Chinese and Japanese BA

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  • Its not too Costly but for tuition fees its around 17000 pounds & Living cost you around 10000 pounds. My suggestion would be preferably for chemical student to get admission here.
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Bachelor's degree

In Leeds

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Duration

    5 Years

This challenging and varied degree allows you to learn two major world languages from scratch and spend two years studying abroad.
Core modules will build your skills in both languages and introduce you to the culture and history of each country. You’ll also choose from a wide range of optional modules exploring the history, culture, business practices, religions and politics of these two fascinating countries and East Asia more broadly.
But the most exciting element of the degree is the chance to spend one year in China and a second in Japan, improving your language skills and gaining first-hand experience of Chinese and Japanese culture.
You could study East Asian religions or Japanese cultural history, the rise of the non-profit sector in contemporary China or the complex dynamics of Sino-Japanese relations. You could even try translation or interpreting. It’s a great opportunity to develop language skills and gain an insight into two of the world’s biggest economies.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Leeds (West Yorkshire)
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University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

Start date

On request

About this course

This degree gives you proficiency in two important world languages, as well as an insight into the fascinating culture of some of the world’s most influential economies. These will open doors to a wide range of careers in East Asia and around the world, but you will also develop transferable skills which are highly sought by employers.

A-level: AAB-AAA including a foreign language excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking
including a foreign language but excluding General Studies or Critical Thinking

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4.0
  • Its not too Costly but for tuition fees its around 17000 pounds & Living cost you around 10000 pounds. My suggestion would be preferably for chemical student to get admission here.
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Trainee

4.0
18/05/2018
What I would highlight: Its not too Costly but for tuition fees its around 17000 pounds & Living cost you around 10000 pounds. My suggestion would be preferably for chemical student to get admission here.
What could be improved: All ok
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • Translation
  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Communication Skills
  • Communication Training
  • Project
  • International
  • Religions
  • Chinese
  • History

Course programme

In your first year you’ll focus on intensive language classes to develop your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Chinese and Japanese, while choosing modules introducing you to the culture and history of China, Japan or East Asia. This will lay the foundations for the next two years, when you’ll spend a year each in China and Japan studying dedicated language courses to improve your skills while you experience life in each culture.

When you return to Leeds, you’ll spend the next two years taking advanced language classes to refine your spoken and written language skills and explore the media in each country. You’ll also choose from a variety of optional modules on topics as diverse as Japanese cinema, international relations in the Asia Pacific or modern Chinese history. You’ll even have the option to learn Cantonese or learn about specialised uses of Chinese and Japanese in professional contexts.

In your final year you’ll also undertake an independently researched dissertation on a topic of your choice to showcase your knowledge and skills.


Modules

Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Basic Chinese Language 1
  • Basic Chinese Language 2
  • Basic Japanese Language (1)
  • Basic Japanese Language (2)

Optional modules
  • History and Culture of Imperial China
  • History and Culture of Early Imperial China
  • History and Culture of Late Imperial China
  • Modern China
  • Chinese Culture in the Twentieth Century
  • Japan in War and Peace
  • Japan: History and International Politics
  • Japan: A Cultural History from Buddhism to Murakami Haruki
  • Foundations of East Asia
  • Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Texts of East Asia
  • Introduction to East Asian Religions
  • LCS Academic Essentials

Year 2
Optional modules

  • Year Abroad in China
  • Year Abroad in Japan

Year 3

Optional modules

  • Year Abroad in China
  • Year Abroad in Japan

Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • Chinese 2A
  • Chinese 2B
  • Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills
  • Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills

Optional modules
  • China Since 1979
  • Japan's International Relations
  • The Making of Modern Thailand
  • Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought
  • Modern Japanese History
  • Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film
  • East Asia's Regional Political Economy
  • Japanese Cinema in the World
  • Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present
  • Korea: Politics, Economy and International Relations
  • Research Placement


Year 5

Compulsory modules

  • You are required to study one Final Year Project module.
  • Chinese 3: Advanced Skills
  • Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills

Optional modules
  • Classics of Chinese Literature and Thought
  • Chinese Oral and Performance Traditions
  • Religion in China
  • Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China
  • Chinese Linguistics: Theory and Practice
  • Modern Japanese History
  • Narratives of Japanese Modernity: Fiction and Film
  • East Asia's Regional Political Economy
  • Advanced Japanese in Context 1: Politics and International Relations
  • Advanced Japanese in Context 4: Literature
  • Religion and Violence
  • Final Year Project: Extended Essay
  • Final Year Project: Translation
  • Linguists into Schools











Chinese and Japanese BA

£ 9,250 VAT inc.