2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Japanese
Programme code: | BA-JAPN | UCAS code: | T210 |
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Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Kazuki Morimoto | Contact address: | k.morimoto@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 485
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:
Languages, Cultures and Societies
Programme specification:
By the end of the programme students should be equipped with the linguistic skills needed to understand a range of written, spoken and broadcast material in Japanese and the ability to communicate effectively with Japanese speakers. The deliberately modern bias of the programme aims to produce graduates with an all-round proficiency in modern Japanese along with a range of transferable skills and insights.
Students begin the language from scratch (although special arrangements would be made for incoming students with A-level Japanese) and follow an intensive language programme in their first year. The second year is spent at a Japanese university where students follow a prescribed course of study in language, and in some cases non-language courses. In exceptional cases students may do work placement in Japan. This must be organised by the student, should include an element of language study, and must have the approval of the Japanese curriculum committee.
Students return to Leeds in their third year to follow advanced upper level language and non-language modules. By the final year of the programme students should be able to interpret relevant material in a wider sense, fitting it into the broader social, political, economic and cultural context of present-day Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.
Students are expected to graduate with a sound knowledge of the Japanese language, invaluable experience of life in Japan, and an understanding of the wider context of Japanese society.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120 credits.
Compulsory modules:
Students 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) |
Students with prior knowledge of Japanese may, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules as appropriate in their first year (40 credits from EAST2300, EAST2305, FLTU1026, FLTU1030).
Optional modules:
Students are required to study one of the following optional modules:
EAST1270 | Modern Japan: History and International Politics | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST1271 | Japanese History and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students are required to choose 40 credits from the following list of modules:
EAST1065 | China in East Asian History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
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 | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST1550 | Introduction to East Asian Religions | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 |
Discovery modules:
Students must take 20 credits of Discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
The second year of the programme will be spent in Japan. Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 1. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.
MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits.
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) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study between 60-80 credits from the following optional modules
EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2025 | Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
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) | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- The research project undertaken as part of FOAR2000 must relate to East Asian Studies.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Students may also choose to study the below module as long as they are not already enrolled onto Linguists into Schools
FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates can study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules or take the above FOAH module.
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
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 module:
EAST3285 | Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:
MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 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 (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following modules:
EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3580 | Advanced Japanese in Translation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates will be required to study between 20-40 credits from the following optional modules. Candidates may not choose modules that they have already taken at level 2 or in another group.
EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3155 | Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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 | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
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) | |
FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
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) | |
MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- The research project undertaken as part of FOAR2000 must relate to East Asian Studies.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Discovery modules:
Candidates can choose to study upto 20 credits of discovery modules
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