Japanology

Bachelor Japanology (643 [2] - Version 2011)

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

BM1 Introduction to Japanology (4 ECTS)

• EXAM COMM STEOP: Module exam Introduction to Japanese Studies
• 150011 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Japanese Studies

BM2 Japanese Grammar and Translation 1 (11 ECTS)

• EXAM COMM STEOP: Modul Exam Introduction to Japanese
• 150041 VO [ de ja ] ( REMOTE OV STEOP ) STEOP: Japanese Grammar and Translation 1

Study Period

BM3 Practical Japanese 1 (12 ECTS)

• 150103 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150099 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150172 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150009 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150088 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1

BM4 Basics of Regional Studies & History of Japan (6 ECTS)

• 150010 VO Regional Studies of Japan

BM5 Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing (4 ECTS)

BM6 Japanese Grammar and Translation 2 (11 ECTS)

BM7 Practical Japanese 2 (12 ECTS)

BM8 Japanese Grammar and Translation 3 (6 ECTS)

• 150042 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese Grammar and Translation 3

BM9 Practical Japanese 3 (6 ECTS)

• 150057 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150007 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150012 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150092 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3

BM10 Basic Knowledge of Japanese Culture & Society (6 ECTS)

• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

BM11 Basic Knowledge of Japanese Politics & Economy (3 ECTS)

BM12 Intercultural Learning (4 ECTS)

• 150043 UE Intercultural Learning
• 150119 UE Intercultural Learning

BM13 Advanced Training in Research and Paper Writing (12 ECTS)

• 150124 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I
• 150197 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I
• 150110 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I

BM14 Japanese Grammar and Translation 4 (6 ECTS)

BM15 Practical Japanese 4 (6 ECTS)

BM16 Basic Knowledge, Extension (3 ECTS)

• 150025 UE ( MIXED ) 'Unity in Diversity'? Gender, Sexuality and Social Change in Japan
• 150026 UE Gender Constructions in Manga
• 150072 UE [ de en ja ] ( REMOTE ) 3rd Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150075 UE ( REMOTE ) Modernization and Translation: Japan in International Perspective

BM17 Practical Training/ Internship (10 ECTS)

• 150083 UE Preparation for / Follow-up to the practical training/internship

BM18 Practical Japanese and Japanese Grammar and Translation 5 (12 ECTS)

• 150046 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese Grammar and Translation 5
• 150059 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5
• 150080 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5
• 150178 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5

BM19 Independent Work in Japanology - Advanced Studies (8 ECTS)

• 150148 SE Seminar I: Digital Transformation in Japan
• 150045 SE Seminar I: Constructions of the 'Self' and the 'Other' in Japanese Pop Culture
• 150118 SE Seminar I: World War II in Japanese Literature

BM20 Independent Work in Japanology - Bachelor's Paper (8 ECTS)

Further Elective Lectures (e.g. for the Alternative Extension)

• 150026 UE Gender Constructions in Manga
• 150072 UE [ de en ja ] ( REMOTE ) 3rd Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150075 UE ( REMOTE ) Modernization and Translation: Japan in International Perspective
• 150025 UE ( MIXED ) 'Unity in Diversity'? Gender, Sexuality and Social Change in Japan
• 150023 UE Japanese Studies and Journalism - Mediawork für Students of Japanese Studies
• 150120 UE Game Design in Japanese Studies: A Method for Producing and Securing Knowledge
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150122 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 010009 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Introducing East Asian Religions
• 340273 UE [ ja ] Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340228 UE [ ja ] Business Translation: Japanese
• 340169 UE [ ja ] Translation in Engineering and Natural Sciences: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] Legal Translation: Japanese
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 132104 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to Cultural Studies
• 150117 UE [ zh ] ( ON-SITE ) Chinese Calligraphy

Master Japanology (843 [3] - Version 2018)

Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

M1 Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Spatial Dimensions of the Social
• 340169 UE [ ja ] Translation in Engineering and Natural Sciences: Japanese
• 340228 UE [ ja ] Business Translation: Japanese
• 340273 UE [ ja ] Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] Legal Translation: Japanese

