MA Japanese and Linguistics
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Japanese and Linguistics, a joint degree in English Language and Linguistics and Chinese covering language acquisition and cultural contexts. Students spend year 3 studying abroad in Japan. The first year introduces foundational elements through beginner, post-beginner, and pre-intermediate (advanced) language courses, alongside modules such as the way language is structured and the regional and social variations of language in general, and of the English language in particular. Year 2 advances this knowledge with modules including Political Cultures and Cultural Politics in Contemporary Japan, Introduction to Japanese Literature, Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English, and Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories. Year 3 consists of a period studying abroad in Japan. The final year concentrates on advanced proficiency through spoken and written Japanese and translation from Japanese to English.
Modules
- beginner
- post-beginner
- pre-intermediate (advanced)
- the way language is structured
- the regional and social variations of language in general, and of the English language in particular
- learn more about East Asian history, including Japan's relationship with China and Korea
- take a course in Japanese literature, politics or culture
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Political Cultures and Cultural Politics in Contemporary Japan
- Introduction to Japanese Literature
- Modern East Asian History
- Society and Culture in Pre-modern East Asia
- East Asian Youth: Spaces, Ecologies, Technologies
- Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English
- Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- spoken and written Japanese
- translation from Japanese to English