BA East Asian Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB BTEC: DDM IB: 34 points overall including 16 at Higher Level.
About this course
BA in East Asian Studies, a Chinese degree focused on the history, culture, politics and societies of Northeast and Southeast Asia. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through modules such as Foundations of East Asia, Modern China: History and Culture, Modern Japan, Basic Chinese Language 1, Basic Japanese Language 1, Basic Thai Language and Culture, and Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies. Year two offers optional study in topics like Topics in Contemporary East Asian Societies, China Since 1979, The Making of Modern Thailand, Contemporary East Asian Culture, Chinese Cinema, Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World, and Japan's International Relations. The final year involves compulsory study in East Asia's Regional Political Economy, Japan-Korea Relations, Global China in the Developing World, Trauma in the Sinophone World, Religion in China, Buddhism: A Lived Tradition, Death and Religion in Japan, Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China, and Japanese Cinema in the World, alongside a compulsory Final Year Project.
Modules
- Modern China: History and Culture
- Modern Japan
- Foundations of East Asia
- Basic Japanese Language 1
- Basic Chinese Language 1
- Basic Thai Language and Culture
- Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies
- Topics in Contemporary East Asian Societies
- China Since 1979
- The Making of Modern Thailand
- Contemporary East Asian Culture
- Chinese Cinema
- Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World
- Japan's International Relations
- Final Year Project:
- East Asia's Regional Political Economy
- Japan-Korea Relations
- Global China in the Developing World
- Trauma in the Sinophone World
- Religion in China
- Buddhism: A Lived Tradition
- Death and Religion in Japan
- Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China
- Japanese Cinema in the World