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2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Asia Pacific Studies and International Relations

Programme code:BA-APS&INTRUCAS code:TL32
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Ingo Cornils Contact address:i.cornils@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 365

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Programme specification:

The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines at level one;
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.

General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits. Students are required to take 60-65 credits in Asia Pacific Studies, 40 credits in International Relations and a 20 credit cornerstone module.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

MODL1100Politics, Culture and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED1110Comparative Politics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED1511International Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits form the following modules

EAST1051History and Culture of Imperial China20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST1070Modern China10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1080Chinese Culture in the Twentieth Century10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1263Japan in War and Peace10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1265Japan: History and International Politics10 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST1450Foundations of East Asia20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1550Introduction to East Asian Religions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Other relevant East Asian language or FLTU modules may be allowed with permission of Programme Manager

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following Asia Pacific Studies optional modules.
Please note that EAST1051 is mutually exclusive with both EAST1052 and EAST1053

EAST1010Basic Chinese Language 120 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1020Basic Chinese Language 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1051History and Culture of Imperial China20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST1052History and Culture of Early Imperial China10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1053History and Culture of Late Imperial China10 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST1070Modern China10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1080Chinese Culture in the Twentieth Century10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1210Basic Japanese Language (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1220Basic Japanese Language (2)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1263Japan in War and Peace10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1265Japan: History and International Politics10 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST1266Japan: A Cultural History from Buddhism to Murakami Haruki10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1450Foundations of East Asia20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1500Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1550Introduction to East Asian Religions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1703Basic Thai Language and Culture 120 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1704Basic Thai Language and Culture 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

As part of your induction to academic work, and in order to provide you with additional support in key areas of your programme, students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to undertake the following 5-credit Study Skills module. This module resides above the required 120 credits students take in Level 1 and as such it is not compulsory, but it draws together key guidance that augments provision elsewhere.

MODL1500LCS Academic Essentials5 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

PIED2501Theories of International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2558Security Studies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following modules over level 2 and level 3:

EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3035Energy Security: Global and Asian Perspectives20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will be required to study between 60 and 80 credits from the following optional modules over levels 2 and 3:

EAST2006China Since 197920 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2009Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2180An Introduction to Cantonese (1)10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2182Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers 110 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2190An Introduction to Cantonese (2)10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2192Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers 210 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2300Intermediate Japanese (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2305Intermediate Japanese 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2350Politics in Contemporary Japan20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST2470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2480Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2550Intermediate Chinese (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2570Intermediate Chinese (II)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2600Contemporary Southeast Asia20 credits 
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3035Energy Security: Global and Asian Perspectives20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3140Chinese Society20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3150Women and Family in Chinese Society20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3256Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3702Religion in Japan20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3707Buddhism: A Lived Tradition20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

- Level 2 students are strongly advised to take EAST2XXX-coded modules.
- Students may also take East Asian language modules with the permission of the Director/Programme Manager.
- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

PIED2100British Central Government20 creditsNot running in 201718
PIED2301Politics and Policy in the EU20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2403Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2448Politics of Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2455State and Politics in Africa20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2463United States Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2464United States Politics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2711Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects, plus at least 20-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject. Any remaining credits can be taken in either of the named subjects or as discovery modules. A maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules may be taken in level 3. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:

MODL3310Final Year Project: Extended Essay20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED3750Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following modules over level 2 and level 3:

EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3035Energy Security: Global and Asian Perspectives20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

- Students who fail one or more of these modules may only proceed on an ordinary degree.
- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will be required to study between 60 and 80 credits of optional modules over levels 2 and 3. The following will be available at level 3:

EAST2006China Since 197920 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2009Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2180An Introduction to Cantonese (1)10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2182Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers 110 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2190An Introduction to Cantonese (2)10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2192Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers 210 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2300Intermediate Japanese (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2305Intermediate Japanese 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2350Politics in Contemporary Japan20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST2470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2480Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2550Intermediate Chinese (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2570Intermediate Chinese (II)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2600Contemporary Southeast Asia20 credits 
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3035Energy Security: Global and Asian Perspectives20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3140Chinese Society20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3150Women and Family in Chinese Society20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3256Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3702Religion in Japan20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3707Buddhism: A Lived Tradition20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FOAR3150Religion and Violence20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students may also take East Asian language modules with the permission of the Director/Programme Manager.
- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will normally study 40-60 credits from the following modules:

PIED3158British Foreign Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3325Europe in the World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3402American Foreign Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3403Politics of Islamism20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3405Israel: Politics and Society20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3407Israel: Politics and Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3502The Responsibility to Protect and to Prosecute20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3503Crisis Diplomacy: Coercion, Sanctions and the Use of Force in International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3505Dirty War: Insurgency, the State and Cities20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3565Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

PIED3155British Political Parties20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3170The End of British Politics?20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3171The Politics of national identity in the UK20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3202Land, Fuel and Agriculture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3206The Politics of Aid20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3207International Development and Social Policy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3261Violence and Reconciliation in Africa20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3302Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3310Britain and the EU20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3603Political Psychology: on Authority and Obedience20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3606Machiavelli and the Making of Modernity20 creditsNot running in 201718
PIED3609Radical Political Ideas: Marx, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Foucault, Kristeva20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3617Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3810Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.

Last updated: 10/08/2017

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