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2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Chinese and Japanese Studies

Programme code:BA-CHIN&JAPUCAS code:TT12
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 Chinese 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 subjects 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 between Levels One and Two. The period of residence abroad will normally take the form of two years of study, one in a Japanese-speaking country and one in a Chinese-speaking country.
- 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 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 Chinese & Japanese into Single Honours in either discipline.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 1, students must study 120 credits.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

EAST1010Basic Chinese Language 1
Pre-requisite for: EAST1020
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1020Basic Chinese Language 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students with prior knowledge of Chinese and/or Japanese will, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules, as appropriate in their first year.

Optional modules:

Students will be required to choose 20 credits from the following modules:

EAST1065China in East Asian History20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST1110Modern China: History and Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1450Foundations of East Asia20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1500Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1550Introduction to East Asian Religions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules.

EAST1269Japanese Culture and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1270Modern Japan: History and International Politics20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST1450Foundations of East Asia20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1500Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1550Introduction to East Asian Religions20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study two of the following optional modules:

EAST1210Basic Japanese Language (1)
Pre-requisite for: EAST1220
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1220Basic Japanese Language (2)
Pre-requisite for: EAST2300, EAST2212, EAST2222
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2300Intermediate Japanese (1)
Pre-requisite for: EAST2305
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2305Intermediate Japanese 220 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1026Lower intermediate Japanese 10 credits Semester 1
Pre-requisite for: EAST1220
10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery modules:

Students who have taken FLTU1026 should also take 10 credits of Discovery modules.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates must choose the following compulsory module:

EAST9012Year Abroad in Japan120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates must choose the following compulsory module:

EAST9011Year Abroad in China120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study one of the following modules:

EAST9011Year Abroad in China120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST9012Year Abroad in Japan120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)


Year4 - 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 60 credits in Japanese.

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:

EAST2015Chinese 2A20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2016Chinese 2B20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2212Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST2222Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students are required to choose 20 credits from the following list of Chinese options.

EAST2006China Since 197920 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2009Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST2126Classical Chinese20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST2127Society and Culture of Early Modern China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2128Contemporary East Asian Culture20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2360Chinese Cinema20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2480Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2605Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3025Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST3130Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3150Women and Family in Chinese Society20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan 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.

Students are required to take 20 credits from the list of Japanese modules below:

EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST2360Chinese Cinema20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2480Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2605Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3256Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsNot running in 202021

- Candidates may not select a module that they have taken in earlier in the programme.
- NB: Not all modules will be available every year.


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 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.

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:

EAST3275Chinese 3: Advanced Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST3285Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3310Final Year Project: Extended Essay20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3320Final Year Project: Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates who choose to study a Final Year Project in Chinese will be required to study 20 credits from the modules below.
Candidates who choose a Final Year Project in Japanese will be required to choose 40 credits from the optional modules below.

EAST2009Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3012Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3025Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST3051Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3052Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3070Contemporary Chinese Literature10 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3080Chinese Literature 1912 - 194910 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3102Chinese Language for International Trade and Business20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3120Classical Chinese20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3130Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3150Women and Family in Chinese Society20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3355Death and Religion in Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3525Globalising China and the Developing World20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3620Practical Chinese-English Translation10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsNot running in 202021
FOAH3150Religion and Violence20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 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 who choose to study a 20 credit Final Year Project in Japanese will be required to study 20 credits from the options below.
Candidates who choose to complete their Final Year Project in Chinese will be required to choose 40 credits from the options below.

EAST3012Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3256Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3281Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3286Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3287Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3288Advanced Japanese in Context 6: Japanese Religion and Culture in Historical Context20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3289Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3580Advanced Japanese in Translation20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3604Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations20 creditsNot running in 202021
EAST3703South East Asia in the Global Context20 creditsNot running in 202021
FOAH3150Religion and Violence20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

- Not all modules will be available every year.
- Students may only choose up to 20 credits of modules, which are not level-3 coded modules (eg EAST3XXX) in the final year.

Last updated: 24/05/2021 09:25:57

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