2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA East Asian Cultures and Societies
| Programme code: | MA-EAC/S | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Timothy Thurston | Contact address: | t.thurston@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
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:
LCS / East Asian Studies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Languages, Cultures and Societies
Programme specification:
This full-time, 12-month programme provides students with in-depth knowledge of the politics, economies and societies of the Asia Pacific region. This programme enables students to apply academic analysis to their experience of the region or to convert past training in another academic discipline for application to the Asia Pacific. As such this programme meets the needs of individuals entering professional careers who want to gain regional expertise or mid-career professionals with experience living and working in an Asian context, who wish to consolidate and build on their experience through academic study.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive interdisciplinary research-led teaching on East Asian cultures and societies.
- Advanced methodological training which provides students with context-specific research training and instruction on the key stages and available methods of conducting independent, theory-driven research in the humanities and social sciences.
- Skills training in writing abstracts, papers and proposals and in verbal presentations and group discussion.
- Opportunities to attend research events & conferences.
- Access to world-class research and teaching facilities.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST5051M | Dissertation | 45 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| MODL5024M | Principles and Practices of Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 105 credits from the following optional modules
| EAST5013M | Chinese Politics | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
| EAST5015M | China's Development | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST5017M | China and the Developing World | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST5018M | Japan in the Discourse of International Development | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST5026M | Japan: Politics and International Relations | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
| EAST5041M | Political Economy of the Pacific Rim | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
| EAST5042M | International Politics of the Asia Pacific Region | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
| EAST5070M | Approaching China Through Ethnography | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST5090M | Chinese Cinema | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS5270M | Chinese Business | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS5909M | China and India in the Global Context | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED5400M | The Rise of China | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Last updated: 07/09/2018
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