BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad
Entry requirements
A level: AAB You are not expected to have any previous knowledge of Japanese, but if you do have an A level (or equivalent) in Japanese, then you may be able to enter the Advanced stream from Year 1. IB: 35 with 665 in higher level subjects. Please see above for subject requirements.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Japanese Studies with Year Abroad, a Chinese studies degree centred on Japanese language, history and culture. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing and Microelectronics. Students take a core Japanese language module in each of the first two years, with separate entry points depending on whether they already hold Japanese at A level. The third year is spent at a university in Japan, and the degree can be extended to five years with an optional placement year. Year 1 covers foundations through Japanese Language 1A or 1B, Modern East Asian History and Introduction to Japanese Culture. Year 2 deepens language study with Japanese Language 2A or 2B, alongside Science and Technology in Modern Japan: A Cultural History and Introduction to Anime: Aesthetic, Technology, Seriality. The third year is spent on the compulsory Study abroad module at a Japanese university. In the fourth year, Japanese Language 4 and Critical Methods for the Study of Japanese Literature and History sit alongside the compulsory Dissertation, which requires choosing an appropriate methodology for a research project on Japanese studies. Optional modules are drawn from across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities; recent choices have included Modern China's Transformations, Designing for Digital Culture, Music and Place and World Philosophies.
Modules
- Japanese Language 1A or Japanese Language 1B
- Modern East Asian History
- Introduction to Japanese Culture
- Example optional modules
- Japanese Language 2A or Japanese Language 2B
- Science and Technology in Modern Japan: A Cultural History
- Introduction to Anime: Aesthetic, Technology, Seriality
- Example optional modules
- Study abroad
- Dissertation
- Japanese Language 4
- Critical Methods for the Study of Japanese Literature and History
- Example optional modules