Modern Languages and International Relations (Japanese)

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

For information on typical modules for International Relations, 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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Compulsory Modules

At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in International Relations (IR) and 80 credits in Japanese. 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)  
MODL1100 Politics, Culture and Society 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  
PIED1110 Comparative Politics 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) PFP
PIED1511 International Politics 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) PFP

 

Optional Modules

Students with no prior knowledge of Japanese will 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

 

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
EAST1280 Intermediate Japanese (1) 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
EAST1281 Intermediate Japanese (2) 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) PFP

 

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. Full module details for years 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 40 credits in IR and a minimum of 60 credits in Japanese. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Japanese. 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
PIED2501 Theories of International Relations 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) PFP
PIED2559 Global Security Challenges 20 Semester 2 (Jan 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 Pass for Progression
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  
EAST2480 Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World 20 Not running in 202425  

 

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

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
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

Students may choose to take 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 following compulsory modules

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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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

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 IR. 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 IR 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 IR OR Japanese). Students will be required to study the following compulsory module

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
EAST3285 Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Optional Modules

All 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
PIED3750 Dissertation 40 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) PFP

 

Students who take their FYP in Japanese (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) are required to take 40 credits and rom the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2). Students can take only ONE module per Basket.
Basket 1

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
PIED3158 British Foreign Policy 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
PIED3342 Gender and Security in Global Politics 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
PIED3402 American Foreign Policy 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
PIED3565 Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
PIED3810 Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  

 

Basket 2:
- Climate Emergencies - 20 credits

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
PIED3261 Violence and Reconciliation in Africa 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  
PIED3325 Europe in the World 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
PIED3408 Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
PIED3650 Global Political Economy 20 Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)  

 

Students who take their FYP in IR (PIED3750) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4). Students can take only ONE module per Basket.

Students who take their FYP in Japanese (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 3 OR Basket 4).

Basket 3:
- Advanced Japanese in Context (Social Sciences) - 20 credits
- Nature and Technology in Japanese Literature and Film - 20 credits

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
EAST3355 Death and Religion in Japan 20 Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)  
EAST3580 Advanced Japanese in Translation 20 Not running in 202425  

 

Basket 4:
- Advanced Japanese in Context (Humanities) - 20 credits

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
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)  
EAST3602 Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present 20 Not running in 202425  

 

All students may choose to take 20 credits of the following optional modules:

Code Title Credits Semester Pass for Progression
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)  
MODL3800 Linguists into Schools 20 Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)  

 

Discovery Modules

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