2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Business (Chinese)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/CH&BU | UCAS code: | N1R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Chiara La Sala | Contact address: | M.C.LaSala@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
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:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Languages-Cultures-and-Societies-15.pdf
Business and Management: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-business-management-15.pdf
Programme specification:
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students must take 60 credits of Chinese, 40 credits of Business and a 20 credit MODL module in Intercultural Competence.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1001 | Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS1140 | Principles of International Business | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS1870 | Behaviour in Organisations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese may, subject to a placement test, study more advanced languages (EAST2550/EAST2570) instead of EAST1010/EAST1020, as appropriate in their first year.
Optional modules:
Students must choose one of the following modules:
| EAST1065 | China in East Asian History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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 take the following core residence abroad modules. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.
| EAST9011 | Year Abroad in China | 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. Students are required to take 60 credits in Business and 60 credits in Chinese.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST2015 | Chinese 2A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2016 | Chinese 2B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2085 | Developing Your Potential | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2781 | Managing in the Digital Workplace | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS2820 | Contemporary Topics in International Business | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS2910 | Management Research and Analysis | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students must study 20 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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2009 | Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought | 20 credits | ||
| EAST2126 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2180 | An Introduction to Cantonese (1) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | ||
| EAST2470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| EAST3025 | Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3130 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in both Business and Chinese, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project in either subject.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST3275 | Chinese 3: Advanced Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3003 | Business Ethics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LUBS3053 | Managing Social Media and Digital Work | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| LUBS3345 | Dissertation/Project in Management | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| 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 are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| EAST2009 | Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | ||
| 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) | |
| EAST3025 | Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3051 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3052 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Society and Development | 10 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3070 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 10 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3080 | Chinese Literature 1912 - 1949 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3102 | Chinese Language for International Trade and Business | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3120 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3130 | Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction and Drama | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3470 | Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3630 | Advanced Chinese to English Translation | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| 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 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| 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) |
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