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Bachelor's Degree in East Asian Studies New

Bachelor's Degree in East Asian Studies

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Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies

Timetables

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Study plan information

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Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory  Optional Bachelor's degree final project
1st year 60      
2nd year   60    
3rd year   60    
4th year     54 6
Totals 60 120 54 6

Important note: please consult the document in the "Additional study plan information" section at the bottom of this page.

Period of study

Year-long

Part-time or full-time

Full-time (the UAB offers a slow track, consisting of a minimum of 30 annual credits, to enable students to work and study at the same time).

Specialisations

Specialisation in East Asian Economy, Politics and Society
Specialisation in East Asian Culture, Art and Literature

Basic and compulsory training

1st year 2nd year
- Language I: Modern Chinese, Japanese or Korean
- History of Asia I
- Introduction to Economics
- Introduction to Information and Communications Technologies
- Language II: Modern Chinese, Japanese or Korean
- Geography of Asia
- Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Linguistics of East Asian Languages		 - Language III: Modern Chinese, Japanese or Korean
- Classical East Asian Thought
- History of East Asia II
- Applied Economics of East Asia
- Language IV: Modern Chinese, Japanese or Korean
- Chinese Literature
- East Asian Politics
- East Asian Society 
3rd year 4th year
- Language V: Modern Chinese, Japanese or Korean
- Japanese Literature
- Modern and Contemporary East Asian Thought
- Korean Literature
- Gender and Society in East Asia
- Language VI: Modern Chinese, Japanese or Korean
- Modern and Contemporary East Asian History
- East Asian Art and Popular Culture
- East Asian International Relations		 - Bachelor's Degree Final Project

 

Optional subjects

4th year / credits
- Negotiation and Marketing in East Asia
To obtain a specialisation, 48 credits pertaining to each track must be taken:
Specialisation in Economics, Politics and Society  Specialisation in Art, Language and Culture

To obtain this specialisation, 24 credits must belong to content subjects. The remaining 24 credits can be content or language subjects.

 To obtain this specialisation, 18 credits must belong to content subjects. The remaining 24 credits can be content or language subjects.

Content subjects
- Ethnic Diversity in East Asia / 6 cr.
- Case Studies in East Asian Politics and International Relations / 6 cr.
- Advanced Issues in East Asian Contemporary Society / 6 cr.
- Migration and Diasporas in East Asia / 6 cr.
- Current Issues in East Asian Social Sciences / 6 cr.
- Domestic and International Markets and Business in East Asia / 6 cr.
- Work Placement / 12 cr. (year-long)

Language subjects
- Text and Context I: Introduction to Translation (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) / 9 cr.
- Text and Context II: Introduction to Translation (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) / 9 cr.
- Language for Specific Purposes: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean / 6 cr.
- Tandem (Speaking) / 6 cr.

- Introduction to Classical Language / 6 cr. (*)

Content subjects
- Ethnic Diversity in East Asia / 6 cr.
- Advanced Issues in East Asian Art and Popular Culture / 6 cr.
- East Asian Comparative Cultural Studies / 6 cr.
- Work Placement /12 cr. (year-long)
- Gender, Literature and Society in East Asia / 6 cr.

Language subjects
- Text and Context I: Introduction to Translation (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) / 9 cr.
- Text and Context II: Introduction to Translation (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) / 9 cr. 
- Language for Specific Purposes: Chinese, Japanese, or Korean / 6 cr.
- Tandem (Speaking) / 6 cr.


* Compulsory in order to obtain the specialisation