Specialisation

Major - Applied Humanities Asian Studies and International Relations

Western Sydney University Major Code: AH1604ASIR.1

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses : NO

This major has been designed to meet the needs of Australian government, business and society to engage the states and peoples of Asia at all levels in pursuit of national interests and as part of the globalisation process. It provides students with the opportunity to study modern and contemporary Asia, the rich and diverse histories, politics, cultures and languages of Asian countries and the international issues affecting Australia's interests and role in the region and in the world at large. The major area has a strong international flavour, with a range of units concerned with the United States, Europe and Australia as well as with Asia itself, and units in international relations. It seeks to produce graduates with a broad, liberal education with the skills to mediate between Australia and the world in general and Asia in particular through political, economic, commercial, cultural, diplomatic and strategic links. Asian language study may be undertaken in conjunction with the major. Employment opportunities may be found in the State and Commonwealth public service, overseas organisations, trade and tourist organisations, business and industry, education and research.

Major Structure

An Applied Humanities area 80 credit point major must include the Humanities Internship unit worth 10 credit points.

100961

Humanities Internship

Students completing an Applied Humanities major in Asian Studies and International Relations must complete the Level 1 unit:

101442

Asia in the World

Students may also select the following Level 1 unit to contribute to their major area:

100846

Analytical Reading and Writing

Students must also complete no less than five units from the following list of Level 2 and 3 units:

Bankstown Campus

Level 2 and 3 Units

Note: Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.

100985

American Foreign Policy Since 1945

100847

Asia and the West: The Imperial Encounter

100850

Buddhism in the Contemporary World

100855

Contemporary Japan: Culture and Society

101249

Culture and Thought in Twentieth-Century China

100903

Democracy in Asia

100861

Empire: European Colonial Rule and its Subjects, 1750-1920

100507

History of Modern China to 1949

100262

India: History in the Making of a Nation

100872

International Politics of North Asia

100962

International Politics of the Southeast Asian Region

101467

Islam in Southeast Asia

100271

Modern Japanese History

100904

Politics and Business in Asia

100277

Politics of Australia and Asia Relations

100278

Politics of Post-War Japan

63178

Social and Political Developments in Contemporary China

63111

Special Topics in Asian and International Studies

101404

The History of Modern Indonesia

101405

The Politics of Contemporary Indonesia

101375

War and Peace

100294

Warlords, Artists and Emperors: Power and Authority in Premodern Japan

100971

Which New World Order?

Penrith Campus