2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Economics and Japanese
Programme code: | BA-ECON&JAPN | UCAS code: | TL21 |
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Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Martin Thomas | Contact address: | m.thomas@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:
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 between 40-60 credits in Economics and 60-65 credits in Japanese, plus a 20 credit cornerstone module if there are sufficient credits available.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
EAST1210 | Basic Japanese Language (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1220 | Basic Japanese Language (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1295 | Economics and Global History | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1950 | Economic Theory and Applications 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students with prior knowledge of Japanese will, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules, as appropriate in their first year.
Optional modules:
Students who have completed GCSE Maths will be required to study the following modules
LUBS1260 | Mathematics for Economics and Business 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1270 | Statistics for Economics and Business 1 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students who have completed A Level Maths (with mechanics) will be required to study the following modules
LUBS1270 | Statistics for Economics and Business 1 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students who have completed A Level Maths (with statistics) will be required to study the following modules
LUBS1280 | Mathematical Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST1263 | Japan in War and Peace | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST1265 | Japan: History and International Politics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1266 | Japan: A Cultural History from Buddhism to Murakami Haruki | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
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 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates are strongly recommended to take the following Cornerstone module if they have sufficient credits within their degree programme once they have chosen all other Optional modules.
MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 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) |
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend the second year of the programme in Japan.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be enrolled on the following module:
EAST9012 | Year Abroad in Japan | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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 Japanese and 50 credits in Economics. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 10 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:
EAST2212 | Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
EAST2222 | Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2430 | Economics Research Methods | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
HECN2010 | Introduction to Health Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2040 | Theories of Growth, Value and Distribution | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2230 | Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 Pre-requisite for: LUBS3005; LUBS3505 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2280 | Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in Britain | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2300 | Explanation in Economics | 10 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2500 | Applied Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2570 | Introduction to Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2590 | Labour Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2665 | Economics of Innovation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2670 | Statistics for Business and Economics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2675 | How to be a Successful Policy Economist | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2680 | Ethics and Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2010 | Transport Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2030 | Project Appraisal | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
If students are interested in studying Economics at postgraduate level, BA students are recommended to choose LUBS2230, LUBS2570 and LUBS2670 which are often seen as pre-requisites for entry to postgraduate courses in Economics at leading UK Universities.
Candidates will be required to study 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 | Not running in 201819 | |
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) | |
EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) | |
EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3256 | Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
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 | Not running in 201819 | |
EAST3702 | Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3703 | South East Asia in the Global Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 10 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. Students are required to take a minimum of 60 credits in each of their main subjects, including at least 20-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject.
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:
EAST3285 | Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
LUBS3302 | Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project | 30 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) |
Candidates will be required to study at least 60 credits from the following optional modules:
HECN3010 | Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3010 | International Trade | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3150 | International Banking and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3250 | Transnational Corporations in the World Economy | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3330 | Economic Development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3340 | Economics of Famines | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3370 | Applied Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3375 | Behavioural Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3430 | Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3435 | Public Enterprise and Regulation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3560 | Global Economic Coordination and Governance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3570 | Current Topics in European Integration | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3785 | The Economics of Unions | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3925 | The Political Economy of Work | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3256 | Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
EAST3284 | Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3286 | Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
EAST3287 | Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3288 | Advanced Japanese in Context 6: Japanese Religion and Culture in Historical Context | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3580 | Advanced Japanese in Translation | 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 | Not running in 201819 | |
EAST3702 | Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) |
- Students may only choose up to 20 credits of modules, which are not level-3 coded modules (eg EAST3XXX) in the final year.
- NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
Last updated: 07/02/2019
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