Courses in Asian Studies

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Asian Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
ASIAN 702   Approaches to Research in Asian Studies    Semester 1
ASIAN 712    Dissertation on Translation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
ASIAN 756    Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 
Chinese
Course Title Available in 2026
CHINESE 739   Educational Linguistics in Chinese    Semester 1
 
Comparative Literature
Course Title Available in 2026
COMPLIT 705   Reading Across Cultures    Semester 1
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 737AB   Rethinking History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Japanese
Course Title Available in 2026
JAPANESE 702   Topics in Japanese Culture and Society    Semester 1
JAPANESE 706    Advanced Japanese Language Acquisition 1    Semester 1
JAPANESE 707   Advanced Japanese Language Acquisition 2    Semester 1
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Asian Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
ASIAN 702   Approaches to Research in Asian Studies    Semester 1
ASIAN 712    Dissertation on Translation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
ASIAN 756    Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
ASIAN 791   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
ASIAN 793AB   Thesis    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 
Chinese
Course Title Available in 2026
CHINESE 739   Educational Linguistics in Chinese    Semester 1
 
Comparative Literature
Course Title Available in 2026
COMPLIT 705   Reading Across Cultures    Semester 1
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 737AB   Rethinking History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Japanese
Course Title Available in 2026
JAPANESE 702   Topics in Japanese Culture and Society    Semester 1
JAPANESE 706    Advanced Japanese Language Acquisition 1    Semester 1
JAPANESE 707   Advanced Japanese Language Acquisition 2    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Chinese
Course Title Not taught 2026
CHINESE 737 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 740 Chinese Teaching Pedagogy Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 741 Acquisition of Chinese Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 742 Professional Learning for Chinese Teachers Not taught in 2026
 
Comparative Literature
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMPLIT 703/703AB Rethinking Literary Translation Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 707AB Early Modern Japanese Lives Not taught in 2026
 
Japanese
Course Title Not taught 2026
JAPANESE 702 Topics in Japanese Culture and Society Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 703 Topics in Japanese Language and Linguistics Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 745/745AB Directed Study Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 746AB Research Essay Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 747/747AB Directed Study Not taught in 2026
 
Asian Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
ASIAN 708 Religion in Modern Japanese Society Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 710 Translation Project Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 711 Research Project in Translation Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 752 A Course-linked Research Topic Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 754 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 755 Directed Study Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 757 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 758/758AB Research Essay Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 759 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 780/780AB Research Project Not taught in 2026
 
Chinese
Course Title Not taught 2026
CHINESE 724 Chinese Film and Popular Culture Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 727 Chinese New Zealanders Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 729/729AB Special Topic Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 730/730AB Directed Study Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 731 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 732 Directed Study Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 735 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics Not taught in 2026
 
Japanese
Course Title Not taught 2026
JAPANESE 748 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Japanese
Course Title Not taught 2026
JAPANESE 702 Topics in Japanese Culture and Society Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 703 Topics in Japanese Language and Linguistics Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 745/745AB Directed Study Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 746AB Research Essay Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 747/747AB Directed Study Not taught in 2026
JAPANESE 748 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
 
Chinese
Course Title Not taught 2026
CHINESE 737 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 740 Chinese Teaching Pedagogy Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 741 Acquisition of Chinese Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 742 Professional Learning for Chinese Teachers Not taught in 2026
 
Comparative Literature
Course Title Not taught 2026
COMPLIT 703/703AB Rethinking Literary Translation Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 707AB Early Modern Japanese Lives Not taught in 2026
 
Japanese
Course Title Not taught 2026
JAPANESE 702 Topics in Japanese Culture and Society Not taught in 2026
 
Asian Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
ASIAN 710 Translation Project Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 711 Research Project in Translation Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 752 A Course-linked Research Topic Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 754 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 755 Directed Study Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 757 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 758/758AB Research Essay Not taught in 2026
ASIAN 759 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
 
Chinese
Course Title Not taught 2026
CHINESE 724 Chinese Film and Popular Culture Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 727 Chinese New Zealanders Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 729/729AB Special Topic Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 730/730AB Directed Study Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 731 Research Essay Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 732 Directed Study Not taught in 2026
CHINESE 735 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics Not taught in 2026