Global Vietnam is a two-week in-country intensive course that offers students the opportunity to experience first-hand the imbricated issues of gender, labour and migration in contemporary Vietnam from a broad cultural studies perspective. The course is based in Hanoi, the nation’s capital, and in addition to offering basic language and cultural awareness instruction (i.e., survival language and etiquette), draws upon expertise from ANU staff, local academics, governmental officials and NGO staff. The broad themes of the course will be engaged through the study of specific topics (e.g., factory work; marriage migration; human trafficking; development and sustainability; youth, gender identity and social mobility/displacement) from multiple disciplinary perspectives (e.g., cultural studies, sociology, gender studies, anthropology, the fine arts). Though the focus will be on the contemporary period, we will endeavour throughout to situate the course themes and discussions in a historical perspective.
Students will only be permitted to travel upon completion of ANU required documentation, including, where required, the travel to a high risk destination form and the approval of all documentation by the relevant delegate.
Disclaimer: Applicants are advised that due to circumstances beyond the University's control (for example, specific international security concerns and international health crises) it may not be possible for students to commence or complete this course as advertised.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- critically analyse scholarly work on gender, labour, mobility and social and cultural change as these pertain to Vietnam;
- provide in-depth analysis of the ways in which these core themes are made meaningful for people in lived contexts and express this in written work, thus gaining insight into some of the major challenges around gender, labour, and migration in twentieth-century and contemporary Vietnam;
- use empirical case examples to produce extended explorations of key concepts, themes and theories from history, anthropology, gender studies, and the other disciplinary areas covered in the course, through a first-hand appreciation of conditions in contemporary urban and rural Vietnam;
- select, analyse and present materials on contemporary issues pertaining to Vietnamese people; and
- demonstrate familiarity with basic Vietnamese language and social conventions.
Work Integrated Learning
Fieldwork
Other Information
Some of the trip options may require students to safely traverse 2-3km over uneven ground at a moderate pace, and stay in basic cabins and dorms rooms.
Indicative Assessment
- Online "Survival Vietnamese" language and culture module (to be completed prior to departure) (10%) Learning outcome 5 (10) [LO null]
- Oral presentation, 10-15 mins in Hanoi (20%) Learning outcomes 1- 4 (20) [LO null]
- Research essay, 5000 words (due after travel component): (40%) Learning outcomes 1-4 (40) [LO null]
- Reflective journal, 2500 words (30%) Learning outcomes 1-4 (30) [LO null]
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Workload
130 of total student learning time, comprising:
a) 10 hours of online language instruction;
b) 65 hours of contact during two weeks of intensive study on-site in Hanoi, and including two preparatory seminars on campus in the months prior to travel; and
c) 55 hours of individual and group study, in Hanoi and at home.
Inherent Requirements
To complete this course, students must participate in the 3- week long field trip to an overseas and/or isolated field location. In order to participate in the trip, students must have the ability to:
- Undertake autonomous travel internationally;
- Monitor and manage their own health while studying with a group of people in an international and/or isolated field location; and
- to engage with local people, customs and practices.
Students who cannot meet these requirements will not be able to participate in the trip and therefore cannot complete the course.
For more information, please refer to the CASS trip information page.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
All texts will be supplied on Wattle.Preliminary Reading
All texts will be supplied on Wattle.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $6360 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9342 | 01 Oct 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | In Person | N/A |