You may be able to take a work placement.
You will take a double module in Japanese language, a single text reading module in Japanese and a 40-credit Dissertation plus one other module Core modules: You will complete a summative Year Abroad assignment with guidance from Durham staff. You are required to take all the examinations specified by your host university, but the marks for these do not count towards the final degree mark. The third year is spent in Japan studying the language full-time at a Japanese university. The Body and the Extremity of the Senses: Through Japanese Literature, Performance and Media Arts.Japanese Language 2 (double) or Japanese Language 2A (single).You will take a double module in Japanese language, including the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, a module in Japanese culture, a module in Japanese history and two option modules from an extensive list. A module on Japanese history taught by MLaC or History.Japanese Language 1 or Japanese Language 1A for post-A level entrants (double module).You will take a double module in Japanese language, including the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, a module in Japanese culture introducing the philosophy, art and literature of Japan, a module in Japanese history and two option modules from an extensive list.
A full list of the modules currently available can be accessed here. You are not expected to have any previous knowledge of Japanese, but a pathway is available if you have an A Level or equivalent qualification in Japanese. You will spend your third year studying the Japanese language at a university in Japan. You will choose a selection of other modules relevant to the study of Japan from other departments, including Anthropology, Education, Government and International Affairs, Economics, and Theology and Religious Studies.Īlternatively, you may choose to take additional modules in MLaC including European languages and Chinese. This is a four-year multidisciplinary degree in which the compulsory Japanese language and culture modules will be taught at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLaC) and in the Department of History.