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2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Chinese and East Asian Religions and Cultures

Programme code:BA-CHIN&EARCUCAS code:TV16
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Martin Seeger Contact address:m.seeger@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 485

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:

Examination Committee of School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Area Studies, Theology and Religious Studies

Programme specification:

The programme will:

- address the QAA benchmarks for area studies and religious studies and specifically will:
- enable student to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study two disciplines at level one;
- at Levels Two and Three, allow students to choose, within certain parameters, optional modules from the full range
- give students at Level Three the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of independent research in the realms of the religious and philosophical traditions of East Asia.
- available within each discipline, and thereby devise pathways of their own choosing;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area;
- have the flexibility to allow students to change programme upon successful completion of Level One, subject to approval.


Year1 - View timetable

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

In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

EAST1010Basic Chinese Language 120 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1020Basic Chinese Language 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1500Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1550Introduction to East Asian Religions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules

EAST1266Japan: A Cultural History from Buddhism to Murakami Haruki10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1070World Histories20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1090Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1100Politics, Culture and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
THEO1900Introduction to South Asian Religions10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO1920Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO1930Introduction to the Study of Religion/s10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following options

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)

Note that EAST1051 is mutually exclusive with both EAST1052 and EAST1053

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)


Year2 - View timetable

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

Candidates will spend the second year studying at a University in China or Taiwan.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

EAST9011Year Abroad in China120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)


Year3 - View timetable

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

In Level 2 students must study 120 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).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

EAST2015Chinese 2A20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2016Chinese 2B20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to take the following modules over levels 2 and 3:

EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3702Religion in Japan20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3707Buddhism: A Lived Tradition20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following options:

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)
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)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3025Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST3120Classical Chinese20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3130Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3140Chinese Society20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3150Women and Family in Chinese Society20 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)
FOAR2000Research Placement20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- The research project undertaken as part of FOAR2000 must relate to East Asian Studies.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
- Candidates may not take a module from this group that they taken in another group/year.

Candidates can choose to study between 20-40 credits of discovery modules or may take further credits from the following list:

PRHS2000Human Rights and Religion20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO2200Hindu Traditions to 1600 CE20 creditsNot running in 201718
THEO2201Hindu Traditions20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO2250Sociology of Religion I20 creditsNot running in 201718
THEO2251Sociology of Religion20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO2651Reading New Testament Texts20 creditsNot running in 201718
THEO2720Religion, Gender and Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO3190Religions and Global Development20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO3305Hindu Traditions to 1600 CE20 creditsNot running in 201718

- Not all modules will be available every year.
- Candidates may not take a module from this group that they taken in another group/year.

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.


Year4 - View timetable

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

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. 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).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

EAST3275Chinese 3: Advanced Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

MODL3310Final Year Project: Extended Essay20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3320Final Year Project: Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

:Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

EAST3051Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3052Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3070Contemporary Chinese Literature10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3080Chinese Literature 1912 - 194910 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3620Practical Chinese-English Translation10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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

EAST2009Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3025Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST3051Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3052Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3070Contemporary Chinese Literature10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3080Chinese Literature 1912 - 194910 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3102Chinese Language for International Trade and Business20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3120Classical Chinese20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3130Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama20 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)
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)
FOAR3150Religion and Violence20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their Chinese options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Chinese in the final year including EAST3275.
- Candidates may not take a module from this group that they have taken in another group/year.
- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will be required to study all of the following modules over Levels 2 and 3. Candidates must therefore take any module(s) they did not take in Level 2.

EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3702Religion in Japan20 creditsNot running in 201718
EAST3707Buddhism: A Lived Tradition20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates can choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules or they may take additional modules from the following list:

ARAB3072Islam and Modernity20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FOAR3150Religion and Violence20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PRHS2000Human Rights and Religion20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO2200Hindu Traditions to 1600 CE20 creditsNot running in 201718
THEO2201Hindu Traditions20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO2250Sociology of Religion I20 creditsNot running in 201718
THEO2251Sociology of Religion20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO2651Reading New Testament Texts20 creditsNot running in 201718
THEO2720Religion, Gender and Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
THEO3190Religions and Global Development20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO3305Hindu Traditions to 1600 CE20 creditsNot running in 201718

- Not all modules will be available every year.
- Candidates may not take a module from this group that they taken in another group/year.

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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