Get to know one of Australia's closest neighbours in this major covering Indonesian history, politics, culture, society, and its official language, Bahasa Indonesia.
With over 270 million inhabitants, Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous nation and is predicted to be the world’s fourth or fifth largest economy in the next decade.
You will learn about Indonesia's emergence as a strategic and economic powerhouse, how its future is informed by the past and by the hundreds of ethnic traditions that have been undergoing sustained revival since the early 2000s.
With graduates in professions across industries including business, tourism, law and mining, studying Indonesian can set you up for a career in just about anything.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Data operations associate
- Indonesian language teacher
- International business translator/interpreter
- Foreign language analyst
- Conference translator/interpreter
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Online study
- Overseas study
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Introductory Indonesian A
- Southeast Asia in the Modern World
- A History of Hinduism in India and Beyond: ritual, yoga, freedom
- Indonesian Contemporary Culture
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