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

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students should aim to divide the number of credits they take in each academic year evenly between Semester 1 and Semester 2

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Linguistics and English Language 1A

Must be passed

LASC08022 20 credits
Linguistics and English Language 1B

Must be passed

LASC08023 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Japanese Language - Beginner - Year 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Beginner-level students take the Beginner course in Semester 1 and the Post-Beginner course in Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed
Japanese Language Post Beginner
ASST08058 20 credits
Japanese Language Beginner
ASST08059 20 credits
OR

Japanese Language - Post-Beginner - Year 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Post-Beginner-level students take the Post-Beginner course in Semester 1 and the Pre-Intermediate course in Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed
Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate
ASST08057 20 credits
Japanese Language Post Beginner
ASST08058 20 credits
OR

Japanese Language - Advanced - Year 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Advanced-level students take the Pre-Intermediate course in Semester 1 and the Lower Intermediate course in Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed
Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate
ASST08057 20 credits
Japanese Language Lower Intermediate
ASST08060 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Japanese course options - Year 1 and 2 (UTJAPLI)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please be aware that all courses may not be available every year.
Thinking Through Japan
ASST08040 20 credits
Modern East Asian History A
ASST08042 20 credits
Modern East Asian History B
ASST08043 20 credits
Society and culture in pre-modern East Asia
ASST08052 20 credits
Introduction to Japanese Literature
ASST08053 20 credits
Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Korea
ASST08063 20 credits
Kanji: A linguistic and cultural introduction
ASST08065 20 credits
Japanese Language Beyond University
ASST08066 20 credits
Supernatural Japan: Doing Japanology through Yokai
ASST08067 20 credits
East Asian Youth: Spaces, Ecologies, Technologies
ASST08072 20 credits
Pre-modern East Asian History
ASST08073 20 credits
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to Honours requires the following:

(1) a pass at 50 or above at the first attempt in the selected Japanese Language courses;
(2) progression to Linguistics Honours requires a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved on the first or second sitting.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English

Must be passed

LASC08017 20 credits
LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories

Must be passed

LASC08020 20 credits
Practical Japanese 2- Year Abroad Preparation
ASST08044 0 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Japanese Language - Beginner - Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who took Beginner course options in Year 1 take the Pre-Intermediate course in Semester 1 and the Lower Intermediate course in Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed 1st time at 50%
Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate
ASST08057 20 credits
Japanese Language Lower Intermediate
ASST08060 20 credits
OR

Japanese Language - Post-Beginner - Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who took Post-Beginner course options in Year 1 take the Lower Intermediate course in Semester 1 and the Mid-Intermediate course in Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed 1st time at 50%
Japanese Language Lower Intermediate
ASST08060 20 credits
Japanese Language Mid-Intermediate
ASST08069 20 credits
OR

Japanese Language - Advanced - Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who took Advanced course options in Year 1 take the Mid-Intermediate course in Semester 1 and the Upper Intermediate course in Semester 2.
Selected courses must be passed 1st time at 50%
Japanese Language Upper Intermediate
ASST08068 20 credits
Japanese Language Mid-Intermediate
ASST08069 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Japanese course options - Year 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Political Cultures and Cultural Politics in Contemporary Japan
ASST08077 20 credits
Researching Japan: mini-dissertation project
ASST08079 20 credits
AND

Japanese course options - Year 1 and 2 (UTJAPLI)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please be aware that all courses may not be available every year.
Selected courses must be passed
Thinking Through Japan
ASST08040 20 credits
Modern East Asian History A
ASST08042 20 credits
Modern East Asian History B
ASST08043 20 credits
Society and culture in pre-modern East Asia
ASST08052 20 credits
Introduction to Japanese Literature
ASST08053 20 credits
Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Korea
ASST08063 20 credits
Kanji: A linguistic and cultural introduction
ASST08065 20 credits
Japanese Language Beyond University
ASST08066 20 credits
Supernatural Japan: Doing Japanology through Yokai
ASST08067 20 credits
East Asian Youth: Spaces, Ecologies, Technologies
ASST08072 20 credits
Pre-modern East Asian History
ASST08073 20 credits
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Selected courses must be passed

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
During 3rd year, when permitted, at least 30 weeks of approved residence must be spent in a relevant country. During sessions when this is not permitted students will be offered an alternative means of engagement.

Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.

1. Japanese Language 4
2. Japanese Language 4
3. Translation from Japanese to English
4. Japanese Oral
5. Japanese Language 3
6. Third-year Project in Language Sciences
7. Third-year Project in Language Sciences
8. Japanese Honours or Language Sciences option course
9. Japanese Honours or Language Sciences option course
10. Language Sciences Honours option course
11. Language Sciences Honours option course
12. Language Sciences Honours option course

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Japanese Year Abroad 3 (Combined)
ASST10129 60 credits
Japanese Language 3
ASST10128 20 credits
Third-year Project in Language Sciences
LASC10059 40 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.

1. Japanese Language 4
2. Japanese Language 4
3. Translation from Japanese to English
4. Japanese Oral
5. Japanese Language 3
6. Third-year Project in Language Sciences
7. Third-year Project in Language Sciences
8. Japanese Honours or Language Sciences option course
9. Japanese Honours or Language Sciences option course
10. Language Sciences Honours option course
11. Language Sciences Honours option course
12. Language Sciences Honours option course

Japanese Honours students may take only one Korean course option

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Japanese Language 4
ASST10133 10 credits
Translation from Japanese to English
ASST10148 10 credits
Japanese 4 Oral
ASST10121 0 credits

Course options

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 60 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Japanese course options - Year 4

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Radical Japan: culture, politics and protest in Japan's Long 1960s
ASST10139 20 credits
Language Communities and Variation in Japanese
ASST10141 20 credits
China and Japan: National Development, International Relations, and Transnational Convergence
ASST10149 20 credits
Political Economy of Korean Development
ASST10152 20 credits
Unwritten Korea: Understanding Korean Society and Culture through Contemporary Arts and Films
ASST10153 20 credits
Korean History, Culture, and Society
ASST10154 20 credits
Korean Politics and International Relations
ASST10155 20 credits
Global Cities: Seoul and comparative perspectives
ASST10156 20 credits
Literature and Performance in Modern Japan
ASST10158 20 credits
Buddhism and the State in Early East Asia
ASST10159 20 credits
Thinking Translation: a Beginner's Guide
CLLC10003 20 credits
Blood, bones, and bodies: Buddhist relics in Asia
HIAR10155 20 credits
Visions of the Buddha: Religious Art in Medieval Japan
HIAR10163 20 credits
Japanese Philosophy
PHIL10222 20 credits
Buddhist Philosophy
PHIL10229 20 credits
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
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