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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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	seminars at least 20 hours over 12 weeks
N/A	ASIA5002	Critical Cultural Engagement with Asia	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	seminars: 18 hours
N/A	ASIA5003	Advanced Critical Thinking in Asian Studies	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	24–36 hours
N/A	HERI5105	Heritage and Development in Asia	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	4 hours per week for 6 weeks
S1, S2	MIXD5005	Designing Social Research	Prerequisites: for the following postgraduate course students (International Relations, Strategic Communications, Asian Studies, International Development, Public Policy): completion of 24 points of their coursework, three core units and one option unit, and have achieved a 70 per cent WAM in those units; for other students: none. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: SOCS5003 Research Design (ID 5135) BUSN4403 Business Research Methodology (ID 1661) GEOG5550 Research Design (ID 6181) EDUC5631 Approaches to Research (ID 3078)	up to 30 hours
NS	POLS5105	International Relations in the Indian Ocean Region	Prerequisites: Enrolment in: 11580 Master of International Relations, 21540 Master of International Relations and Master of International Law, 11380 Graduate Diploma in International Relations, or 12580 Master of Asian Studies. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	20 hours delivered intensively across 1 to 2 weeks
NS	POLS5503	Public Administration	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	Seminars: delivered intensively
NS	POLS5684	China and the World	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	seminars:18 hours
N/A	SOCS5001	Engaging Cultural Difference	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	24 hours—taught intensively and may include evening and/or Saturday classes
N/A	SOCS5013	Gender in Development: Approaches and Issues	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
NS, S1, S2	WILG5001	Professional Development Practicum A	Prerequisites: Completion of 24 points of post graduate units and approval from the unit coordinator. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: CHIN1401 Chinese 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	Prerequisites: CHIN5001 Chinese for Professionals 1 or equivalent as determined by the unit coordinator Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: CHIN1402 Chinese 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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: INDO1401 Indonesian 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	Prerequisites: INDO5001 Indonesian for Professionals 1 or equivalent as determined by the unit coordinator Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: INDO1402 Indonesian 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	Prerequisites: nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: JAPN1401 Japanese 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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: JAPN5001 Japanese for Professionals 1 or equivalent as determined by the unit coordinator Incompatibility: JAPN1402 Japanese 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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: nil Incompatibility: KORE1401 Korean 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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: KORE5001 Korean for Professionals 1 Incompatibility: KORE1402 Korean 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	Prerequisites: for the following postgraduate course students (International Relations, Strategic Communications, Asian Studies, International Development, Public Policy): completion of 24 points of their coursework, three core units and one option unit, and have achieved a 70 per cent WAM in those units; for other students: none. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: SOCS5003 Research Design (ID 5135) BUSN4403 Business Research Methodology (ID 1661) GEOG5550 Research Design (ID 6181) EDUC5631 Approaches to Research (ID 3078)	up to 30 hours
S1, S2	SOCS5551	Master's Dissertation Part 1	Prerequisites: Students must have achieved 70 per cent or above MIXD5005 Designing Social Research (ID 7738)Or SOCS5003 Research DesignAnd approval of the course coordinator to undertake this unit Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	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	Prerequisites: Students must have achieved 70 per cent or above in SOCS5003 Research Design and have approval of the course coordinator to undertake this unit. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil.	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	Prerequisites: Students must have achieved 70 per cent or above in SOCS5003 Research Design and have approval of the course coordinator to undertake this unit. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil.	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
S2	ECON5541	Economics for Business: Applications and Policy	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: ECON5503 Economic Management and Strategy; ECON1000 ECON1101 or equivalent.	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	MGMT5507	Management and Organisations	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: MGMT1136 Management and Organisations	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	MKTG5561	Marketing Management	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: MKTG5550 Marketing Principles	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	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: ACCT1101 Financial Accounting, ACCT5602 Accounting	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	MGMT5504	Data Analysis and Decision Making	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: MGMT5513 Data Driven 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	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: POLS8603 International Relations in the Asia–Pacific Region; POLS5631 International Relations of the Asia–Pacific: the Role of Major Powers; POLS5632 Major Issues and Regional Organisations in the Asia–Pacific
NS	POLS5651	Global Political Economy	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: POLS8605 States and International Political Economy; POLS5652 International Political Economy: Dynamics of Crises	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	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	seminars: 18 hours
NS	POLS5501	The Politics of Public Policy	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS5214 Public Policy	Seminars for this unit are delivered intensively
NS	POLS5503	Public Administration	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	Seminars: delivered intensively
NS	SOCS5672	Global Development Debates	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: POLS5672 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.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).

Additional rules

Credit

14. 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.