2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Japanese and Russian A
Programme code: | BA-JAP&RUSA | UCAS code: | RT72 |
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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:
- Allow students to study the disciplines of Japanese and Russian 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 Level One, allow students the flexibility to extend their intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, EITHER by means of a 'cornerstone' module, exploring a particular aspect of the field of modern languages and cultures with reference to a range of global cultures, OR by studying a further language.
- 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 Years Abroad between Levels One and Two. Both periods of residence abroad will normally take the form of two courses of study, one in a Japanese-speaking country and one in Russia.
- 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 Japanese or Russian, 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 Japanese & Russian 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 take 60 credits in Japanese and 40 credits in Russian, plus a 20 credit cornerstone module (or 20 credits of language modules).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
SLAV1101 | Core Russian Language 1 Pre-requisite for: SLAV9001 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLAV1120 | What is Russia? An Introduction to Russian Studies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study two of the following optional modules:
Students with prior knowledge of Japanese will, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules as appropriate in the first year.
EAST1210 | Basic Japanese Language (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1220 | Basic Japanese Language (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2300 | Intermediate Japanese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2305 | Intermediate Japanese 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FLTU1026 | Lower intermediate Japanese 10 credits Semester 1 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules (and are strongly recommended to take either EAST1269 or EAST1270):
EAST1065 | China in East Asian History | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST1269 | Japanese Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
EAST1270 | Modern Japan: History and International Politics | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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) |
Students are required to study 20 credits from the following cornerstone modules. However, they may choose to substitute one of the language modules in the list of options in the subsequent subset.
A. If a language is named on the degree programme, the student may not take cornerstone or discovery language modules in that language.
B. Candidates choosing a language module should ensure that they also enrol onto any co-requisite modules as part of their discovery credits.
C. Candidates thinking of changing programme at the end of level 1 should seek advice before choosing their cornerstone and discovery modules. Subject- areas in SMLC require students to have taken 40 credits in a language.
MODL1050 | Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL1060 | Language: Structure and Sound | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MODL1070 | World Histories | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL1150 | Worlds of Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL1401 | Discourse, Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
ARAB1003 | Persian for Beginners | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB1006 | Turkish for Beginners | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB1015 | Arabic for Beginners | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
CLAS1200 | Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 1) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
CLAS1250 | Intermediate Latin (Level 1) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
CLAS1810 | Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 1) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
CLAS1910 | Beginners Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
EAST1703 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FLTU1003 | Beginners Korean | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1103 | Beginners Polish | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
FLTU1123 | Lower Intermediate Korean | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1301 | Beginners French 20 credits, Semester 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FLTU1302 | Beginners French 20 credits, Semester 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FLTU1303 | Beginners French 20 credits, Semester 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1313 | Elementary French 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1322 | Lower Intermediate French 20 credits, Semester 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FLTU1323 | Lower Intermediate French 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1333 | Upper Intermediate French 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1345 | Advanced French | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1401 | Beginners German | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FLTU1402 | Beginners German 20 credits, Semester 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FLTU1403 | Beginners German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1413 | Elementary German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1423 | Lower Intermediate German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1433 | Upper Intermediate German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1443 | Advanced German | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1601 | Beginners Italian 20 credits, Semester 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FLTU1602 | Beginners Italian 20 credits, Semester 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FLTU1603 | Beginners Italian 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1613 | Elementary Italian 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1623 | Lower Intermediate Italian 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1802 | Beginners Spanish 20 credits, Semester 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FLTU1803 | Beginners Spanish 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1808 | Beginners Spanish 20 credits, Semester 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
FLTU1813 | Elementary Spanish 20 credits, Semesters 1&2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1823 | Lower Intermediate Spanish | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1833 | Upper Intermediate Spanish | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1901 | Beginners Mandarin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1902 | Beginners Mandarin | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
FLTU1911 | Elementary Mandarin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1923 | Lower Intermediate Mandarin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FLTU1933 | Upper Intermediate Madarin 20 Credits | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
FREN1010 | French Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
GERM1010 | German Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ITAL1010 | Italian Language A | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ITAL1030 | Beginners Italian 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SPPO1010 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SPPO1025 | Beginners Portuguese | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SPPO1080 | Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SPPO1084 | Intermediate Portuguese Language | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SPPO1091 | Pre-Intermediate Spanish Language (A2 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SPPO1092 | Intermediate Spanish (B1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SPPO1093 | Spanish for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SPPO1145 | Catalan Language and Culture I | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates who take FLTU1026 must take 10 credits of Discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend the second year of their programme in Japan.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
EAST9012 | Year Abroad in Japan | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend the third year of their programme in Russia.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
SLAV9001 | Russian Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Discovery modules:
Over levels 2 and 3 candidates may choose to study up to 40 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]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Japanese 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:
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) | |
SLAV2101 | Core Russian Language 2 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 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 | |
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) | |
EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3256 | Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film | 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) | |
EAST3604 | Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3703 | South East Asia in the Global Context | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 |
- 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.
- 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. Students are required to take 60 credits in Japanese and 60 credits in Russian, 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) | |
SLAV3101 | Core Russian 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) |
Students may only take MODL3310 or MODL3320 as their Final Year Project contributing to Japanese parts of their programme. Students can take any of the modules listed in this section to contribute to Russian A.
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 Russian will be required to choose 40 credits from the options below.
EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 202021 | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3286 | Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3287 | Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3288 | Advanced Japanese in Context 6: Japanese Religion and Culture in Historical Context | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
EAST3289 | Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
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 | |
EAST3580 | Advanced Japanese in Translation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 | |
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) |
- 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 Japanese 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) |
- Not all modules will be offered in each 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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