Business Studies and Japanese (BSc)

This is a four year degree of which the third year is spent in Japan.

In the first two years on the BSc degree programme in Business Studies and Japanese you take modules from the Business Management degree programme and begin your study of the Japanese language and Japan (studying the same Japanese modules as those done by the Joint Honours BA students). During this time approximately twice as much class contact time is spent studying Japanese as is spent on the business studies modules.

Year one

In the first year you will take modules in the Japanese language, which are designed to introduce the language and its writing system. You will also study key points from Japanese history, so that further study of the modern country can be pursued in later years.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsPrinciples of Business ManagementBS153010 creditsElementary Japanese (Autumn)ML158220 creditsJapanese HistoryML158120 creditsIntroduction to AccountingBS150320 creditsStatistical Analysis and Research MethodsBS150820 creditsPrinciples of Marketing and StrategyBS163010 creditsElementary Japanese (Spring)ML168220 creditsYear two

In the second year you will take further modules in Japanese, which are designed to increase the facility with which you can comprehend and use more advanced Japanese. At the same time, your knowledge of Japan and Japanese society is increased through lectures and seminars on modern Japanese society.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsMarketing and StrategyBS254020 creditsIntermediate Japanese (Autumn)ML259620 creditsOperations ManagementBS258220 creditsManaging PeopleBS254220 creditsContemporary Japanese SocietyML259520 creditsIntermediate Japanese (Spring)ML269620 creditsYear three: Sandwich year

The year in Japan is spent studying in a Japanese university with which the Centre has an exchange agreement. By this stage you should have a sufficient command of the spoken language to operate comfortably in Japan and gain the maximum benefit from your period of study there.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsStudy Programme in JapanML4006120 creditsYear four

In the final year, you return to Cardiff to continue with your business studies, and also to further augment your knowledge of the Japanese language and Japan through more advanced study of the Japanese language and study of a key aspect of modern Japan.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsAdvanced JapaneseML542120 creditsStrategic ManagementBS354320 creditsJapanese Studies Research ProjectML542520 creditsJapanese & Asian Management SystemsBS374320 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsEthics and Morality of BusinessBS372820 creditsMarketing Decision MakingBS374120 creditsInternational BusinessBS374420 creditsJapanese for BusinessML542220 creditsJapanese for HumanitiesML542320 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.