2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Italian B and Japanese
| Programme code: | BA-ITB&JAPN | UCAS code: | RTH2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 5 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Caroline Summers | Contact address: | c.summers@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 605
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit: 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:
Languages, Cultures and Societies:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-15.pdf?sfvrsn=2098f781_12
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- Allow students to study the disciplines of Italian and Japanese 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 Japanese-speaking country at the end of Level One, and a Year Abroad in Italy at the end of Level 2. The Year Abroad in Japan 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 Italian or Japanese, 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 Italian & Japanese into Single Honours in either discipline.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to study 60 credits in each of Italian and Japanese.
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) | |
| ITAL1025 | Exploring Italy: Introduction to Italian Culture and Society (Beginners) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep 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 Japanese will, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules, as appropriate in their first year.
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST1065 | China in East Asian History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1269 | Japanese Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep 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) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend second year of the programme studying in Japan.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST9012 | Year Abroad in Japan | 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 40 credits in Italian and 60 credits in Japanese. 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:
| 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) | |
| ITAL2016 | Italian Language B | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
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 | Not running in 201920 | |
| 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) | |
| 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.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 40 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 201920 | |
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2009 | Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| EAST2470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| 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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3256 | Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| 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 201920 | |
| EAST3703 | South East Asia in the Global Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
- 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:
| 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 40 credits in Italian and 60 credits in Japanese, including at least 20 credits as a Final Year Project module which can be taken in and count towards either of the named subjects. 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:
| EAST3285 | Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL3010 | Italian Language 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 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) | |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: Japanese students may only count MODL3310 or MODL3320 as their Final Year Project module. Italian students can take any of the modules listed in this section.
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| ITAL3310 | 'Giocare al Romanzo': Italo Calvino and the Novel, from Neorealism to Postmodern | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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 | Not running in 201920 | |
| ITAL3400 | Made in Italy. Italian for Business | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL3450 | Family Novels: Life Stories, Gender and Social Change in Modern Italy | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3256 | Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| 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 201920 | |
| 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 201920 | |
| 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 201920 | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing 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) | |
| EAST3703 | South East Asia in the Global Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAR3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- Candidates may not take a module from this group that they taken in another group/year.
- 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: 15/11/2019
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