Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Affairs (Ritsumeikan)

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Affairs requires the completion of 192 units, which must consist of:
 

24 units from completion of the following introductory courses:
 

For commencing Australian National University:

• ASIA1999 The Origins of Political Order in Asia
• INTR1021 Understanding Peace and Conflict
• PASI1011 Pacific Encounters: An introduction to Pacific Studies
• STST1001 Introduction to International Security Studies
   

For commencing Ritsumeikan University:

• BAPA1001 The Origins of Political Order in Asia
• BAPA1002 Understanding Peace and Conflict
• BAPA1003 Pacific Encounters: An introduction to Pacific Studies
• BAPA1004 Introduction to International Security Studies

 

24 units from completion of the following Capstone courses:
 

For commencing Australian National University:

• INTR3001 Humanitarianism: Principles, Politics and Practice
• INTR3002 Global Governance in the Asia-Pacific
• PASI3001 Politics and Development in the Contemporary Pacific
• STST3002 Australia’s Security in the Asian Century
   

For commencing Ritsumeikan University:

• BAPA3001 Humanitarianism: Principles, Politics and Practice
• BAPA3002 Global Governance in the Asia-Pacific
• BAPA3003 The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development
• BAPA3004 Australia’s Security in the Asian Century

 

A minimum of 6 units and a maximum of 12 units from completion of Politics and Government courses from the following list:

• ASIA2026 The Politics of China
• ASIA2031 Japanese Politics
• ASIA2045 Lies, Conspiracy and Propaganda
• ASIA2065 Asian Politics: From Concepts to Causes
• ASIA2070 Democracy in Southeast Asia
• ASIA2109 Violence, Poverty, and Politics in India
• ASIA2516 Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development
• POLS2055 Pacific Politics

 

A minimum of 6 units and a maximum of 12 units from completion of International Relations and Security courses from the following list:

• ASIA2017 History of International Relations in Northeast Asia
• ASIA2111 Indonesian Foreign and Security Policy
• INTR2010 International Relations in the Asia-Pacific
• INTR2012 Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
• INTR2014 Indian Foreign and Security Policy
• INTR2016 US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia
• INTR2018 Japanese Foreign and Security Policy
• INTR2020 (In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula
• INTR2024 Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
• INTR2028 Regionalism, Rights and Order in Southeast Asia
• STST2001 Security Concepts in the Asia Pacific
• STST2124 Politics of Nuclear Weapons
• WARS2001 Theories of War: An historical and global perspective
• WARS2002 The Vietnam Wars: 1941-1989

 

A minimum of 6 units and a maximum of 12 units from completion of Conflict and Peace-building courses from the following list:

• ASIA2081 Human Rights in Asia
• ASIA2087 Peace Building in the Pacific and Asia
• ASIA2093 Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific
• DIPL2000 Leadership and Diplomacy
• INTR2047 Human Security: Conflict, Displacement and Peace Building
• PASI3013 Environment and Development in the Pacific
• POLS2123 Peace and Conflict Studies

 

A minimum of 6 units and a maximum of 12 units from completion of History and Cultural courses from the following list:

• ASIA2037 History of Modern China
• ASIA2041 Mainland Southeast Asia: Colonial and Postcolonial Predicaments
• ASIA2067 Economies of Emerging Asia
• ASIA2165 Islam in Southeast Asia
• ASIA2301 Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific
• ASIA2302 Culture and Modernity in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives
• ASIA2304 What is Literature? Asian Perspectives
• ASIA2307 History of Empire in Asia
• ASIA2308 Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific
• PASI2001 Pacific Studies in a Globalizing World
• PASI2002 Australia in Oceania in the 19th and 20th centuries
• WARS2003 The Korean War
• WARS2004 War in the Islands: The Second World War in the Pacific

 

A maximum of 24 units from completion of Japanese Language courses from the following list:

• JPNS1012 Japanese 1: Spoken
• JPNS1014 Japanese 1: Written
• JPNS2003 Japanese 2: Spoken
• JPNS2005 Japanese 2: Written
• JPNS2012 Japanese 3
• JPNS2013 Japanese 4
• JPNS3001 Japanese 5
• JPNS3002 Japanese 6
• 96 units from completion of courses in the Bachelor of Global Liberal Arts at Ritsumeikan University.
   

Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7.0 scale) following completion of 48 units of study to be eligible to continue in the dual degree.
 

Students who commence at ANU and do not meet this hurdle requirement will be transferred to the Bachelor of Asian Studies.
 

Students who commence at RU and do not meet this hurdle requirement will be transferred to the Bachelor of Global Liberal Arts (single degree).
 

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Admission Requirements

1. An ATAR of 82 or an equivalent rank derived from an Australian Year 12 qualification or international equivalent
2. The ANU English Language Admission Requirements for admission into a Bachelor Degree program, as advertised by ANU at time of application
    

Adjustment Factors

Adjustment factors are additional points added to an applicant's Selection Rank (for example an applicant's ATAR). ANU offers adjustment factors based on performance and equity principles, such as for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. 
 

Selection Rank adjustments are granted in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustment factors and maximum 10 equity-based adjustment factors) can be awarded. 
 

You may be considered for adjustment factors if you have:

• applied for an eligible ANU Bachelor degree program
• undertaken Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate
• achieved an ATAR or equivalent at or above 70
• not previously attempted tertiary study.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,176.00