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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Business (Japanese)

Programme code:BA-ML/JP&BUUCAS code:
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 take 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Japanese, 40 credits in Business and a 20 credit MODL module in Intercultural Competence.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

EAST1210Basic Japanese Language (1)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1220Basic Japanese Language (2)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1001Introduction to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS1140Principles of International Business20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS1870Behaviour in Organisations10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1090Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students with prior knowledge of Japanese may, subject to a placement test, study more advanced language modules as appropriate in their first year (40 credits from EAST2300, EAST2305, FLTU1026, FLTU1030).

Optional modules:

Students must choose one of the following optional modules and are strongly recommended to take EAST1270.

EAST1270Modern Japan: History and International Politics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1271Japanese History and Society20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST1450Foundations of East Asia20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1500Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST1550Introduction to East Asian Religions20 creditsNot running in 202223

Discovery modules:


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.

EAST9012Year Abroad in Japan120 creditsSemesters 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 Japanese.

Compulsory modules:

Students are 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)
LUBS2085Developing Your Potential10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2400The International Economic Environment10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2781Managing in the Digital Workplace10 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2820Contemporary Topics in International Business10 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2910Management Research and Analysis20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

EAST2006China Since 197920 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2007Japan's International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2008The Making of Modern Thailand20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2009Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought20 credits 
EAST2127Society and Culture of Early Modern China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2128Contemporary East Asian Culture20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST2148Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2360Chinese Cinema20 credits 
EAST2470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST2480Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST2605Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3020Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsSemesters 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 Japanese, as well as a 40 credit Final Year Project in either subject.

Compulsory modules:

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:

EAST3285Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3003Business Ethics20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3053Managing Social Media and Digital Work20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

LUBS3345Dissertation/Project in Management40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
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)

Students are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules:

EAST3012Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions20 credits 
EAST3015Religion in China20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3148Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3150Women and Family in Chinese Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3252Modern Japanese History20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3271East Asia's Regional Political Economy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3281Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations20 credits 
EAST3286Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity20 credits 
EAST3287Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3289Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST3350Japanese Cinema in the World20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST3355Death and Religion in Japan20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3470Japanese Literature in Translation: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japan20 creditsNot running in 202223
EAST3525Globalising China and the Developing World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3580Advanced Japanese in Translation20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3602Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FOAH3150Religion and Violence20 creditsNot running in 202223
MODL3200Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410Contemporary World Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students wishing to take MODL3800 must do their Final Year Project in Japanese.

Discovery modules:

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