15.01. Japanese Studies

A. Bachelor Degree in Japanese Studies

STEP - Orientation Period

BM0 - Orientation

• 150071 OL 2-days introduction to Japanese Studies at the beginning of the semester

BM1 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 1

• 150041 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese Grammar and Translation 1
• 150100 VO [ de ja ] Japanese writing - Kanji

BM4 - Introductory Course

• 150022 VO Introductory Course

Required Modules

BM2 - Practical Japanese 1

• 150099 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150023 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150026 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150056 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150088 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150075 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150103 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150104 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150172 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150177 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150163 SUE [ de ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150166 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese conversation 1

BM3 - Basics of Regional Studies & History of Japan

• 150010 VO Geography of Japan

BM5 - Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing

BM6 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 2

BM7 - Practical Japanese 2

• 150171 SUE [ de ja ] Practical Japanese 2
• 150170 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese conversation 2

BM8 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 3

• 150042 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese grammar and translation 3

BM9 - Practical Japanese 3

• 150057 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150094 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150024 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150092 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3

BM10 - Basic Knowledge of Japanese Culture & Society

• 150053 VO Japanese society
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

BM11 - Basic Knowledge of Japanese Politics & Economy

BM12 - Intercultural Learning

• 150043 UE Intercultural Learning
• 150095 UE Intercultural Learning

BM13 - Advanced Training in Research and Paper Writing

• 150054 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Marriage and the Family in Japan
• 150197 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Regional development in Japan
• 150025 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Material Culture in Japan
• 150109 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Work and Profession in Japan
• 150201 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I - Minorities in Japan

BM14 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 4

BM15 - Practical Japanese 4

BM16 - Basic Knowledge, Extension

• 150006 VO+UE Nihon Ryoiki: The Beginnings of the Narrative Tradition in Japanese Buddhism
• 150070 UE Reading of Japanese Woodblock Prints
• 150198 VO The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150200 VO Traditional Japanese Martial Arts
• 150202 UE Japanese Arts
• 150225 UE Caricatures on Japanese Woodblock Prints

BM17 - Practical Training/ Internship

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

BM18 - Practical Japanese and Japanese Grammar and Translation 5

• 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 Japanese Studies - Advanced Studies

• 150013 SE Seminar I: Okinawa
• 150045 SE Seminar I: Women¿s Movement in Japan
• 150148 SE Seminar I: Japan's Rural Society, Economy and Culture

BM20 - Independent Work in Japanese Studies - Bachelor's Paper

B. Master Degree Programme in Japanese Studies

MM1 - Premodern Japanese

• 150005 UE [ de ja ] Premodern Japanese I - Bungo and Kanbun

MM2 - Scientific Japanese Texts

• 150179 UE Critical Readings in Japanese Academic Sources: Research on Japanese Popular Culture
• 150040 UE Critical Readings in Japanese Academic Sources: Sociology of the Body

MM3 - Advanced Command of Language

• 150058 SUE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers

MM4 - Methods in Japanese Studies

• 150152 UE Quantitative methods in research on Japan: Secondary Data Analysis

MM5 - Specialised Knowledge

• 150006 VO+UE Nihon Ryoiki: The Beginnings of the Narrative Tradition in Japanese Buddhism
• 150198 VO The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150199 UE Exercises to: The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan

MM6 - Advanced Academic Studies I

• 150047 SE Seminar I: Cyborgs, Robots, Aliens - Constuctions of new identities and the transgression of boundaries in Japanese popular culture
• 150151 SE Seminar I: The Japanese "Nouvelle Vague" - Changes in Japanese cinema in the 1960s

MM7 - Advanced Academic Studies II

MM8 - Monitoring Class for the Master¿s Thesis

• 150052 SE Monitoring class for the master's thesis I

MM9 - East Asian Studies

• 150198 VO The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150199 UE Exercises to: The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150070 UE Reading of Japanese Woodblock Prints
• 150225 UE Caricatures on Japanese Woodblock Prints
• 150006 VO+UE Nihon Ryoiki: The Beginnings of the Narrative Tradition in Japanese Buddhism
• 150032 VO+UE [ en ] Contemporary East Asian Film
• 150229 VO+UE [ en ] East Asian Mythology
• 150082 VO+UE Millenarism and New Religions in East Asia
• 150224 VO [ en ] Intercultural Negotiation Patterns
• 150179 UE Critical Readings in Japanese Academic Sources: Research on Japanese Popular Culture
• 150040 UE Critical Readings in Japanese Academic Sources: Sociology of the Body
• 150126 SE Formal and Informal Politics in East Asia
• 150062 SE [ en ] Economic Systems in East Asia (Group 1): - Regional Economic Integration and Regional Architecture in East Asia: Past, Present and Future
• 150226 SE [ en ] Economic Systems in East Asia (Group 2): - Regional Economic Integration and Regional Architecture in East Asia: Past, Present and Future
• 150227 SE [ en ] Economic Development in East Asia (Group 1): Korea and East Asia in the World Economy
• 150228 SE [ en ] Economic Development in East Asia (Group 2): Korea and East Asia in the World Economy
• 150167 SE [ en ] Topography of Paradises in Chinese Art

C. Doctoral Degree in Japanese Studies

• 150034 SE Monitoring class for the PhD thesis

D. Electives (Bachelor and Master Degree Programme in Japanese Studies)

• 150200 VO Traditional Japanese Martial Arts
• 150198 VO The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150224 VO [ en ] Intercultural Negotiation Patterns
• 150202 UE Japanese Arts
• 150225 UE Caricatures on Japanese Woodblock Prints
• 150070 UE Reading of Japanese Woodblock Prints
• 150199 UE Exercises to: The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150006 VO+UE Nihon Ryoiki: The Beginnings of the Narrative Tradition in Japanese Buddhism
• 150032 VO+UE [ en ] Contemporary East Asian Film
• 150229 VO+UE [ en ] East Asian Mythology
• 150082 VO+UE Millenarism and New Religions in East Asia
• 160081 VO+UE [ en ] East Asian Popular Music
• 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
• 150058 SUE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 340047 UE [ ja ] Technical Translation: Japanese
• 340156 UE [ ja ] Oral Communication: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] Translation of Legal Texts: Japanese
• 340107 UE [ ja ] Translation of Functional Texts 1: Japanese
• 340378 UE [ ja ] Culture- and Text-related Vocabulary Work: Japanese
• 340373 UE [ ja ] Reading Comprehension and Text Production: Japanese
• 340048 UE [ ja ] Text Competence 2 (oral): Japanese
• 340324 UE [ ja ] Basic Translation Competence: Japanese
• 150126 SE Formal and Informal Politics in East Asia
• 150062 SE [ en ] Economic Systems in East Asia (Group 1): - Regional Economic Integration and Regional Architecture in East Asia: Past, Present and Future
• 150226 SE [ en ] Economic Systems in East Asia (Group 2): - Regional Economic Integration and Regional Architecture in East Asia: Past, Present and Future
• 150227 SE [ en ] Economic Development in East Asia (Group 1): Korea and East Asia in the World Economy
• 150228 SE [ en ] Economic Development in East Asia (Group 2): Korea and East Asia in the World Economy

E. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)

CSP Japanese Culture

• 150010 VO Geography of Japan
• 150053 VO Japanese society
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture
• 150198 VO The Meiji Period. Political, Social and Cultural Aspects of Early Modern Japan
• 150200 VO Traditional Japanese Martial Arts

CSP Japanese Language, Culture and Society

• 150003 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 1
• 150004 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 3