MA Japanese Studies (Literature Pathway)

Students take 180 credits, 60 of which are a dissertation and a 120 from taught modules. For students on a literature pathway, the dissertation must be on a subject in Japanese Literature. For students opting to take two language acquisition modules, only one of these can be from an introductory level. On certain programmes only ONE language acquisition module is permitted.

All modules are subject to availability and, in some cases, the approval of the programme convenor.

The modules below are compulsory

• Japanese Traditional Drama (Masters)
• Modern Japanese Literature (Masters)
• Dissertation in the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea

You must select modules to the value of at least 30 credits from the list below. You may select more.

• Self, City and Sexuality in Modern Japanese Literature 1868-1945 (PG)
• Writing from the Margins: Minority Voices in Modern Japanese Literature, 1945 to the Present (PG)
• Reading Pre-modern Japanese Texts 1 (PG)
• Reading Pre-modern Japanese Texts 2 (PG)

Students select modules to the value of 60 credits from the list below.

• Theory and techniques of Comparative Literature
• Culture and Society of Japan
• Shogunal Iconography in the Edo Period
• Popular Practice in the Edo Period Arts
• Japanese Modernity I
• Japanese Modernity II
• Management in Japan I
• Management in Japan II
• Japanese Transnational Cinema: From Kurosawa to Asia Extreme and Studio Ghibli
• Japanese Post-War Film Genres and the Avant-Garde
• Censoring Japan: A Socio-Cultural History of Japanese Television
• Modernity and Identity in Modern Japanese History 1868-1912
• Nation and Empire in Modern Japanese History 1868-1945
• Identity and social relations in Japanese (PG)
• Issues in Japanese language learning
• Pop and Politics in East Asia (Masters)
• Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters)
• International politics of East Asia
• Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan
• Japan Unravelled
• Economic Development of Japan
• East Asian Buddhist Thought
• Religious Practice in Japan: Texts, Rituals and Believers
• Japanese 1 (PG)
• Japanese 2 (PG)
• Japanese 3 (PG
• Japanese 4 (PG)
• Japanese 5 (PG)
• Practical Translation: English into Japanese
• Practical Translation: Japanese into English
• Chinese 1 (PG)
• Chinese 2 (PG)
• Chinese 3 (PG)
• Korean 1 (PG)
• Korean 2 (PG)
• Intermediate Korean (PG)

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

• MA Japanese Literature- Programme Specifications 2012/13 (pdf; 27kb)
• MA Japanese Studies (Literature Pathway) - Programme Specification 2017/18 (pdf; 134kb)

Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules