Modern Languages and Film Studies (Japanese)

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied if you choose Japanese as your language pathway.

For information on typical modules for Film Studies, please check the course page.

These modules may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.

Year 1

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Film Studies and 60 credits in Japanese.

Compulsory Modules

All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
EAST1252	Modern Japan	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FILM1700	Introduction to Film Studies I	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP
FILM1800	Introduction to Film Studies II	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
MODL1050	Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional Modules

Route B

Students with prior knowledge of Japanese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
EAST1210	Basic Japanese Language (1)	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1220	Basic Japanese Language (2)	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP

Route A

Students with no prior knowledge of Japanese will be required to study the following modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
EAST1280	Intermediate Japanese (1)	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST1281	Intermediate Japanese (2)	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP

Discovery Modules

All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year 2

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Film Studies and a minimum of 60 credits in Japanese. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Film Studies or Japanese. All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
EAST2212	Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
EAST2222	Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
FILM2055	Critical Approaches to Screen Studies	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits of the following optional modules:

- Japanese Cinema in the World - 20 Credits
- Nature and Technology in Japanese Literature and Film - 20 Credits
- Death and Religion in Japan - 20 Credits

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
EAST2007	Japan's International Relations	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST2025	Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics	20	Not running in 202425
EAST2128	Contemporary East Asian Culture	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits of the following lists of optional modules (Baskets 1-3). Students can take only ONE module per Basket: 

Basket 1

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
COMM2850	Cinematic Themes	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM2230	Questioning Genre in World Cinemas	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM2511	Realism and the Cinema	20

Basket 2

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
CLAS2450	Screening Antiquity	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST2360	Chinese Cinema	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FILM2015	Women’s Authorship in World Cinema	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM2115	Film Programming and Exhibition: Curating for Cinemas and Festivals	20	Not running in 202425

Basket 3

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
FILM2030	Introduction to German Cinema	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FILM2110	Cinema in France: The Seventh Art	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM2202	Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix	20	Not running in 202425
FILM2515	Issues in Hispanic Cinema	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
MODL2001	Linguists into Schools	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015	Black Europe	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2070	Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075	Global Environmental Humanities	20	Not running in 202425
MODL2250	Digital Communications Across Cultures	20	Not running in 202425

Discovery Modules

All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year 3

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL9500	LCS Year Abroad	120	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Year 4

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Compulsory Modules

At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Japanese and a minimum of 40 credits in Film Studies. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Film Studies or Japanese. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Film Studies OR Japanese).   Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
EAST3285	Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
FILM3055	Current Enquiries into Film Studies	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study ONE of the following Finale Year Project (FYP) modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL3300	Final Year Project: Dissertation	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MODL3340	Final Year Project: Extended Translation	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MODL3350	Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students who take their FYP in Film Studies are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from Basket 1 AND Basket 2). Students can take only ONE module per Basket.

Students who take their FYP in Japanese may take up to 20 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2).

Basket 1
- Advanced Japanese in Context (Social Sciences) - 20 Credits

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
EAST3155	Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3355	Death and Religion in Japan	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
EAST3580	Advanced Japanese in Translation	20	Not running in 202425

Basket 2
- Advanced Japanese in Context (Humanities) - 20 Credits

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
EAST3045	Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy	20	Not running in 202425
EAST3252	Modern Japanese History	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3271	East Asia's Regional Political Economy	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
EAST3350	Japanese Cinema in the World	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students who take their FYP in Japanese are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from Basket 3 AND Basket 4). Students can take only ONE module per Basket.

Students who take their FYP in Film Studies may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4).

Basket 3

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
EAST3350	Japanese Cinema in the World	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM3026	Contemporary German Cinema	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM3027	Post-War European Cinema: History, Politics and Aesthetics	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FILM3040	Hollywood and its Others	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Basket 4

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
CLAS3450	Screening Antiquity	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
COMM3120	Film Theory and Aesthetics	20	Not running in 202425
FILM3050	Queer Films on Global Screens	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM3230	Cinema in the Digital Era	20	Not running in 202425
FILM3510	French Cinema, Sex and Gender	20	Not running in 202425

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
MODL3200	Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410	Contemporary World Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600	Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption	20	Not running in 202425
MODL3610	Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3620	Decolonial Approaches	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630	Social Movements across Cultures	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650	Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Discovery Modules

All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.