BA Chinese Studies OR Japanese Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
About this course
BA Honours in Chinese, combining language study with Chinese culture, society, politics and history. Core topics include research methods, Chinese culture and society, politics and international relations, and cross-cultural communication. Students may spend a year abroad to develop language skills among native speakers, undertake a UK-based placement year, or complete the degree in three years.
Modules
- Chinese Cultural History and Urban Development
- China and its Peripheries: Repression, (In)stability and Conflict in the 21st Century
- Chinese Independent Documentaries: Alternative Archive and Video Activism
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese II
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Chinese I
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Chinese II
- Buddhism and Society in Medieval Japan
- Literary and cultural expressions in contemporary Japan
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese II
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Japanese I
- Level D (HE Further Advanced) Japanese II
- Memory and Storytelling Across Borders
- Dissertation/T&I Project
- Academic Study and Research Skills
- Introduction to Chinese Culture and Society
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese II
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese II
- Interconnected World
- Global Middle Ages
- Global Ancient Histories
- Introduction to Japanese History and Culture
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese II
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese) I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese II
- Key Concepts in International Politics
- Introduction to International Film
- Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Language and Cross Cultural Communication
- Politics and Society
- Contemporary Chinese Society: Issues and Challenges
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese II
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese II
- Political Geography
- Destroying Nature: Disasters, Diseases and Environmental Injustice
- Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese) I
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese II
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese I
- Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese II
- Translation for Singing
- A Global History of Political Thought
- Cities in East Asian Cinema: Culture, History and Identity
- Reading in Translation