Program Overview

You could be a tourist in your own city to get a new perspective. You could study community development or international aid – or learn to put your creative thinking to work for government agencies, corporations or organisations anywhere in the world.

The Bachelor of Arts embraces new directions in teaching and practice-based learning to train the thinkers and researchers of the 21st century. Many of the biggest and most vital issues we face today are about human society and the human condition. How can we understand who we are, how we want to live, or what kind of society we want to create, without the insights, knowledge and skills provided by the humanities?

In this degree you will learn to put theory into practice in a way that is recognised and valued by employers.

Major: Asian Studies

This three-year degree offers you the opportunity to study the politics, history, societies, economies, media and religions of the Asian region. It's possible to combine an Asian Studies major with a second major (or minor) in Indonesian or Japanese language.  

If you love to travel, you can study with our international partners in southeast Asia and gain credit for your Murdoch degree.

Asian Studies helps you resolve complex issues in Australian and Asian contexts.  Working with world-leading scholars of the Asia region, you’ll develop important cross-cultural skills, knowledge and analytical proficiency that are valued by government and other employers.

3 reasons to study Asian Studies at Murdoch

• Study in-country programs in Indonesia, Japan and elsewhere, which are often supported by scholarships.
• Learn with world-leading academics in anthropology, sociology, politics, language, history, development and other disciplines.
• Gain high-priority professional and cultural skills that can shape your future career.

What you’ll learn

• How Asia has shaped the global present and will influence the world’s future.
• Interpret representations of Asia, and why they matter.
• Research skills to evaluate competing sources of knowledge and analyse complex issues.
• Effectively communicate ideas and persuade others.  
• Design and manage sophisticated projects.  
• Diverse skills to work with people from a range of cultural backgrounds.