Asia Pacific Studies and Japanese

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Technology leader, economic giant and cultural powerhouse, Japan is a fascinating country and an important player in the international community. This degree will allow you to develop language skills in Japanese while gaining an insight into the complex culture, history and politics of Japan and the wider Asia Pacific region.
Core modules will build your written and spoken language skills and introduce you to the modern history of the Asia Pacific region. Then you’ll choose from a variety of optional modules to gain a better understanding of life in Japan and the Asia Pacific, from East Asian religions to Japanese cinema, Korean politics and the role of women in Chinese society. You’ll even spend a year studying at a Japanese university to immerse yourself in local culture.
Great facilities and expert tutors will help you make the most of your studies – and you’ll gain valuable skills that really appeal to employers.

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: ABB-AAB excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. A foreign language is preferred
excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. A foreign language is preferred.
GCSE: 4/C in a foreign language
Other course specific tests:.
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer ents with a wide range of qualifications.
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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Communication Skills
  • International
  • University
  • Project
  • Communication Training
  • Religions

Course programme

In your first year you’ll be introduced to Japanese through intensive language classes – and you’ll put that knowledge into context through optional modules exploring Japanese culture and politics, such as A Cultural History from Buddhism to Murakami Haruki or Japan in War and Peace.

You’ll also choose from a wide range of Asia Pacific modules, covering topics from Development in South East Asia to Modern China. Then, you’ll be able to extend and develop that knowledge at a Japanese university on your residence abroad, giving you plenty of time to refine your language skills.

When you return, you’ll have a new perspective to bring to your studies, which will include advanced language skills alongside further modules on Japanese life, covering subjects such as business, environmental change and literature. At the same time, you’ll study broader Asia Pacific modules on issues such as Buddhism in Thailand, Chinese visual culture and the impact of globalisation on the rapidly developing South East Asia.

You'll also apply the critical and research skills you have developed to an independently researched dissertation on a topic of your choice.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Basic Japanese Language (1) 20 credits
  • Basic Japanese Language (2) 20 credits
Optional modules
  • History and Culture of Imperial China 20 credits
  • Modern China 10 credits
  • Chinese Culture in the Twentieth Century 10 credits
  • Japan in War and Peace 10 credits
  • Japan: History and International Politics 10 credits
  • Foundations of East Asia 20 credits
  • Introduction to East Asian Religions 20 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Year Abroad in Japan 120 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills 20 credits
  • Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills 20 credits
Optional modules
  • China Since 1979 20 credits
  • The Making of Modern Thailand 20 credits
  • Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present 20 credits

Year 4

Compulsory modules

You are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

  • Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills 20 credits
  • Final Year Project: Dissertation 40 credits
  • Final Year Project: Extended Essay 20 credits
  • Final Year Project: Translation 20 credits
Optional modules
  • China Since 1979 20 credits
  • The Making of Modern Thailand

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