304136 v.2 Master of Arts (Asian Studies)

Introduction

This research course provides an opportunity to complete an extended piece of original work under the supervision of a staff member with interest and expertise in an appropriate research area culminating in the production of a thesis making a significant contribution in the field.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

A bachelor degree with honours or equivalent or a postgraduate or graduate diploma in a discipline relevant to a proposed research topic. Students may be required to complete a unit in research methods before being admitted into the course.

Duration and Availability

The course is by research and normally requires one to two years of full-time or equivalent part-time study.

Course Organisation

This course is studied as a research degree. The content of the degree should be determined in consultation with the Postgraduate Coordinator, School of Languages and Intercultural Education. Students without prior studies in research methods and statistical data analysis will be required to undertake relevant preparatory units. This may increase the stated course duration.

Special Note

It is a requirement that two-thirds of this course is undertaken by research and only one-third by coursework. Students should not enrol in this research degree to receive the related Postgraduate Diploma but rather have undertaken it as a requisite for admission.

Availability

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

Curtin University of Technology
Current as of: July 7, 2004
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