2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages (German and Japanese)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/GR&JP | UCAS code: | R1R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Maria Garcia Florenciano | Contact address: | M.GarciaFlorenciano@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:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:
BA Modern Languages (German and Japanese)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
On this programme, students will become highly competent in their two chosen languages while acquiring an understanding of(?), analysing, interpreting and engaging with the cultures and societies where these languages are spoken.
A compulsory period of residence abroad will provide students with the unique opportunity to develop language skills in a rich and varied context of use, while engaging with other cultures and societies, thereby fostering intercultural awareness and pluricultural competence, self-reliance and flexibility.
This dual-language programme offers opportunities for students at all levels to engage with the connections and contrasts between the languages they study (e.g. through ‘MODL’ modules that span multiple language areas), enabling them to deepen their critical understanding of their chosen languages. There might also be an opportunity to take discovery modules, which include modules in an additional language for students wishing to expand their linguistic repertoire.
At Level 1, students will study core language modules that are tailored to their ability alongside modules which will introduce them to the cultures and societies of the languages they are studying. They will also receive training in crucial academic skills such as critical analysis, argumentation, research and academic writing.
At Level 2 and 3 students will continue to develop their communicative proficiency and their linguistic and intercultural awareness through core language modules. They will also choose from a range of optional modules exploring various aspects of the cultures, history, politics, and social and economic structures of the countries of the languages of study. They will analyse and critically interpret a wide diversity of cultural forms, products and practice, and will learn to mediate, analyse and compare ideas and events that cross national, cultural or linguistic boundaries.
Throughout the programme, students will develop valuable interpretative, analytical and digital skills, as well as becoming confident researchers. Students will demonstrate these qualities when they undertake a Final Year Project on a topic of their choice in one of the language subjects they study.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 60 credits in Japanese and a minimum of 40 credits in German.
The remaining 20 credits may be taken as a MODL module, which can count towards either of their two subjects (German AND Japanese), a further option with German, or discovery modules.
All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST1252 | Modern Japan | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM1010 | German Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM1140 | Exploring German-Speaking Cultures, Histories and Societies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students 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) |
Students 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) |
Students may study the following optional module:
| GERM1200 | 20th Century German History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
All students may study up to 20 credits from the following list of 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:
All students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Year Abroad 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 will be required to take 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 Pre-requisite for: Year 3 | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST2213 | Japanese 2C: Written Communication Skills | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST2223 | Japanese 2D: Spoken Communication Skills | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2011 | German Language Skills in Context | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM9002 | German Term Abroad Pre-requisite for: Year 4 | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
The Term Abroad module GERM9002 will not be available for students starting their programme from September 2023 onwards.
Optional modules:
Students will be required to study a minimum of 15 credits from the following optional modules:
| FILM2031 | Introduction to German Cinema | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2061 | Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| GERM2071 | Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2081 | Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2005 | Linguists into Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:
As students will be on their Term Abroad in the latter half of Semester 2 they should ONLY select modules which are running in Semester 1.
| EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Students may study up to 15 credits from the following optional language and culture modules:
| ARAB2008 | Arabic for Beginners 2 | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FILM2111 | Cinema in France: The Seventh Art | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FLTU2334 | Introduction to Professional French | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2015 | French Language in Contexts | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2202 | Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL2016 | Black Europe | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLAV2410 | The Spaces of Russian Literature | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SPPO2011 | Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2 | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2091 | Portuguese Language Skills | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SPPO2221 | Practical Skills in Spanish B1/B2 | 15 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| SPPO2596 | Catalan Language and Culture II | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must take 120 credits in Level 3. Students are required to take modules in the same two languages as in Level 1 and Level 2.
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:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST3285 | Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM3010 | Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take 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) |
Students may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| FILM3026 | Contemporary German Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GERM3092 | Advanced Translation from German into English | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM3240 | Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Students may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3155 | Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3286 | Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3287 | Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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 | |
| EAST3580 | Advanced Japanese in Translation | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
The following modules can be taken in and count towards either German or Japanese credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of GERM/EAST optional modules.
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their German options must take a minimum of 60 credits in German in the final year including GERM3010.
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