
- AHT2882Contemporary Asian art and exhibitionsNo reviews yet6 cp
- AHT3882Contemporary Asian art and exhibitionsNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2160Language, culture and society on the Korean PeninsulaNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2274Languages, cultures and interaction in AsiaNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2382War and memory in the Asia Pacific: Legacies of World War IINo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2394Decolonisation: Past and presentNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2551Writing resistance: Understanding the power of Indigenous story-telling through literatureNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2620Modern Japan: From Samurai to PokemonNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2648Contemporary JapanNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2653Japanese: Language, culture and communicationNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2872Topics in Indian philosophyNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2907Modern IslamNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3079Modern China: From the Middle Kingdom to Mao and beyondNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3156Popular culture in North and South Korea, Hallyu and East Asian cultural flowsNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3222Developing research literacyNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3394Decolonisation: Past and presentNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3649Japanese language in actionNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3829East Asia and its music: Silk road histories and popular contextsNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3935Professional practiceNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3951Japanese popular culture and identityNo reviews yet6 cp
International study tours
Malaysia
- AMU2448Film genresNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU2832Postcolonial and diasporic literatureNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU2906Genders, sexualities and religions in Southeast AsiaNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU2907Sexual and reproductive health and rights in global contextsNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3127Stardom: Celebrity, society and powerNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3449Reading social media: Sociotechnological literacies6 cp
- AMU3451Freedom and control in the mediaNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3560Contemporary feminisms in AsiaNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3565Southeast Asian cinemaNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3575Task force: Responding to global challengesNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3650A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergenciesNo reviews yet6 cp
- AMU3744Workplace learning internshipNo reviews yet6 cp
Courses that offer it
Notes
Please visit the intercampus exchange website for how to enrol in Malaysian units.
Learning outcomes
- 1
analyse and evaluate the key concepts, theoretical frameworks and scholarly debates in the study of Asia, the idea and imagination of Asia, and specifically the impact of globalisation in Asia.
- 2
apply a variety of analytical tools, including the use of digital tools and resources, and develop research and communication skills to explore and discuss issues pertaining to Asian societies and cultures in a global context.
- 3
recognise and apply discipline-specific research methods to examine the diversity of cultural values and world views in the Asian region
Contacts
- Academic Coordinators
- Associate Professor Beatrice Trefalt
Common questions
Which courses offer Global Asia?
4 courses in 2022: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts; and Diploma of Liberal Arts.