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2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA East Asian Cultures and Societies (Language Pathway)

Programme code:MA-EAC/SLUCAS 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:

Langauges, Cultures and Societies

Programme specification:

This full time, 12-month Masters programme enables students to gain in-depth knowledge of the regional context - political, economic and social. Regional competence is enhanced through language training (in either Chinese, Japanese or Thai). Different entry-level points enable students to maximise their own potential, either gaining basic language skills encouraging daily interaction within the regional context or enhanced language skills, making it possible for students to use primary sources in their research.

As such this programme meets the needs of individuals entering professional careers who want to gain regional expertise (including competence in an East Asian language) or mid-career professionals with experience living and working in an Asian context, who wish to consolidate and build on their experience through formal academic study. The programme may also be of interest to students who aspire toward a Doctorate, but who currently lack adequate language skills or regional expertise or who are, as yet, uncertain of the field in which they want to specialise.

Key Features:
- Intensive language tuition which leads to competence in an East Asian language
- Comprehensive interdisciplinary research-led teaching on the people and communities of East Asia
- 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

EAST5051MDissertation45 credits1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth)
MODL5024MPrinciples and Practices of Research30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study between 45 and 75 credits from the following Studies modules

EAST5013MChinese Politics15 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5015MChina's Development15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5017MChina and the Developing World15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5018MJapan in the Discourse of International Development15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5026MJapan: Politics and International Relations15 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5041MPolitical Economy of the Pacific Rim15 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5042MInternational Politics of the Asia Pacific Region15 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5055MStylistic Aesthetics of Chinese Language in Media and Communication15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5070MApproaching China Through Ethnography15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5090MChinese Cinema30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED5400MThe Rise of China30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

- Not all modules will be available every year.

Candidates will be required to study between 30 and 60 credits from the following Language modules

EAST5120MBasic Chinese Language 130 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5125MBasic Chinese Language 230 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5130MBasic Japanese Language (1)30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5135MBasic Japanese Language (2)30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5140MBasic Thai Language and Culture 130 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5150MSpecialised Readings - Extended Portfolio30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST5230MJapanese 2A: Written Communication Skills30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST5235MJapanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST5240MIntermediate Chinese (1)30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5242MIntermediate Japanese II30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5245MIntermediate Japanese (1)30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5280MIntermediate Chinese (II)30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5290MChinese 2A30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5295MChinese 2B30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5320MModern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5330MContemporary Chinese Literature15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST5335MChinese Literature 1912 - 194915 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5340MChinese Language for International Trade and Business30 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5370MChinese 3: Advanced Skills30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST5375MPractical Chinese-English Translation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5380MJapanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST5385MAdvanced Japanese in Translation30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST5391MAdvanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations30 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5396MAdvanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity30 creditsNot running in 201819
EAST5930MSpecialised Readings15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

- Not all modules will be available every year.

Last updated: 07/09/2018

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