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Asian Studies

SCQF Level 07 (11 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ASST07022 SV1 Foundation Business Chinese 1 Semester 2 20
ASST07023 Foundation Business Chinese 2 Not delivered this year 20
ASST07024 SV1 Foundation Chinese Language 1 Semester 1 20
ASST07024 SV1 Foundation Chinese Language 1 Semester 2 20
ASST07025 SV1 Foundation Chinese Language 2 Semester 2 20
ASST07026 Foundation Chinese Language 3 Not delivered this year 20
ASST07028 Foundation Chinese Language 4 Not delivered this year 20
ASST07027 SV1 Foundation English-Chinese Translation Semester 1 20
ASST07027 SV1 Foundation English-Chinese Translation Semester 2 20
ASST07008 SV1 Foundation Japanese Language 1 Semester 1 20
ASST07008 SV1 Foundation Japanese Language 1 Semester 2 20
ASST07016 SV1 Foundation Japanese Language 2 Semester 2 20
ASST07019 SV1 Foundation Korean Language 1 Semester 1 20
ASST07019 SV1 Foundation Korean Language 1 Semester 2 20
ASST07018 SV1 Foundation Korean Language 2 Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 08 (26 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ASST08001 SV1 Chinese 1 Full Year 40
ASST08076 SV1 Chinese 2 Full Year 40
ASST08078 SV1 Chinese 3 Full Year 40
ASST08080 SV1 Chinese 4 Full Year 40
ASST08072 SV1 East Asian Youth: Spaces, Ecologies, Technologies Semester 2 20
ASST08070 Intermediate Chinese Language Modern and Traditional Not delivered this year 20
ASST08075 SS1 Introduction to Classical Chinese Full Year 20
ASST08053 SV1 Introduction to Japanese Literature Semester 2 20
ASST08059 SV1 Japanese Language Beginner Semester 1 20
ASST08060 SV1 Japanese Language Lower Intermediate Semester 1 20
ASST08060 SV1 Japanese Language Lower Intermediate Semester 2 20
ASST08069 SV1 Japanese Language Mid-Intermediate Semester 1 20
ASST08069 SV1 Japanese Language Mid-Intermediate Semester 2 20
ASST08058 SV1 Japanese Language Post Beginner Semester 1 20
ASST08058 SV1 Japanese Language Post Beginner Semester 2 20
ASST08057 SV1 Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate Semester 1 20
ASST08057 SV1 Japanese Language Pre-Intermediate Semester 2 20
ASST08068 Japanese Language Upper Intermediate Not delivered this year 20
ASST08055 SV1 Modern China in Literature and Film A Semester 2 20
ASST08054 SV1 Modern China in Literature and Film B Semester 1 20
ASST08042 SV1 Modern East Asian History A Semester 1 20
ASST08043 SV1 Modern East Asian History B Semester 2 20
ASST08077 SS1 Political Cultures and Cultural Politics in Contemporary Japan Semester 1 20
ASST08063 SV1 Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Korea Semester 2 20
ASST08044 SS1 Practical Japanese 2- Year Abroad Preparation Flexible 0
ASST08073 SV1 Pre-modern East Asian History Semester 1 20
ASST08079 SS1 Researching Japan: mini-dissertation project Semester 2 20
ASST08071 SV1 Seoul, Shanghai and Edinburgh: Peoples, cultures, and spaces Semester 1 20
ASST08081 SS1 Skills and Approaches in Chinese Studies Semester 2 20
ASST08052 SV1 Society and culture in pre-modern East Asia Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 09 (5 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ASST09001 Chinese Literature 3 Not delivered this year 20
ASST09002 Chinese Special Subject 3 Not delivered this year 20
ASST09004 SS1 Japanese Studies on the Year Abroad Full Year 20
ASST09005 SS1 Research Portfolio A Semester 1 20
ASST09006 SS1 Research Portfolio B Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 10 (37 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ASST10165 Advanced Chinese-English Translation and Interpreting Not delivered this year 20
ASST10162 Advanced Practical Chinese Not delivered this year 20
ASST10159 SV1 Buddhism and the State in Early East Asia Semester 2 20
ASST10149 SS1 China and Japan: National Development, International Relations, and Transnational Convergence Semester 1 20
ASST10077 Chinese 3 Year Abroad Not delivered this year 80
ASST10096 Chinese 3 Year Abroad (Combined degrees) Not delivered this year 60
ASST10108 SS1 Chinese History and Thought 4A (pre-modern) Semester 2 20
ASST10095 SS1 Chinese Language 4B Full Year 10
ASST10094 SS1 Chinese Language 4a Full Year 10
ASST10106 SS1 Chinese Literature 4A (pre-modern) Semester 1 20
ASST10107 SV1 Chinese Literature 4B (modern) Semester 2 20
