Universities Australia Australian National University Courses Master of Engaging Asia

Master of Engaging Asia
at Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

Tuition Fee AU$ 48,802
Country Rank#6
Duration18 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

This degree positions you to lead effective, deep, and engaged relationships with Asia in applied contexts. How will Asia and our region respond to rising inequality, social upheaval, climate change, border challenges, and transformative technologies? This degree offers the comparative and self-reflective perspective necessary for intercultural leadership skills. Approaching the idea of international engagement from multiple angles and cultural viewpoints, this program critically evaluates how histories, geopolitics, diasporas, and popular culture shape relationships between Australia and Asia. In a world where many shared global challenges require nuanced understandings of environmental crisis, technological innovation, and public health, this degree gives you humanistic and social science tools to address these STEM sites of crisis in historically informed and culturally sensitive ways. You can pursue advanced study in areas of international engagement, social change, political transformation, health crisis, and environmental challenges, while you have the opportunity to apply these regional understandings to such fields as business, diplomacy, tourism, environmental management, and public policy in courses offered across the ANU. In this program, you can develop long-term networks with leading experts in regional affairs. The ANU is home to one of the largest concentrations of scholars focusing on Asia in the world. It offers world-class language training and provides notable opportunities for in-country experiences. In this degree, you build a flexible skill set for professional advancement that allows you to approach key challenges in the region with rigor, empathy, and nuance.

Course Content
Program Structure:

The Master of Engaging Asia requires completion of 72 units which must consist of:

12 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- ASIA8040 Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century
- ASIA8050 Social Conflict and Environmental Challenges in Asia and the Pacific
A minimum of 12 units from completion of the following comparative courses:
- ASIA8020 National and Transnational Histories in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA8021 Activism and Social Change in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA8022 Approaching Asia and the Pacific: Concepts, Tools, Methods
- ASIA8023 Race, Culture and the Asian Body in the Age of Biotech
- ASIA8038 Cultural Creativity and Research in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA8048 Disasters and Epidemics in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia and the Pacific
A minimum of 12 units from completion of courses in one or more of the following thematic clusters:

Asia's Regional Transformations
- ASIA8011 Rethinking Northeast Asia: Region, Culture and Society
- ASIA6099 Social Power in China: Family and Connections
- ASIA6030 History of the State System in Southeast Asia
- ASIA6022 Special Topics in Asian and Pacific Studies
- ASIA6176 India’s Culture Wars
- IDEC8021 The Chinese Economy
- POGO8220 Issues in Japanese Policy
International Engagement with and within Asia
- ASIA8049 International History from Asia and the Pacific: Framing Critical Perspectives
- INTR8017 Issues in Australian Foreign Policy
- INTR8022 International Relations in the Asia-Pacific
- INTR8060 China's Global Engagement
- INTR8074 Chinese Thinking on International Relations
- Asia's Social, Political, and Environmental Challenges
- EMDV8009 Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
- REGN8051 Regulating Asia
- STST8002 The New Power Politics of Asia
- STST8068 Asian Strategy and Security: History, Theory and Practice
A maximum of 12 units from completion of the following courses on applied international engagement:

Business
- BUSI7033 International Business Strategies
- BUSI7055 Asian Business Systems
Management
- BUSI7001 Managing the Global Supply Chain
- MGMT7107 Managing Across Cultures
Environment and Climate Change
- EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
- EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
Development
- ANTH8060 Gender in Resource and Environmental Management
- POGO8072 Development Theories and Themes
Tourism and Heritage
- HUMN8033 Tourism, Heritage and Globalization
- HUMN8035 Critical Issues in Intangible Heritage
Global Public Policy
- POGO8044 Global Social Policy
- POGO8045 International Policy Making in the Shadow of the Future
Diplomacy and Negotiation
- DIPL8001 Transnational Diplomacy
- DIPL8044 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
National Security
- NSPO8032 Geoeconomics and national security
- NPSO8034 China, America and National Security
Global Governance
- ANTH8107 Global governance and the role of Multilateral Development Banks
- LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication
- SCOM6029 Cross Cultural Perspectives in Science Communication
- A maximum of 6 units from completion of special topics course:
- ASIA6022 Special Topics in Asia and Pacific Studies
A maximum of 18 units of language courses from the following codes:
- Burmese Language (BURM)
- Chinese Language (CHIN)
- Hindi Language (HIND)
- Indonesian Language (INDN)
- Japanese Language (JPNS)
- Korean Language (KORE)
- Literary Chinese Language (CHIN)
- Mongolian Language (MNGL)
- Sanskrit Language (SKRT)
- Tetum Language (TETM)
- Thai Language (THAI)
- Tok Pisin (TOKP)
- Vietnamese Language (VIET)
- Tibetan Language (TIBN)
A maximum of 6 units of experiential courses from the following list:
- ASIA6018 Maps and Mapping in Asia and the Pacific
- ASIA8512 Supervised Project in Asia-Pacific Studies
- ANIP6503 Australian National Internships Program A
- ASIA6220 Asia Pacific In-Country Learning
- INDG8001 Indigenous Peoples and Development in Australia: principles and practices for Indigenous-led change
- INDG8003 Understanding Indigenous Wellbeing: Demographic and Socioeconomic Change
- INDG8004 Australian Indigenous Policy
- Vice-Chancellor courses (VCPG)
Entry Requirement
Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

• Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 5/7; or

• Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

• Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 and a Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7; or

• Graduate Diploma or international equivalent with a GPA 4/7; or

• 48 units of courses in a postgraduate program with a GPA of 4/7; or

• Graduate Certificate or international equivalent with a GPA of 4/7 and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

• Graduate Records Examination (GRE) General test, completed no more than 5 years before the time of application, with a minimum score of 155 for Verbal Reasoning, 155 for Quantitative Reasoning and 4.0 in Analytical Writing and a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program; or

A minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program.

In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.
Fees & Scholarships
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

$48,802.00
Career Prospect
Employment Opportunities

This degree allows professionals in a wide range of fields, such as the public service, business, consulting, public health, journalism, and non-profit management, the capacity to take a leadership role in advancing an organisation's engagement with Asia.

Cost Of Studying At Australian National University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Master of Engaging Asia at Australian National University