2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA East Asian Studies and Japanese
Programme code: | BA-EAST&JAPN | UCAS code: | TT13 |
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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
EAST1252 | Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates with no prior knowledge of Japanese will be required to study the following 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) |
Candidates with prior knowledge of Japanese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules
EAST1280 | Intermediate Japanese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST1281 | Intermediate Japanese (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST1241 | Premodern East Asia | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
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) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from 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:
Candidates will spend the year abroad in Japan.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module
MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 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
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 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
EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Semester 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
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 202425 | |
EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 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
EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Not 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
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 compulsory 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 and may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
EAST3707 | Buddhism: A Lived Tradition | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Advanced Japanese in Context: Social Science - 20 Credits
EAST3286 | Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EAST3580 | Advanced Japanese in Translation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
EAST3155 | Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
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 | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
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