2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Chinese and Italian B
| Programme code: | BA-CHIN&ITB | UCAS code: | RTH1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 5 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Ingo Cornils | Contact address: | i.cornils@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 605
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:
- Allow students to study the disciplines of Chinese and Italian to the same depth as Single Honours students of the disciplines, but with less breadth in each. This means that Joint Honours students will normally be required to take compulsory and a subset of the optional modules that are also part of the corresponding Single Honours degree programmes, and that they will be assessed on those modules using criteria identical to those applied to Single Honours students. Joint Honours students will reach the same levels of fluency and accuracy in their target language(s) as Single Honours students.
- At Levels Two and Three, allow students to choose, within certain parameters, optional modules from the full range available within each discipline, and thereby devise pathways of their own choosing.
- Require students to undertake two periods of residence abroad: a Year Abroad in a Chinese-speaking country at the end of Level One, and a Year Abroad in Italy at the end of level Two. The Year Abroad in China will normally take the form of a course of study.
- Allow students the option at Level Three of undertaking an autonomous research project in either discipline, potentially linking the two disciplines by bringing knowledge and understanding gained in one discipline to bear in the other.
- Require students to acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- Provide a basis for further advanced study in either Chinese or Italian, or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.
- Have the flexibility to allow students to change programme upon successful completion of Level One, subject to approval. It is normally possible to switch from Joint Honours Chinese & Italian into Single Honours in either discipline.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in both Chinese and Italian.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL1030 | Beginners Italian 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL1035 | Beginners Italian 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese will, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules, as appropriate in their first year.
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules.
- Please note that EAST1051 is mutually exclusive with both EAST1052 and EAST1053
- Students are strongly recommended to take at least one of EAST1070 and EAST1080.
| EAST1051 | History and Culture of Imperial China | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST1052 | History and Culture of Early Imperial China | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1053 | History and Culture of Late Imperial China | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST1070 | Modern China | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1080 | Chinese Culture in the Twentieth Century | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1500 | Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1550 | Introduction to East Asian Religions | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL1034 | Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL1040 | Italy from Fascism to the Present | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL1094 | Fictions of Fascism (B): Watching the Detectives | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL1150 | Italian Cinema: An Introduction | 10 credits | Semester 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.
| MODL1500 | LCS Academic Essentials | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend the second year of the programme studying in China or Taiwan.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| EAST9011 | Year Abroad in China | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Chinese and 40 credits in Italian. The remaining credits should be taken in either of the named subjects or taken as discovery modules.
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:
| EAST2015 | Chinese 2A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2016 | Chinese 2B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL2016 | Italian Language B | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2009 | Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2180 | An Introduction to Cantonese (1) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3025 | Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST3120 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3130 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3140 | Chinese Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAR2000 | Research Placement | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- The research project undertaken as part of FOAR2000 must relate to East Asian Studies.
- NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL2023 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2025 | Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2090 | Power, Pain and Beauty: Introduction to the Art and Literature of the Italian Renaissance | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2095 | The Italian Renaissance: Ideals and Realities | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL2200 | Italian Cinema: Genre and Social Change | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2300 | Italy: Regions, Identities and Nation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2400 | Tall Tales: An Introduction to the Italian Short Story | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Italian options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian in level 2 including ITAL2016.
- NB: Not all modules will be available every 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]
The candidate will spend the fourth year of the programme in Italy.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| ITAL9001 | Year Abroad in Italy | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Discovery modules:
Year5 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Chinese and 40 credits in Italian. The remaining 20 credits can be taken in either of the two named subjects or as a Discovery Module.
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:
| EAST3275 | Chinese 3: Advanced Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL3010 | Italian Language 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following Chinese modules:
| EAST3051 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3052 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3070 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3080 | Chinese Literature 1912 - 1949 | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3620 | Practical Chinese-English Translation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following Chinese modules:
| EAST2009 | Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3025 | Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST3051 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3052 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3070 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3080 | Chinese Literature 1912 - 1949 | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3102 | Chinese Language for International Trade and Business | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3120 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3130 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3140 | Chinese Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3604 | Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3702 | Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| EAST3703 | South East Asia in the Global Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAR3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3310 | Final Year Project: Extended Essay | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3320 | Final Year Project: Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- 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 between 20 and 40 credits from the following Italian modules:
| ITAL3025 | Italian Terrorisms/Italian Film | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3033 | The Making of the Italian Language: From Dante to the Present | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3110 | Italian Cinemas/Italian Histories | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3153 | Primo Levi: From Testimony to Fiction | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3233 | Minority Languages and Dialects in Italy from Fascism to the Present | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3253 | Language and Identity in Twentieth-Century Italian Novels | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3310 | 'Giocare al Romanzo': Italo Calvino and the Novel, from Neorealism to Postmodern | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL3340 | Bad Christmas Films: The Italian Cinepanettone | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3350 | Specialised Uses of Italian | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3370 | Dark Italy: Italian Crime Fiction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3375 | A Year With 366 Days: A Journey Through Petrarch's Canzoniere | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3400 | Made in Italy. Italian for Business | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3450 | Family Novels: Life Stories, Gender and Social Change in Modern Italy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| MODL3310 | Final Year Project: Extended Essay | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3320 | Final Year Project: Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: Not all modules will be available every 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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