Indonesian

Choose a major in Indonesian

Explore a different culture.

Indonesia is our nearest neighbour and home to more than 260 million people. It has a rich cultural history—and is undergoing a period of unprecedented political, social and economic change. Flinders University is the only university in South Australia to offer Indonesian; students from other universities can enrol through cross-institutional arrangements. Studying Indonesian is a vital key to understanding our region. In addition to your new language skills, you’ll learn how Indonesia works and the ways people think, feel and live together. You can choose to seize one of the many opportunities to study, attend an event or undertake work experience in Indonesia. After graduation you may find yourself taking part in the exciting development in our region through foreign affairs, diplomacy, journalism, healthcare, security, international aid, law, business or education.

Add Indonesian to your degree

Why study Indonesian?

Add Bahasa Indonesia to your repertoire
Take advantage of cross-institutional study
Study in Indonesia and immerse yourself in a different culture
Develop confidence, open-mindedness and cultural understanding with an international focus
A strong Australia-Indonesia relationship is of vital importance to Australia
Add Indonesian to your current degree, or study a Bachelor of Languages
Beginner to advanced levels available

What you will study

Reading, writing, listening to and speaking Bahasa Indonesian
Cultural studies
History and mythology
Literature, film and theatre
Indonesian culture and society
Indonesian musical cultures
Indonesian for special purposes

Add Indonesian to your degree

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Bachelor of Arts and Science

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Languages

Bachelor of Languages

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)

Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Special Education

Bachelor of Languages, Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Bachelor of Arts - Enhanced Program for High Achievers

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary R-7)

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences

Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science

Bachelor of Business

How many topics will you study?

An Indonesian major is made up of 36 units, including:

two Year 1 topics (9 units)
two Year 2 topics (9 units)
two Year 3 topics (9 units)
plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics.

Indonesian can also be taken as a minor. Your 22.5 units will include:

two Year 1 topics (9 units)
two Year 2 topics (9 units)
plus an additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics.

Indonesian is only offered as an extended major if you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Languages.

Add a year of Honours

Kickstart your career or future in research with one extra year.

By adding just one year full-time to your undergraduate degree, you can graduate with Honours. Enhance your career prospects, delve deeper into knowledge or launch yourself into the world of research.

Explore your honours year

Combine your Flinders degree with a Diploma in Languages

Take steps towards a rewarding and fascinating career, and gain expertise in communication, critical thinking, research, planning and negotiation.

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Your career

Potential areas of employment include tourism agencies, foreign language teaching, international trade, finance and commerce, diplomatic and defence agencies, translating services, and international development.

Potential occupations include:

international trade officer
translator and interpreter
settlement support officer
international student advisor
foreign language intelligence analyst
project officer in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
international journalist.

Potential employers include:

government departments and agencies
international not-for-profits
media companies
travel publications
airlines and travel companies.

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Learning Indonesian at Flinders has been a great experience, the small class sizes helped in providing an engaging and productive language learning environment. With immersion days which connect students to the local Indonesian community and introduces us to aspects of Indonesian culture such as games, slang, the program is an amazing space to make new friends. I even got to go on exchange to Indonesia!

Christina Mathieson Bachelor of Languages, Bachelor of International Relations