Alternative group of compulsory modules: Social Science Research on Japan (30 ECTS)

M2a Theories and Methods in Social Science Research on Japan (15 ECTS)

• 150115 VO Theories and Methods in the Research on Japan
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Spatial Dimensions of the Social
• 150078 SE ( MIXED ) Methods in Social Sciences Research: Critical Urban and Spatial Methods for Japanese Studies - Deep Mapping, Geo-referencing, Mobile Ethnography and Experimental GIS Usage

M3a Social Science in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150078 SE ( MIXED ) Methods in Social Sciences Research: Critical Urban and Spatial Methods for Japanese Studies - Deep Mapping, Geo-referencing, Mobile Ethnography and Experimental GIS Usage

Alternative group of compulsory modules: Cultural Studies Research on Japan (30 ECTS)

M2b Theories and Methods in Cultural Studies Research on Japan (15 ECTS)

• 150115 VO Theories and Methods in the Research on Japan

M3b Cultural Studies in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150151 SE Cultural Studies Seminar: Filmic Representations of Okinawa

Group of elective modules (2 elective modules for a total of 30 ECTS)

M4 Further Acquisition of Language Proficiency (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Spatial Dimensions of the Social
• 150072 UE [ de en ja ] ( REMOTE ) 3rd Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 340273 UE [ ja ] Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340228 UE [ ja ] Business Translation: Japanese
• 340169 UE [ ja ] Translation in Engineering and Natural Sciences: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] Legal Translation: Japanese

M5 Advanced Research Skills (15 ECTS)

• 150025 UE ( MIXED ) 'Unity in Diversity'? Gender, Sexuality and Social Change in Japan
• 150075 UE ( REMOTE ) Modernization and Translation: Japan in International Perspective
• 150120 UE Game Design in Japanese Studies: A Method for Producing and Securing Knowledge
• 150023 UE Japanese Studies and Journalism - Mediawork für Students of Japanese Studies
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Spatial Dimensions of the Social
• 150078 SE ( MIXED ) Methods in Social Sciences Research: Critical Urban and Spatial Methods for Japanese Studies - Deep Mapping, Geo-referencing, Mobile Ethnography and Experimental GIS Usage
• 150151 SE Cultural Studies Seminar: Filmic Representations of Okinawa
• 150026 UE Gender Constructions in Manga

M6 Japanology in an International Context (15 ECTS)

• 150020 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)
• 150122 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 150089 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) East Asian Hotspots: Economy, Politics and Society of North Korea
• 150125 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Regionalism, Institutions and Transnational Crimes in East Asia

M7 Study and Research in Japan (15 ECTS)

M8 Applied Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150120 UE Game Design in Japanese Studies: A Method for Producing and Securing Knowledge
• 150023 UE Japanese Studies and Journalism - Mediawork für Students of Japanese Studies
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring

Master module (45 ECTS)

M9 Colloquium for Master's Students (10 ECTS)

• 150079 SE Research Design
• 150081 SE Colloquium for Master's Students
• 150084 SE Colloquium for Master's Students

Extension Curriculum Japanese Culture (151)

M1 Japanese Culture (15 ECTS)

• 150010 VO Regional Studies of Japan
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

Extension Curriculum Japanese Language, Culture and Society (152)

M2 Japanese Language, Culture and Society (15 ECTS)

• 150003 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 1
• 150015 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 2

Extension Curriculum Japanese Business Communication 1 (154)

M1 Japanese Business Communication 1 (16 ECTS)

• 150105 VO [ en ja ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Japanese Language
• 150107 UE [ en ja ] Japanese Communication
• 150108 UE [ en ja ] Japanese Grammar I
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management

Extension Curriculum Japanese Business Communication 2 (155)

M1 Japanese Writing and Japanese Grammar 2 (9/10 ECTS)

M2 Japanese Business Communication (6 ECTS)