School of Modern Languages & Cultures | BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad
48 monthsProgramme duration
Sep-2024Starting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad at Durham University
Immerse yourself in Japanese Language and Culture. Develop your Japanese language skills and spend a year in Japan.
This is multidisciplinary degree will develop advanced knowledge and understanding of Japanese Language & Culture.
You will study a core language module in each of your three years spent in Durham. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of Japanese, but a pathway is available if you already have an A-level or equivalent qualification in Japanese.
You will also have the chance to choose from a selection of other modules relevant to the Study of Japan from other Departments. This includes Anthropology, School of Education, School of Government & International Affairs, Economics, and Theology & Religion. In addition, you may choose to take additional language modules, including European Languages, Chinese and Korean.
You will spend your third year studying the Japanese Language at a university in Japan. This is an amazing opportunity to experience Japanese culture first-hand and to put your language learning into practice and context.
In your final year, you will bring together all your learning and experience to write a dissertation on an aspect of Japanese Studies.
A degree in Modern Languages & Cultures will provide you with an impressive portfolio of cultural knowledge, transferable skills and real-world experiences that is valued by employers worldwide. In particular, the year abroad which, as well as developing language abilities, can also greatly enhance your intercultural, problem-solving and communication skills.
With the UK as a whole producing fewer linguists, proficiency in languages coupled with the intellectual rigour and cultural understanding acquired during your degree will make you highly employable in a wide range of careers both in the UK and internationally. These include occupations such as interpreting, translation and teaching, media and the arts but also working across wider industry in research, administration, human resources, sales and business development and the financial services.
The study of Visual Arts & Film will help you build up future-proof skills.
In a world that increasingly demands visual literacy and is rapidly changing through technologies like AI, it is hard to predict what specialised skills will be needed in future.
For this reason, our programme seeks to enable you to be a nimble thinker and writer, moving across disciplines and geographical areas while still being rigorous In your academic work.
You will cultivate new active learning strategies, understand how to work in teams in the more practice-related elements of the course, develop an ability to solve complex problems, and display creativity, originality and initiative in the range of outputs the course demands. All of these are the kinds of skills identified in the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report in 2020.
Durham University: Inspiring the Extraordinary
We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world.
A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other!
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad at Durham University
Immerse yourself in Japanese Language and Culture. Develop your Japanese language skills and spend a year in Japan.
This is multidisciplinary degree will develop advanced knowledge and understanding of Japanese Language & Culture.
You will study a core language module in each of your three years spent in Durham. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of Japanese, but a pathway is available if you already have an A-level or equivalent qualification in Japanese.
You will also have the chance to choose from a selection of other modules relevant to the Study of Japan from other Departments. This includes Anthropology, School of Education, School of Government & International Affairs, Economics, and Theology & Religion. In addition, you may choose to take additional language modules, including European Languages, Chinese and Korean.
You will spend your third year studying the Japanese Language at a university in Japan. This is an amazing opportunity to experience Japanese culture first-hand and to put your language learning into practice and context.
In your final year, you will bring together all your learning and experience to write a dissertation on an aspect of Japanese Studies.
A degree in Modern Languages & Cultures will provide you with an impressive portfolio of cultural knowledge, transferable skills and real-world experiences that is valued by employers worldwide. In particular, the year abroad which, as well as developing language abilities, can also greatly enhance your intercultural, problem-solving and communication skills.
With the UK as a whole producing fewer linguists, proficiency in languages coupled with the intellectual rigour and cultural understanding acquired during your degree will make you highly employable in a wide range of careers both in the UK and internationally. These include occupations such as interpreting, translation and teaching, media and the arts but also working across wider industry in research, administration, human resources, sales and business development and the financial services.
The study of Visual Arts & Film will help you build up future-proof skills.
In a world that increasingly demands visual literacy and is rapidly changing through technologies like AI, it is hard to predict what specialised skills will be needed in future.
For this reason, our programme seeks to enable you to be a nimble thinker and writer, moving across disciplines and geographical areas while still being rigorous In your academic work.
You will cultivate new active learning strategies, understand how to work in teams in the more practice-related elements of the course, develop an ability to solve complex problems, and display creativity, originality and initiative in the range of outputs the course demands. All of these are the kinds of skills identified in the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report in 2020.
Durham University: Inspiring the Extraordinary
We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world.
A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other!
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