ASST10093 SS1 Chinese Oral Full Year 0
ASST10138 Chinese Silent Cinema: 1920-1935 Not delivered this year 20
ASST10081 SS1 Chinese Special Subject 4 Flexible 20
ASST10168 Chinese Studies Dissertation Not delivered this year 20
ASST10167 SS1 Chinese Study Abroad Full Year 40
ASST10131 Contemporary Japanese Cinema Not delivered this year 20
ASST10163 SV1 East Asian Politics and International Relations Semester 1 20
ASST10156 SV1 Global Cities: Seoul and comparative perspectives Semester 2 20
ASST10065 SS1 Japanese 3 Dissertation (Preparation) Full Year 20
ASST10066 SS1 Japanese 4 Dissertation (Completion) Full Year 20
ASST10121 SS1 Japanese 4 Oral Full Year 0
ASST10128 SS1 Japanese Language 3 Full Year 20
ASST10133 SS1 Japanese Language 4 Full Year 10
ASST10147 SS1 Japanese Year Abroad (Single) Full Year 60
ASST10129 SS1 Japanese Year Abroad 3 (Combined) Full Year 60
ASST10154 SS1 Korean History, Culture, and Society Semester 1 20
ASST10155 Korean Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
ASST10158 SS1 Literature and Performance in Modern Japan Semester 1 20
ASST10151 Media and Visual Culture in Modern China Not delivered this year 20
ASST10160 SS1 Media, Propaganda and the State in Modern China Semester 1 20
ASST10152 SS1 Political Economy of Korean Development Semester 2 20
ASST10126 SS1 Politics and Policy in Contemporary China Semester 2 20
ASST10139 SS1 Radical Japan: culture, politics and protest in Japan's Long 1960s Semester 2 20
ASST10150 SS1 The Contemporary Chinese Life Cycle: Ethnographic Perspectives Semester 1 20
ASST10148 SS1 Translation from Japanese to English Semester 1 10
ASST10153 SV1 Unwritten Korea: Understanding Korean Society and Culture through Contemporary Arts and Films Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 11 (29 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
ASST11125 SV1 Buddhism and the State in Early East Asia Semester 2 20
ASST11114 SS1 China and Japan: National Development, International Relations, and Transnational Convergence Semester 1 20
ASST11086 China and South East Asian International Relations Not delivered this year 20
ASST11115 SS1 China from 1978 to 2018: Reflecting on 40 Years of Reform and Opening Semester 1 20
ASST11076 SS1 Chinese Religions: Confucianism, Daoism and 'Popular Religion' Semester 2 20
ASST11010 SV1 Contemporary Chinese Literature (MChS) Semester 1 20
ASST11057 Contemporary Japanese Cinema Not delivered this year 20
ASST11127 SS1 Doing Research on East Asia: Key Concepts, Approaches and Issues Semester 1 20
ASST11131 SV1 East Asian Politics and International Relations Semester 1 20
ASST11110 SS1 Global Cities: Seoul and comparative perspectives Semester 2 20
ASST11031 Keywords of Chinese Modernity Not delivered this year 20
ASST11107 SS1 Korean History, Culture, and Society Semester 1 20
ASST11120 SS1 Korean Language Beginner 1 Semester 1 20
ASST11120 SS1 Korean Language Beginner 1 Semester 2 20
ASST11119 SS1 Korean Language Beginner 2 Semester 2 20
ASST11109 Korean Politics and International Relations Not delivered this year 20
ASST11132 SS1 Law and Its Implementation in the People's Republic of China: Case Studies in Religion Semester 2 20
ASST11129 SS1 Literature and Performance in Modern Japan Semester 1 20
ASST11126 SS1 MSc East Asian Studies Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
ASST11025 SS1 MSc by Research in Chinese Studies Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
ASST11020 SS1 MSc by Research in Japanese Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
ASST11111 SS1 MSc by Research in Korean Studies Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
ASST11106 Media and Visual Culture in Modern China Not delivered this year 20
ASST11121 Playing East Asia Not delivered this year 20
ASST11112 SS1 Political Economy of Korea's Development Semester 2 20
ASST11095 SS1 Radical Japan: culture, politics and protest in Japan's 'Long 1960s' (PG Version) Semester 2 20
ASST11130 Sound and Sensibility in Chinese Culture Not delivered this year 20
ASST11118 The Contemporary Chinese Life Cycle: Ethnographic Perspectives Not delivered this year 20
ASST11128 SS1 The Politics of Culture in Modern China Semester 2 20
ASST11108 SV1 Unwritten Korea: Understanding Korean Society and Culture through Contemporary Arts and Films Semester 1 20
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