2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA East Asian Studies
| Programme code: | BA-EAST | UCAS code: | T300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Prof Caroline Rose | Contact address: | c.rose@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Languages, Cultures, Societies
Area Studies
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme:
This programme equips students with a broad knowledge and in-depth understanding of the politics, economies and societies of the contemporary East Asian region. In their first year, students will take modules which provide them with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the history, geography and culture of both Northeast and Southeast Asia. The approach of the level 1 modules is comparative and thematic, while also allowing for country-specific focus on Japan, China and Southeast Asian countries, providing a strong foundation for upper-level modules.
Modules at level 2 and 3 enable students to deepen their knowledge of particular aspects of the region, again largely from a comparative perspective. The economic development, international politics and history of the region are key elements of the programme at this level, but other issues such as culture and society, nationalism, democratisation, security, regionalism and globalisation are also covered.
On completion of the degree students should be capable of drawing on a wide range of sources of information to analyse and construct arguments about the region and its component states. The programme will enable students to develop an awareness of the significance of East and Southeast Asia in global affairs. We would expect some of our graduates to take up jobs in the region, while others might continue their studies at MA level.
Students on this programme may apply for transfer to the International variant which enables them to study at one of a range of universities with which the University of Leeds has established links. The opportunity to apply for a work placement degree involving a year in industry is also available.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
| EAST1241 | Premodern East Asia | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1510 | Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following modules:
| EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1252 | Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1210 | Basic Japanese Language (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1280 | Intermediate Japanese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1460 | Intermediate Chinese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1703 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1220 | Basic Japanese Language (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1281 | Intermediate Japanese (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1461 | Intermediate Chinese (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST1703 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of the following optional modules
| 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) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
[Basket 1- EAS] Candidates will be required to study 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy- 20 credits
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2025 | Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
[Basket 2- China] Candidates will be required to study 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
[Basket 3 - Japan] Candidates will be required to study 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
Japanese Cinema in the World- 20 credits
Nature, and Technology in Japanese Film and Literature - 20 credits
Death and Religion in Japan- 20 credits
| EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2570 | Intermediate Chinese (II) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
[Basket 4 - language] Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST2300 | Intermediate Japanese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2305 | Intermediate Japanese 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2550 | Intermediate Chinese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of the following optional modules
| MODL2070 | Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following compulsory Final Year Project modules
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 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 a minimum of 40 credits from the following optional modules in Baskets 1 and 2:
Basket 1:
| 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) | |
| EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3155 | Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket 2:
| EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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 | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3707 | Buddhism: A Lived Tradition | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of the following optional modules
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
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