University of Tasmania, Australia

What is Honours?

Honours is a 1 year full time or 2 consecutive years part time course that adds a significant dimension to your degree. Some students continue on to Honours in order to 'value-add' their Arts degree; others do it in order to make them eligible for entry to a higher degree (Masters or PhD). In the Asian Languages and Studies Program you can undertake Honours in Asian Studies, Chinese, Indonesian or Japanese. Combined Honours programs are also possible.

How do I apply?

• Eligible students in particular disciplines are invited to do Honours in a letter which will be sent out in Semester 2.
• If you do not receive an invitation you may still apply for admission to an Honours program. You must submit an application form (obtainable from Student Administration) by mid-December.

What does it comprise?

Honours programs in this Program comprise two coursework units (the compulsory unit HMA414 plus one other, a total of approximately 4 contact hours per week) in first semester and a research thesis in second semester.

Some recent thesis titles

• Why are Some Bodies Worth More Than Others?  Commodification, Gifting and the Bangladeshi Kidney Trade and Indian Surrogacy Programs
• The Effect of British Colonial Writing on Orang Asli History and Identity in Peninsula Malaysia.
• Picturing the Universal:  Photography, Identity and Representation in Postwar Japan.
• Dismantling the Centre through Subaltern Burakumin Narratives: Nakagami Kenji's Writing Back to Japan.
• The Sexual Exploitation of Foreign Women in Modern Japan: An Analysis into the Trafficking and De-humanisation of Comfort Women and Entertainment Workers.
• Chinese Diaspora in Tasmania: Culture, Racism and Habitus
• Face of the Foreign: A historical, orthographic and perceptual analysis of the nature of foreign inclusion represented by gairaigo (loanwords) in Japanese
• Digital nationalism: Expressions of Indonesian Nationalism in the Communication Age
• Volunteer Tourism: Does it have a place in Development?

	Coursework	Thesis
Asian Studies	HMA414 Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in Asian Contexts plus HMA404 Guided Reading Program	HMA402 Thesis (full time) or HMA460 Thesis A (part-time) plus HMA461 Thesis B (part-time)
Chinese	HMA414 Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in Asian Contexts plus HMC403 Guided Reading for Honours in Chinese	HMC404 Thesis (full time) or HMC460 Thesis A (part-time) plus HMC461 Thesis B (part-time)
Indonesian	HMA414 Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in Asian Contexts plus HMN403 Guided Reading for Honours in Indonesian	HMN405 Thesis (full time) or HMN460 Thesis A (part-time) plus HMN461 Thesis B (part-time)
Japanese	HMA414 Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in Asian Contexts plus one of the following: HMJ409 Guided Reading for Japanese HMJ411 The Text in Contemporary Japan	HMJ415 Thesis (full time) or HMJ460 Thesis A (part-time) plus HMJ461 Thesis B (part-time)

It is also possible to undertake some or all of the coursework for language Honours programs at universities in China, Indonesia or Japan . Where UTAS has an exchange agreement with the university, there are no extra fees, students just pay HECS. There are university scholarships for which you can apply, to cover travel costs. See Scholarships.

Contact

The Honours Coordinator

Tel + 61 3 6226 2342

Email: Asian Languages and Studies