Further Enquiries

School of Social Sciences
Ground Floor, Napier Building
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA

Head of School
Professor Greg McCarthy
Ground Floor, Napier Building, Room G21
Contact via School Manager

School Manager
Ground Floor, Napier Building, Room G22
Shamira Barr 8313 5731
OH&S Management Rep

Senior Finance Officer
Ground Floor, Napier Building, Room G19
Martin Kusabs 8313 5947

School Finance Officer
Ground Floor, Napier Building, Room G17
Charmaine Guyo 8313 4288

Anthropology & Development Studies
School Office, Ground Floor, Napier Building
Sharon Lewis 8313 5730
School Timetable Officer

Asian Studies
School Office,
Level 5, Ligertwood Building
Sarah Hoggard 8313 5815
OH&S Officer and Staff Rep

Geography, Environment & Population
School Office, Ground Floor, Napier Building
Ryan Higgins 8313 5643

Gender Studies and Social Analysis
School Office, Ground Floor, Napier Building
8313 3737

Anthropology, Development Studies, Geography, Environment & Population and Gender Studies and Social Analysis assignments to be lodged at School Office on Napier, Ground Floor.

Asian Studies assignments to be lodged at Level 5 Ligertwood Building Office.

Honours in Asian Studies

Honours fields of study
Honours Options and Pre-requisites
Structure of Honours Program
Coursework in First Semester
Application Form And Handbook
Contact Us

Honours fields of study

There are three main areas which can be studied during an Honours year:

Honours in Chinese Studies
Honours in Japanese Studies
Honours in Asian Studies

Honours Options and Pre-requisites

BA Honours: with an Asian Language

Chinese/Japanese III with credit or above, or equivalent.
Three non-language Asian Studies or Asia-related subjects at a credit standard or above.

BA Honours: without an Asian Language

Four non-language Asian Studies or Asia-related subjects at a credit standard or above, and training in any one discipline in humanities and social sciences.

BA Honours: Joint Honours (with another department): with an Asian Language

Chinese/Japanese III with credit or above.
Two non-language, Asian Studies or Asia-related subjects at a credit standard or above, and
Acceptance as a Joint Honours candidate by the Department which will jointly participate in the student's Honours program.

BA Honours: Joint Honours (with another department): without an Asian Language

Three non-language, Asian Studies or Asia-related subjects at a credit standard or above, and
Acceptance as a Joint Honours candidate by the department which will jointly participate in the student's Honours program.

Structure of Honours Program

Semester 1

Semester 2

Theory and Methodology
in Asian Studies (25%)

Core Language or Special Topics
in Asian Studies (25%)

Thesis (50%)

The content of the course work for each individual student is decided by Asian Studies Honours Committee.

Coursework in First Semester

a) Theory and Methodology in Asian Studies: (Compulsory)

b.1) Core Language: (for an Option with an Asian language)

b.2) Special Topics in Asian Studies (for an Option without an Asian language)

Application Form and Handbook

If you are interested in applying, or just want to know more, you can download an Honours Application Form.

The 2012 Honours Handbook is available online here.

Contact Us

If you would like more information regarding the Honours Program in the Centre for Asian Studies, download the Honours Handbook or consult the Honours Coordinator, Dr Sejin Pak, email: sejin.pak@adelaide.edu.au