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
• 150079 UE ( MIXED OV ) STEOP: Introduction to Japanese Studies - Preparatory Course for the StEOP-examination

BM2 Japanese Grammar and Translation 1 (11 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modul Exam Introduction to Japanese
• 150078 VO [ de ja ] ( OV ) Revision Course Introduction to Japanese Language - Preparatory Course for the StEOP-exam

Study Period

BM3 Practical Japanese 1 (12 ECTS)

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

• 150105 VO History of Japan

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

• 150111 UE Scientific Writing in Japanese Studies
• 150231 UE Scientific Writing in Japanese Studies
• 150018 UE Scientific Writing in Japanese Studies
• 150010 UE Scientific Writing in Japanese Studies

BM6 Japanese Grammar and Translation 2 (11 ECTS)

• 150041 SUE [ de ja ] ( MIXED OV ) Japanese grammar and translation 2
• 150102 VO ( REMOTE ) Japanese Sociolinguistics: Topics and Trends

BM7 Practical Japanese 2 (12 ECTS)

• 150024 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 2
• 150239 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 2
• 150068 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 2
• 150242 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 2

BM8 Japanese Grammar and Translation 3 (6 ECTS)

BM9 Practical Japanese 3 (6 ECTS)

• 150104 SUE [ ja ] Revision Course Practical Japanese 3

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

• 150053 VO Japanese Society

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

• 150033 VO ( MIXED ) Politics and Economy of Japan

BM12 Intercultural Learning (4 ECTS)

• 150012 UE Intercultural Proficiency

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

• 150160 PS Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing II
• 150028 PS Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing II
• 150245 PS Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing II

BM14 Japanese Grammar and Translation 4 (6 ECTS)

• 150042 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese grammar and translation 4

BM15 Practical Japanese 4 (6 ECTS)

• 150240 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 4
• 150237 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 4
• 150064 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 4

BM16 Basic Knowledge, Extension (3 ECTS)

• 150122 VO Japanese Literature since 1945
• 150031 SUE [ ja ] Use of Japanese in every day life
• 150198 UE Social Critique in Japanese Popular Music Texts
• 150123 UE [ de ja ] History and Diversity of Manga Today
• 150150 UE Japan in the Year of Crisis 1923 and its Impacts
• 150124 UE Economic Foundations of Religious Communities in Japan, Past and Present
• 150139 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise: An exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies
• 010103 VU [ en ] Introducing Shinto
• 010080 SE Religion in Focus: Zen Buddhism (Rinzai)
• 150100 UE Japanese Calligraphy

BM17 Practical Training/ Internship (10 ECTS)

• 150044 UE Preparation for / Follow-up to the practical training/internship

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

• 150035 SUE [ ja ] Reading of newspapers
• 150205 SUE [ ja ] Reading of newspapers
• 150032 SUE [ ja ] Reading of newspapers

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

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

• 150019 SE Seminar II
• 150037 SE ( MIXED ) Seminar II
• 150039 SE Seminar II

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

• 150139 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise: An exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies
• 150122 VO Japanese Literature since 1945
• 150031 SUE [ ja ] Use of Japanese in every day life
• 150100 UE Japanese Calligraphy
• 150123 UE [ de ja ] History and Diversity of Manga Today
• 150198 UE Social Critique in Japanese Popular Music Texts
• 150124 UE Economic Foundations of Religious Communities in Japan, Past and Present
• 150150 UE Japan in the Year of Crisis 1923 and its Impacts
• 150125 UE [ de en ] Aso Study Group - Study Group for Empirical Social Research in Rural Japan
• 150098 UE National Identities in East Asia - Historical Perspectives on Nationalism in China and Japan
• 135045 VO Transgression, translation, transformation. Exophone literature today, the example of Yoko Tawada
• 010103 VU [ en ] Introducing Shinto
• 010080 SE Religion in Focus: Zen Buddhism (Rinzai)
• 340256 UE [ ja ] Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340135 UE [ ja ] Translation in the Humanities: Japanese
• 340125 UE [ ja ] Business Translation: Japanese

