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BA Chinese and Japanese Studies

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

You’ll have strong research skills, allowing you to find information from a wide range of sources and draw your own conclusions. Then you’ll be able to communicate and defend them clearly. Teamwork, adaptability and time management are also among the key qualities you can develop. Spending time abroad will also demonstrate that you are resilient, independent and adaptable.

As a result, graduates have pursued diverse careers. Many join the Japanese government’s Japan Exchange and Teaching programme (JET), which recruits graduates to work in teaching and international relations positions. Others have moved into teaching, tourism, publishing, business, broadcasting, overseas aid work, PR, and language-based roles such as translating and interpreting throughout China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and across East Asia as well as in the UK, USA and Europe.

General Eligibility

A-level: AAB-AAA including a foreign language.

Other course specific tests:

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB-AAB at A Level (including a foreign language) and grade A in the EPQ.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Basic Chinese Language 1

  • Basic Chinese Language 2

  • Basic Japanese Language (1)

  • Basic Japanese Language (2)

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Year Abroad in Japan

3 Year 3

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Year Abroad in China

  • Year Abroad in Japan

4 Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • Chinese 2A

  • Chinese 2B

  • Japanese 2A: Written Communication Skills

  • Japanese 2B: Spoken Communication Skills

5 Year 5

Compulsory modules

  • Chinese 3: Advanced Skills

  • Japanese 3: Advanced Communication Skills

  • Final Year Project

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.

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