2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Italian B and Japanese
| Programme code: | BA-ITB&JAPN | UCAS code: | RTH2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 5 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Maria Garcia Florenciano | Contact address: | M.GarciaFlorenciano@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 605
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:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/subject-benchmark-statements/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-15.pdf?sfvrsn=2098f781_12
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- Allow students to study the disciplines of Italian and Japanese to the same depth as Single Honours students of the disciplines, but with less breadth in each. This means that Joint Honours students will normally be required to take compulsory and a subset of the optional modules that are also part of the corresponding Single Honours degree programmes, and that they will be assessed on those modules using criteria identical to those applied to Single Honours students. Joint Honours students will reach the same levels of fluency and accuracy in their target language(s) as Single Honours students.
- At Levels Two and Three, allow students to choose, within certain parameters, optional modules from the full range available within each discipline, and thereby devise pathways of their own choosing.
- Require students to undertake two periods of residence abroad: a Year Abroad in a Japanese-speaking country at the end of Level One, and a Year Abroad in Italy at the end of Level 2. The Year Abroad in Japan will normally take the form of a course of study.
- Allow students the option at Level Three of undertaking an autonomous research project in either discipline, potentially linking the two disciplines by bringing knowledge and understanding gained in one discipline to bear in the other.
- Require students to acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- Provide a basis for further advanced study in either Italian or Japanese, or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.
- Have the flexibility to allow students to change programme upon successful completion of Level One, subject to approval. It is normally possible to switch from Joint Honours Italian & Japanese into Single Honours in either discipline.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to study 60 credits in each of Italian and Japanese.
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) | |
| ITAL1025 | Exploring Italy: Introduction to Italian Culture and Society (Beginners) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL1030 | Beginners Italian (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ITAL1032 | Lower Intermediate Italian (A2+ of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 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:
Candidates are required to take 20 credits from the following optional modules and are strongly recommended to take either EAST1269 or EAST1270:
| EAST1270 | Modern Japan: History and International Politics | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST1271 | Japanese History and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| 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 202324 | |
| EAST1550 | Introduction to East Asian Religions | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 |
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will spend second year of the programme studying in Japan.
Compulsory modules:
Students are 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.
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in Italian and 60 credits in Japanese. The remaining credits should be taken in either of the named subjects or taken as discovery modules.
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) | |
| ITAL2016 | Italian Language B | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| FILM2202 | Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2023 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2025 | Linguistic Variety in Modern Italy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL2500 | Modern Italian Identities Across Cultures | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their Italian options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Italian in level 2 including ITAL2016.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Candidates will be required to study between 20 and 40 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 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2025 | Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| 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 | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Students may also choose to study the below module, as long as they are not already enrolled onto Linguists into Schools.
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject, pursue additional modules in the two named subjects or take the above FOAH module.
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
The candidate will spend the fourth year of the programme in Italy.
Compulsory modules:
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Discovery modules:
Year5 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits, which includes a Final Year Project Module. Students are required to take at least 40 credits in Italian and 60 credits in Japanese: the Final Year Project can be taken in - and count towards - either of the two languages. The remaining credits should be taken as optional modules in the other language to the Final Year Project or as MODL modules. Students taking the Final Year Project in Japanese may also choose to take 20 credits of Discovery modules.
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) | |
| ITAL3010 | Italian Language 3 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study 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) |
Candidates who choose to complete their Final Year Project in Italian will be required to choose 40 credits from the options below.
| EAST3012 | Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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 202324 | |
| 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 | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST3281 | Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3286 | Advanced Japanese in Context: Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3287 | Advanced Japanese in Context 5: Japanese Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in Historical Context | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may not take a module from this group that they taken in another group/year.
Candidates who choose to complete their Final Year Project in Japanese will be required to choose at least 20 credits from the options below. The following modules can be taken in and count towards either Italian or Japanese credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of ITAL/EAST optional modules.
| ITAL3200 | ‘Femminismi’. Theories and practices of gender in the Italian context | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ITAL3400 | Made in Italy. Italian for Business | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| 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 202324 | |
| 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:
Candidates taking the Final Year Project in Japanese may also choose to take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules instead of further optional/MODL modules.
Last updated: 05/05/2023 09:34:47
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