2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Politics (Japanese)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/JP&PL | UCAS code: | L2R1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Politics and International Relations: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-politics-15.pdf
Programme specification:
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students are required to take 120 credits in Level 1.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory 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) | |
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED1601 | Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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:
Candidates are required to take 20 credits from the optional modules below and are strongly recommended to take either EAST1269 or EAST1270:
| EAST1270 | Modern Japan: History and International Politics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1271 | Japanese History and Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1500 | Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| EAST1550 | Introduction to East Asian Religions | 20 credits | Not 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 will be required to study 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.
| EAST9012 | Year Abroad in Japan | 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 a minimum of 40 credits in Politics and a minimum of 60 credits in Japanese. The remaining 20 credits should be taken as Discovery modules or in further Politics or Japanese optional modules.
Compulsory modules:
Students must 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:
Students will be required to study TWO of the following core Politics modules, one from each list.
List A
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
List B
| PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2161 | Media and Democracy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may choose to take a module from the list below instead of a Discovery module:
| PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED2161 | Media and Democracy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2204 | Development Theory and Practice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2220 | North-South Linkages | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2403 | Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2558 | Security Studies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2704 | Beliefs and Attitudes in Politics | 20 credits | ||
| PIED2711 | Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2721 | Approaches to Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students are required to study at least 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 | ||
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 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) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Politics or Japanese.
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a 40-credit Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both Japanese and Politics: the Final Year Project module can be taken in - and count towards - either of the two subjects. Any remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in either Japanese or Politics, or as Discovery modules.
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory module:
| EAST3285 | Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills | 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) | |
| PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.
Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:
| PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3160 | Prime Ministers and British Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3170 | The End of British Politics? | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3171 | The Politics of national identity in the UK | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3172 | Parliaments and the Public | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3199 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3302 | Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3304 | Extreme Right Parties | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3342 | Gender and Security in Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3503 | Crisis Diplomacy: Coercion, Sanctions and the Use of Force in International Relations | 20 credits | ||
| PIED3504 | Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3609 | Radical Political Ideas: Marx, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Foucault, Kristeva | 20 credits | ||
| PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3702 | Introduction to Programming for Social Science | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students who take the PIED-coded Final Year Project are required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules.
Students who take an MODL-coded Final Year Project may choose to study 20 credits from the optional modules below:
| EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3286 | Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity | 20 credits | ||
| EAST3287 | Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3289 | Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| 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) | |
| EAST3580 | Advanced Japanese in Translation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
| 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) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional optional modules in Politics or Japanese.
Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
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