Master of Asian Studies (coursework or coursework and dissertation)
The Master of Asian Studies (MAS) equips students in the issues crucial to understanding and engaging with the region, with the option of focusing on business and management, politics and contemporary sociocultural debates.
Graduates of the Master of Asian Studies are able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the historical, cultural and political landscape that shapes and informs contemporary Asia and the skill set to apply this in their professional and personal engagements with the region. In addition to this, the degree offers a number of specialisation possibilities to facilitate career development and professional opportunities in government, education, business and the NGO sector, as well as being attractive to employees of international organisations.
MAS also provides an opportunity for those already based in Asia, or who have significant Asia expertise to broaden their existing knowledge base by combining their degree with a specialisation in International Relations or Business at UWA.
This course is suitable to those who have a first degree in other disciplines, or work experience in industry and wish to develop Asia expertise with the option to acquire or develop skills in one of the Asian languages taught at UWA.
Course overview
- Course title
- Master of Asian Studies (coursework or coursework and dissertation)
- Award abbreviation
- MAS
- Course code
- 12580
- Course type
- master's degree by coursework or by coursework and dissertation
- Status
- not available in 2021
- Administered by
- Social Sciences
- CRICOS code
- 093277A
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
- Credit points required
- 96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1.5 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising 72 points of taught units and 24 points of admission credit, as recognised and granted by the Faculty
- Maximum course duration
- 2 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising up to 96 points of taught study (see Rule 5 for further information)
- Time limit
- 5 years
- Delivery mode
- internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Domestic fee type
- Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
- Available to international students
- Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Schedule 2: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Associate Professor David Bourchier
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
Specialisations
SP-BUSNS Business
SP-PLTCS Politics
Course structure
Note: This course is not available in 2021.
| Key to availability of units: |
|---|
| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = summer teaching period; N/A = not available in 2021; NS = non-standard teaching period; OS = offshore teaching period; * = to be advised |
Students who have not completed a bachelor's degree with a relevant major as recognised by the Faculty must complete relevant conversion unit(s) up
to the value of 24 points, as advised by the Faculty.
Take all units (18 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | ASIA5001 | Key Debates in the Asian Region | seminars at least 20 hours over 12 weeks | |
| N/A | ASIA5002 | Critical Cultural Engagement with Asia | seminars: 18 hours | |
| N/A | ASIA5003 | Advanced Critical Thinking in Asian Studies | seminars: 24 hours |
For students in course by coursework only take units to the value of 30 points from Group A and B (maximum value of 12 points from Group B).
For students in course by coursework and dissertation take units to the value of 6 points from either Group A or B and all units from Group C (24 points).
Group A
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | COMM5704 | Global Media and Cross-cultural Communication | 24–36 hours | |
| N/A | HERI5105 | Heritage and Development in Asia | 4 hours per week for 6 weeks | |
| S1, S2 | MIXD5005 | Designing Social Research |
| up to 30 hours |
| NS | POLS5105 | International Relations in the Indian Ocean Region |
| 20 hours delivered intensively across 1 to 2 weeks |
| NS | POLS5503 | Public Administration | Seminars: delivered intensively | |
| NS | POLS5684 | China and the World | seminars:18 hours | |
| N/A | SOCS5001 | Engaging Cultural Difference | lectures and workshops: up to 3 hours per week; or intensively (12 x 3-hour sessions over 2 weeks) | |
| N/A | SOCS5005 | Social Research Ethics | 24 hours—taught intensively and may include evening and/or Saturday classes | |
| N/A | SOCS5013 | Gender in Development: Approaches and Issues | ||
| NS, S1, S2 | WILG5001 | Professional Development Practicum A |
| 150 hours for pre-placement, placement and post-placement activities |
Group B
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | CHIN5001 | Chinese for Professionals 1 |
| language seminars: 2 hours per week over 6 weeks; online learning; Saturday block seminars (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | CHIN5002 | Chinese for Professionals 2 |
| language seminars: 2 hours per week over 6 weeks; online learning; Saturday block seminars (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | INDO5001 | Indonesian for Professionals 1 |
| language seminars: 2 hours per week over 6 weeks; self-directed learning; Saturday teaching blocks (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | INDO5002 | Indonesian for Professionals 2 |
| language seminars: 2 hours per week over 6 weeks; self-directed learning; some Saturday block seminars (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | JAPN5001 | Japanese for Professionals 1 |
