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Degree Programme Table: Japanese and Linguistics (MA Hons) (UTJAPLI)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ASST08002 Japanese 1 As available 40
    LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ASST08006 Japanese 2A As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC08006    Linguistics 2A   20  
    LASC08013    Linguistics 2B   20  
    LASC08002    English Language 2   40  

     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    ASST08007     Japanese 2B     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     



    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in Japanese 2 and in either English Language 2 or a pass at the first attempt in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B, with an average mark across the Linguistics courses of 50% or above.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ASST10070 Japanese Language Programme and Study Abroad 3 (Combined) As available 80
    LASC10059 Third-year Project in Language Sciences As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Final Assessment Weightings: 1-2. (Third-year Project in Language Sciences). 3-5a. (Japanese Language Programme and Study Abroad 3 (Combined)). 5b. (Short essay on an aspect of Japanese culture). 6. (Translation from Japanese to English 4). 7. (Translation from English to Japanese 4). 8. (Advanced Spoken Japanese 4). 9-11. (Courses in Language Sciences). 12. (Further Course(s) in Japanese or Language Sciences)


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ASST10075 Translation from Japanese to English 4 As available 10
    ASST10076 Translation from English to Japanese 4 As available 10
    ASST10071 Advanced Spoken Japanese 4 As available 10
    ASST10072 Short Essay on an Aspect of Japanese Culture As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10041    Honours Foundation: Phonology & Phonetics   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10029    First Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10002    Sociolinguistics   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10058    Advanced Topics in Phonetics: Speech Production and Perception (Honours)   20  
    LASC10070    Current Issues in Morphology   20  
    LASC10046    Historical Phonology   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  

    Notes:"The LEL handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses."
     

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST10068    Advanced Japanese Writing 4 (Combined)   20  
    ASST10073    Modern Japanese Literature 4   20  
    ASST10117    Japanese Performing Arts 4   20  
    ASST10111    Topics in Japanese History   20  
    ASST10112    Modern Japanese Society   20  
    ASST10116    Japanese Buddhist Writers from the Early Heian Period to the Late Edo Period   20  
    ASST10113    Classical Japanese Fiction 4   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10041    Honours Foundation: Phonology & Phonetics   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10029    First Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10002    Sociolinguistics   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10058    Advanced Topics in Phonetics: Speech Production and Perception (Honours)   20  
    LASC10070    Current Issues in Morphology   20  
    LASC10046    Historical Phonology   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  

    Notes:"The LEL handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses."
     

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