Transfer Equivalency List from ANU to RU

The following equivalency table indicates how the Australian National University (ANU) courses will transfer to Ritsumeikan University (RU) and fulfill GLA’s program requirements. Course transfer from RU to ANU to fulfill ANU’s program requirements will be determined by ANU. Contact the ANU Program Convenor for details (bapa.bell@anu.edu.au).

Students must earn a grade of either HD, D, CR, P, or PS in ANU courses to transfer them to RU.
The following equivalency table reflects information currently available at GLA. Students who would like to take ANU courses unlisted on the equivalency table must contact the Academic Advising Center for the course evaluation PRIOR TO registering for the courses in question.
Courses taken at an institution other than ANU (e.g., RU’s study abroad programs) will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Students must contact the Academic Advising Center for details.

Transfer Equivalency Table

ES: Essentials of Global Liberal Arts
CO: Cosmopolitan Studies
CI: Civilization Studies
IN: Innovation Studies

JA: Japanese Studies Cluster
LA: Language Studies
CA: Capstone

ANU		RU
Course No.	Title	Course No.	Title	Credits	Equivalent Course Enrollment at RU*	Subject Group
BAPA1004** (STST1001)	Introduction to International Security Studies**	CGL19ES2091E	Global Conflicts: An Introduction	4		ES
BAPA1002** (INTR1021)	Understanding Peace and Conflict**	CGL19ES2092E	Globalization and International Relations: An Introduction	4
BAPA1001 (ASIA1999)	The Origins of Political Order in Asia	CGL19ES2093E	Introduction to Asian Studies	4	◯
BAPA1003 (PASI1011)	Pacific Encounters: An Introduction to Pacific Studies	CGL19ES2093E	Introduction to Asian Studies	4	◯
ASIA2006	Gender in Korean History [Effective Fall 2023]	CGL19CO3191E	Asia and the World in Historical Perspective	4	◯	CO
ASIA2009	The Making of Modern Japan: From Samurai to Economic Superpower and Beyond [Effective Spring 2022]
ASIA2037	History of Modern China
ASIA2040	The Making of Modern Korea [Effective Spring 2021]
ASIA2041	Mainland Southeast Asia: Colonial and Postcolonial Predicaments
ASIA2067	Asian Economies (Previously “Economies of Emerging Asia” until 2021)
ASIA2222	Taiwanese Society and Politics [Effective Fall 2023]
ASIA2271	The Making of South Asia
ASIA2301	Human Migration and Expansion in the Rise of the Asia-Pacific
ASIA2307	History of Empire in Asia
ASIA2366	Foundations of Chinese Culture [Effective Fall 2023]
ASIA3029	Reconciliation and the Memory of Conflict in Asia [Effective Spring 2022]
WARS2004	War in the Islands: The Second World War in the Pacific


ASIA2054	Chinese Philosophy: Creation and Development [Effective Spring 2022]	CGL19CO3196E	Regional Diversity in Cultural Perspective	4	◯
ASIA2074	Popular Culture in East Asia [Effective Fall 2020]

ASIA2099	Social Power in China: Family and Connections (Previously "Foundations of Chinese Society: Friends, Family, Connections" until 2023)
ASIA2116	India’s Culture Wars [Effective Fall 2022]
ASIA2165	Islam in Southeast Asia
ASIA2302	Culture and Modernity in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives
ASIA2304	What is Literature? Asian Perspectives
ASIA2308	Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA2747	Airlines in Asia and the Pacific: Histories, Technologies, Cultures, and Geographies [Effective Fall 2023]
ASIA2311	Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific [Effective Spring 2021]
PASI2001	Pacific Studies in a Globalizing World
ASIA3032	Digital Asia: Technology and Society [Effective Spring 2022]
JPNS3006	Advanced Japanese: Language in Context
JPNS3008	Advanced Japanese: Readings in Literature
PASI2002	Australia in Oceania in 19th and 20th centuries
PASI3002	Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific [Effective Spring 2021]
ASIA2026	The Politics of China	CGL19CI3291E	Comparative Politics in Asia	4	◯	CI
ASIA2045	Lies, Conspiracy and Propaganda
ASIA2065	Asia’s Changing Politics in Comparative Perspective (Previously “Asian Politics: From Concepts to Causes” until 2021)
ASIA2070	Democracy in Southeast Asia
ASIA2096	North Korea: History, Culture, Politics [Effective Fall 2023]
ASIA2109	Violence, Poverty, and Politics in India
ASIA2516	Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development
POLS2055	Pacific Politics
ASIA1035	Introduction to Asian Politics
ASIA2111	Indonesian Foreign and Security Policy	CGL19CI3293E	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific	4	◯
ASIA2017	History of International Relations in Northeast Asia
ASIA 3021	Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century [Effective Fall 2020]
DIPL2001	The Role of Non-State Actors in Asia-Pacific Diplomacy [Effective Spring 2022]
INTR2010	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific
INTR2012	Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
INTR2014	Indian Foreign and Security Policy
INTR2016	US Foreign and Security Policy in Asia
INTR2028	Regionalism, Rights, and Order in Southeast Asia
ASIA2060	Southeast Asian Security [Effective Spring 2022]	CGL19CI3295E	War and Peace in the Globalizing World	4	◯
INTR1022	Peacebldg and Cnflct Resolution
INTR2020	(In)Stability on the Korean Peninsula
INTR2024	Nuclear Politics in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
WARS2001	Theories of War: An Historical and global perspective
WARS2002	The Vietnam Wars: 1941-1989
WARS2003	The Korean War [Effective Spring 2021]
STST2001	Security Concepts in the Asia-Pacific
STST2124	Politics of Nuclear Weapons
STST2131	Security Communities: From War to Peace
STST3003	Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World [Effective Spring 2022]
ASIA2081	Human Rights in Asia	CGL19IN3391E	Human Security in Developing Societies	4	◯	IN
ASIA2087	Peace Building in the Pacific and Asia
ASIA2093	Natural Resource Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific
GEND2021	Trauma, Memory, and Culture
INTR2047	Human Security: Conflict, Displacement and Peace Building
PASI3013 (PASI2003)	Environment and Development in the Pacific
POLS2123	Peace and Conflict Studies
STST2003	Australia and Security in the Pacific Islands [Effective Spring 2022]
DIPL2000**	Leadership and Diplomacy**	CGL19IN3399E	Leadership in Global Perspective	4
ANIP3003	Australian National Internships Program A	GLA1282	Internship 2 (2 credits x 2 = 4 credits)	4 (2 x 2)
SCOM2006	Science and Humour	LAST 2000	Special Lecture (Science and Technology)	4
JPNS2012	Japanese 3	CGL19JA2911J	Japanese Language and Culture I	4	◯	JA
JPNS3001	Japanese 5	CGL19JA2911J	Japanese Language and Culture I	4	◯
JPNS2013	Japanese 4	CGL19JA2961J	Japanese Language and Culture II	4	◯
JPNS3002	Japanese 6	CGL19JA2961J	Japanese Language and Culture II	4	◯
INTR2018	Japanese Foreign and Security Policy	CGL19JA3591E	Politics and Foreign Relations of Japan	4	◯
ASIA2031	Japanese Politics
ASIA3027	Issues in Japanese Policy in Their Global Context
JPNS1012**	Japanese 1-Spoken**	CGL19LA1911J	Japanese Language I	2		LA
JPNS1014**	Japanese 1-Written**	CGL19LA1912J	Japanese Language II	2
JPNS2003**	Japanese 2-Spoken**	CGL19LA1913J	Japanese Language III	2
JPNS2005**	Japanese 2-Written**	CGL19LA1914J	Japanese Language IV	2
BAPA3001** (INTR3001)	Humanitarianism: Principles, Politics and Practice**	CGL19CA4091E	Capstone Studies in Normative Perspective to Globalization	4		CA
BAPA3004** (STST3002)	Australia’s Security in the Asian Century**	CGL19CA4092E	Capstone Studies in Geohistorical Perspective to Globalization	4
BAPA3003** (PASI3001)	Politics and Development in the Contemporary Pacific** (The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development)	CGL19CA4093E	Capstone Studies in Development and Social Change	4
BAPA3002** (INTR3002)	Global Governance in the Asia-Pacific**	CGL19CA4094E	Capstone Studies in Governance Studies	4

〇 : Students who would like to register for these RU courses after earning credits for the corresponding ANU courses must obtain an academic advisor’s approval.
** : Students cannot receive credits for these ANU courses if they have already earned credits for the corresponding RU courses.