| language seminars: 2 hours per week over 6 weeks; self-directed learning; Saturday block seminars (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | JAPN5002 | Japanese for Professionals 2 |
| language seminars: 2 hours per week over 6 weeks; self-directed learning; Saturday block seminars (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | KORE5001 | Korean for Professionals 1 |
| language seminars: 4 hours per week over 6 weeks; online learning; Saturday block seminar (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
| N/A | KORE5002 | Korean for Professionals 2 |
| language seminars: 4 hours per week over 6 weeks; online learning; Saturday block seminar (refer to the unit outline for further details) |
Group C
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | MIXD5005 | Designing Social Research |
| up to 30 hours |
| S1, S2 | SOCS5551 | Master's Dissertation Part 1 | contact varies but up to 1 hour a week in a one-to-one meeting with a supervisor or in a small teaching and discussion group | |
| S1, S2 | SOCS5552 | Master's Dissertation Part 2 |
| contact varies but up to 1 hour a week in a one-to-one meeting with a supervisor or in a small teaching and discussion group |
| S1, S2 | SOCS5553 | Master's Dissertation Part 3 |
| contact varies but up to 1 hour a week in a one-to-one meeting with a supervisor or in a small teaching and discussion group |
Business specialisation
Take all units (18 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | ECON5541 | Economics for Business: Applications and Policy |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | MGMT5507 | Management and Organisations |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S2 | MKTG5561 | Marketing Management |
| Contact hours: up to 3 hours per week |
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | ACCT5432 | Introductory Financial Accounting |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
| S1, S2 | MGMT5504 | Data Analysis and Decision Making |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
Politics specialisation
Take all units (12 points):
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | POLS5631 | International Relations of the Asia–Pacific | ||
| NS | POLS5651 | Global Political Economy |
| seminars: 20 hours |
Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
| Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | POLS5010 | NGOs, Governance and Development | seminars: 18 hours | |
| NS | POLS5501 | The Politics of Public Policy |
| Seminars for this unit are delivered intensively |
| NS | POLS5503 | Public Administration | Seminars: delivered intensively | |
| NS | SOCS5672 | Global Development Debates |
| seminars: 18 hours |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Note: This course is not available in 2021.
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules
2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).
(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the CARS module is not required to repeat the module.
(3) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.
English Language competency requirements
3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.
Admission requirements
4.(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;
and
(c) successfully completed prior study in a field relevant to Asian Studies; or
(2) completed a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies at UWA.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:
- 12580 Master of Asian Studies (96 points)
- 13280 Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies (24 points)
- 13380 Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies (48 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Asian Studies course before completing it, but after fulfilling the requirements of a lesser award in the above sequence, may apply for the relevant award.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points (maximum value) which includes conversion units to a value of 24 points, course core units and specialisation units. The course comprises the following specialisations :
- SP-BUSNS Business
- SP-PLTCS Politics
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
(3) Students who have completed a bachelor's degree with a relevant major as recognised by the Faculty are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 24 points.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress in a calendar year a student must pass units to a value of at least half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) Students who fail to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 after being enrolled at the University for one or two semesters only are assigned a progress status of 'On Probation' by the Faculty.
(2) Unless the Faculty determines otherwise in exceptional circumstances, students who fail to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 and who have been enrolled at the University for more than two semesters are assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' by the Faculty.
(3) Unless the Faculty determines otherwise in exceptional circumstances, students who have previously been allocated a progress status of 'Suspended' and fail again to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 are assigned a progress status of 'Excluded' by the Faculty.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—
(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;
(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;
and
(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.
Additional rules
Credit
13. The Faculty may grant credit towards the Master of Asian Studies course for units up to a total value of 24 points in the case of students who have completed an honours degree in a cognate discipline as recognised by the Faculty.