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ASNS1602: Asia: Past, Present, Future

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ASNS1602: Asia: Past, Present, Future

2026 unit information

This unit looks at Asia's past, present and future in a global perspective. It makes use of the new approaches of world history and big history, and moves along large spatial and temporal scales. This unit prepares students to make sense of specific Asia-related subjects offered in more advanced units of study. In doing so, we will also examine some of the challenges Asia is facing today and think about Asia's place in our increasingly globalised world.

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Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Details

高清福利片 level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	Asian Studies
Credit points	6

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Prerequisites: ?	None
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. explain how thresholds of increasing complexity, differing scales of time and space, and collective learning help us understand past, present, and future events in Asia as part of a larger narrative
LO2. integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to evaluate the history of Asia as part of the history of the Earth and the Universe
LO3. define major features which shaped past and present Asia
LO4. describe the changing characteristics of Asian societies
LO5. analyse accelerating global change as reflected in Asia
LO6. identify important human and environmental issues that may affect the future of Asia
LO7. propose a vision of the future of Asia based on new understandings of the past
LO8. use key historical and scientific concepts and facts in constructing explanations
LO9. evaluate, analyse, and synthesise primary and secondary sources to form well-crafted written and oral arguments.

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Semester 1 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

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Semester 1 2021	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 1 2021	Normal day	Remote	View
Semester 1 2022	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 1 2022	Normal day	Remote	View
Semester 1 2023	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
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Semester 1 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

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ASNS1602: Asia: Past, Present, Future

2026 unit information

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Details

Enrolment rules

Learning outcomes

Unit availability

Modes of attendance (MoA)

Disclaimer

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