2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Chinese and Russian B
Programme code: | BA-CHIN&RUSB | UCAS code: | RTR1 |
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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:
- 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 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in both Chinese and Russian.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLAV1010 | Beginning Russian 1 Pre-requisite for: SLAV1020 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLAV1020 | Beginning Russian 2 Pre-requisite for: SLAV9001 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLAV1120 | What is Russia? An Introduction to Russian Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese will, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules, as appropriate in their first year.
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST1065 | China in East Asian History | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Candidates may choose to spend the second year of their programme in either China/Taiwan or Russia and must choose one module from the following list:
EAST9011 | Year Abroad in China | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV9001 | Russian Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Candidates can choose to spend the third year of their programme in either China/Taiwan or Russia but must choose one module that they have not yet taken from the following list:
EAST9011 | Year Abroad in China | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV9001 | Russian Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 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 40 credits in Russian. 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:
EAST2015 | Chinese 2A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2016 | Chinese 2B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLAV2101 | Core Russian Language 2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study at least 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 202021 | |
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 202021 | |
EAST2126 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) | |
EAST3025 | Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
EAST3130 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 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.
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 40 credits from the following optional modules:
SLAV2103 | Applied Russian Language 2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV2111 | The Sounds of Russian | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
SLAV2120 | The Structures of Russian | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV2210 | Soviet Everyday Life from 1917 to 1991 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV2402 | Russian Society from Perestroika to the Crimean Annexation (1985-2015) | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
SLAV2411 | The Spaces of Russian Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
SLAV2430 | Gender and Sexuality in Russia | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 |
- FOAR2000 can only be counted as a Russian module if the project undertaken relates to Russian and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.
- NB: 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.
Year5 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a 40-credit Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take 60 credits in each of their main subjects: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
EAST3275 | Chinese 3: Advanced Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV3101 | Core Russian Language 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to choose one of the options below:
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) |
Students may only take MODL3310 or MODL3320 as their Final Year Project contributing to Chinese parts of their programme. Students can take any of the modules listed in this section to contribute to Russian B.
Candidates who choose to study a 20 credit Final Year Project in Chinese will be required to study 20 credits from the optional modules below.
Candidates who choose to complete their Final Year Project in Russian will be required to choose 40 credits from the optional modules below.
EAST2009 | Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) | |
EAST3025 | Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
EAST3051 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3052 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3070 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 10 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3080 | Chinese Literature 1912 - 1949 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3102 | Chinese Language for International Trade and Business | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3120 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3130 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3604 | Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3620 | Practical Chinese-English Translation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3703 | South East Asia in the Global Context | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their Chinese options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Chinese in the final year including EAST3275.
- 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 Russian 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.
MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLAV3114 | Russian Advanced Translation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV3117 | The Sounds of Russian | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
SLAV3120 | The Structures of Russian | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV3210 | Soviet Everyday Life from 1917 to 1991 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV3402 | Russian Society from Perestroika to the Crimean Annexation (1985-2015) | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
SLAV3411 | THe Spaces of Russian Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
SLAV3430 | Gender and Sexuality in Russia | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: 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.
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