Master Japanology (843 [3] - Version 2018)

Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

M1 Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

• 150071 UE [ ja ] Specialisation Japanese Praxis
• 150046 UE [ de ja ] Specialisation Japanese Theory
• 150007 UE Academic Discourses in Cultural Science Research on Japan: Research in Literature and Film
• 150198 UE Social Critique in Japanese Popular Music Texts
• 340256 UE [ ja ] Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340135 UE [ ja ] Translation in the Humanities: Japanese
• 340125 UE [ ja ] Business 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)

M3a Social Science in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150025 SE Social Sciences Seminar: Family and Work Life in Rural Japan

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

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

• 150007 UE Academic Discourses in Cultural Science Research on Japan: Research in Literature and Film
• 150009 SE Research Methods in Cultural Studies: Discourse Analysis

M3b Cultural Studies in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150009 SE Research Methods in Cultural Studies: Discourse Analysis

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

M4 Further Acquisition of Language Proficiency (15 ECTS)

• 150007 UE Academic Discourses in Cultural Science Research on Japan: Research in Literature and Film
• 150198 UE Social Critique in Japanese Popular Music Texts
• 340135 UE [ ja ] Translation in the Humanities: Japanese
• 340125 UE [ ja ] Business Translation: Japanese
• 340256 UE [ ja ] Basic Competence Translation A Japanese

M5 Advanced Research Skills (15 ECTS)

• 150122 VO Japanese Literature since 1945
• 150150 UE Japan in the Year of Crisis 1923 and its Impacts
• 150098 UE National Identities in East Asia - Historical Perspectives on Nationalism in China and Japan
• 150124 UE Economic Foundations of Religious Communities in Japan, Past and Present
• 150125 UE [ de en ] Aso Study Group - Study Group for Empirical Social Research in Rural Japan
• 150198 UE Social Critique in Japanese Popular Music Texts
• 150007 UE Academic Discourses in Cultural Science Research on Japan: Research in Literature and Film
• 150009 SE Research Methods in Cultural Studies: Discourse Analysis
• 150025 SE Social Sciences Seminar: Family and Work Life in Rural Japan

M6 Japanology in an International Context (15 ECTS)

• 150098 UE National Identities in East Asia - Historical Perspectives on Nationalism in China and Japan
• 150224 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) Intercultural Negotiation Patterns
• 150135 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) History of East Asia
• 150140 VU [ en ] China’s Belt and Road Initiative - Strategic and Economic Impacts on the Indo-Pacific Region
• 150138 SE [ en ] Political Systems in East Asia
• 150136 UE [ en ] Exercise Course on Political Systems in East Asia
• 150141 VU [ en ] Economic Development in East Asia
• 150180 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) Drug Policy in East Asia
• 240053 SE [ en ] VM1 / VM5 - (Disputed) places of national memories and commemorative cultures in East Asia - Their Significance for global geopolitics

M7 Study and Research in Japan (15 ECTS)

M8 Applied Japanology (15 ECTS)

Master module (45 ECTS)

M9 Colloquium for Master's Students (10 ECTS)

• 150192 SE Research Design
• 150153 SE Colloquium for Master's Students
• 150056 SE Colloquium for Master's Students

Extension Curriculum Japanese Culture (151)

M1 Japanese Culture (15 ECTS)

• 150033 VO ( MIXED ) Politics and Economy of Japan
• 150053 VO Japanese Society
• 150105 VO History of Japan

Extension Curriculum Japanese Language, Culture and Society (152)

M2 Japanese Language, Culture and Society (15 ECTS)

• 150014 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 3
• 150013 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 4

Extension Curriculum Japanese Business Communication 1 (154)

M1 Japanese Business Communication 1 (16 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Japanese Business Communication 2 (155)

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

• 150126 UE [ en ja ] Japanese Writing Systems
• 150127 UE [ en ja ] Japanese Grammar II

M2 Japanese Business Communication (6 ECTS)

• 150129 UE [ en ja ] Business Japanese