ObjectivesEast Asia, comprising China, Japan and Korea, is a vibrant and important region of the world in the twenty-first century. It is a region of fascinating cultures and arts that are having an increasing impact and influence on the West, such as traditional art forms and martial arts or modern exciting literature and cinema. It is also one of the most important economic regions of the world.
Entry requirements-GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -International Baccalaureate - 32 points
Academic titleEast Asian Studies and Management BA
Course descriptionThis is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Introduction to Behaviour at Work
-Introduction to Operations Management
-Principles of Marketing
-Gender in East Asia
-Introduction to Management Accounting
-The History of Korea
-The Transformation of East Asia
-Understanding Japan
-Business Microeconomics
-Financial Accounting Introduction 1
-Financial Accounting Introduction 2
-Introduction to Operations Management
-Introductory Business Statistics A
-Introductory Business Statistics B
-Management Information Systems
-Principles of Marketing
-Quantitative and IT Skills B
-Quantitative and Information Technology Skills A
-Understanding China I
-Understanding China II
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Business Research Methods
-Business Statistics
-Business and the Economy of Japan
-China, 1914-78: Modernity and Revolution
-Contemporary Chinese Society
-Contemporary Japanese Society
-Contemporary Korean Society
-Economic Principles and Management
-Empire and Culture in East Asia to 1945
-Financial Management
-Human Resource Management
-Information Systems Development
-Intermediate Financial Accounting
-Intermediate Management Accounting
-Introduction to Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing
-Law for Management
-Organisational Behaviour
-Political Development of East Asia
-Postwar Japanese Politics
-Principles of Consumer Behaviour
-Principles of Operations Management
-Project Management
-State and Economy in Contemporary China
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Business and Society in East Asia
-An Introduction to Financial Derivatives
-Business Strategy
-Business and Management in Contemporary China
-Business and Management in Contemporary Korea
-Corporate Finance
-Corporate Social Responsibility
-Critical Perspectives in Work & Organisational Psychology
-East Asian Dissertation
-Group Project in Management
-Group Project in Management
-Independent Study (Dissertation)
-Industrial Relations
-Integrated Marketing Communications
-International Business
-Language and Organisation
-Management Consulting
-Technology Management
-The East Asian Economic Miracle
-Work and Society in Japan
-Work-Related Learning