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2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA East Asian Studies and Japanese

Programme code:BA-EAST&JAPNUCAS code:TT13
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Prof Caroline Rose Contact address: c.rose@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 480

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 and Societies

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10

Area Studies

[https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-area-studies.pdf?sfvrsn=1ee2cb81_5]

Programme specification:


This programme equips students with a broad knowledge and in-depth understanding of the politics, economies and societies of the contemporary East Asian region alongside 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 Japanese along with a range of transferable skills and competencies.

Students begin the language from scratch (although there is provision for those with prior learning) and follow an intensive language programme in their first year. Students will also 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.

The second year is spent at a university in Japan where students follow a prescribed course of study in language, and in some cases non-language courses. Students return to Leeds in their third year to follow advanced upper-level language and non-language 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.


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 East Asian region.
Students are expected to graduate with a sound knowledge of the Japanese language, invaluable experience of life in Japanese society, and an understanding of the wider context of the East Asian region.


Year1 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module

EAST1252Modern Japan20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:



Candidates with no prior knowledge of Japanese will be required to study the following modules

EAST1210Basic Japanese Language (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1220Basic Japanese Language (2)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates with prior knowledge of Japanese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules

EAST1280Intermediate Japanese (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1281Intermediate Japanese (2)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits from the following optional modules:

EAST1110Modern China: History and Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST1241Premodern East Asia20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1450Foundations of East Asia20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1510Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules

MODL1050Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1060Language: Structure and Sound20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1070World Histories20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1090Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1100Politics, Culture and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1150Worlds of Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1401Discourse, Culture and Identity20 creditsSemesters 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:

Candidates will spend the year abroad in Japan.

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module

MODL9500LCS Year Abroad120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:


Year3 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

EAST2212Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST2222Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Japanese Cinema in the World - 20 Credits
- Nature and Technology in Japanese Literature and Film - 20 Credits
- Death and Religion in Japan - 20 Credits

EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2480Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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

EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2025Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics20 creditsNot running in 202425
EAST2128Contemporary East Asian Culture20 creditsNot running in 202425
EAST2605Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China - 20 Credits

EAST2006China Since 197920 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2127Society and Culture of Early Modern China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2148Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2360Chinese Cinema20 creditsNot running in 202425

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules


Year4 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

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

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following compulsory Final Year Project modules

MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)



Candidates will be required to study 20 and may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

EAST3045Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsNot running in 202425
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3707Buddhism: A Lived Tradition20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Advanced Japanese in Context: Social Science - 20 Credits

EAST3286Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3580Advanced Japanese in Translation20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:

EAST3155Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan20 creditsNot running in 202425
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3355Death and Religion in Japan20 creditsNot running in 202425

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules

Last updated: 20/03/2024 09:49:27

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