BA Japanese Studies and ...

Students take 120 credits per year composed of core and optional modules, which allows for students to design their own intellectual journey while maintaining a strong grasp of the fundamentals.

This is a three-year degree and requires less intensive study of the Japanese language than the BA Japanese degree. A smaller number of language classes can be taken at various levels of proficiency from pure beginner to very advanced.

Core modules must be passed in order to progress to the following year of study.

• Japanese Cultural History to 1600: Power, Belief, Creativity
• Japanese Cultural History 1600 to 1945: Power, Belief, Creativity

Choose 30 credits from List A.

60 credits are taken from the other subject. NB: For students taking BA Chinese & Japanese Studies or BA Korean & Japanese Studies, please note that you will take 90 credits from the Chinese or Korean syllabus in year one. Your only Japanese modules will be Aspects of Japanese Culture 1 and Aspects of Japanese Culture 2. You will begin your Japanese language modules in year 3, after your return from the year abroad

Core modules must be passed in order to progress to the following year of study.

• Nation and Identity in Contemporary Japan
• Gender and Society in Contemporary Japan

Choose 30 credits from List A or List B.

60 credits are taken from the other subject.

Choose either: 30 credits from List A and 30 credits from List B, OR choose 60 credits from List B.

60 credits are taken from the other subject.

Available to Year 1, 2 and 3 students depending on their language ability.

• Japanese 1
• Japanese 2
• Japanese 3
• Japanese 4
• Japanese 5
• Modernity and Identity in Modern Japanese History 1868-1912
• Nation and Empire in Modern Japanese History 1868-1945
• Reading Pre-modern Japanese Texts 1
• Reading Pre-modern Japanese Texts 2
• Self, City and Sexuality in Modern Japanese Literature 1868-1945
• Writing from the Margins: Minority Voices in Modern Japanese Literature, 1945 to the Present
• J400: Advanced Japanese

Before selecting a module, student's must first check that the module it is at the correct level. They must also ensure that they meet any pre-requisites.

• Cultural History of Tibet
• Imagining Tibet
• H120 Introduction to the History of East Asia
• R110 Introduction to Buddhism
• R170 Introduction to the Religions of East and Central Asia
• Chinese 103: History and Culture of China

• Modern Korea 1: History
• Modern Korea 2: Culture and Society
• Cool Japan: Manga, Anime, Sushi
• Survey of Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
• Survey of Pre-Modern Japanese Literature in Translation

• Fieldwork methods in language and culture
• Identity and social relations in Japanese
• Music and Japanese Identities
• J201: Japanese Readings

Please note that prerequisites or programme convenor approval may be required for some of these modules. Please see Teaching & Learning tab.

• Japanese New Wave Cinema: Youth, Sex and Protest
• Japanese Cinema: a Critical Survey
• Extended Essay (Japanese Language and Culture) 1
• Extended Essay (Japanese Language and Culture) 2
• Japanese Art
• Visual Culture of Early-Modern Japan
• Pop and Politics in East Asia
• Musical Traditions of East Asia
• Queer Cinema in Asia
• Ethnography of Japan
• Themes in Japanese Religions
• H283 Modern Japan

Please note that prerequisites or programme convener approval may be required for some of these modules. Please see Teaching & Learning tab

• History and Memory in East Asian Cultures
• H333 Urban Modern Eastern Asia (I)
• Japanese Traditional Drama
• Modern Japanese Literature

• BA Japanese Studies and...Programme Specifications 2017/18 (pdf; 360kb)

Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules