Japanology

Bachelor Japanology (643 [2] - Version 2011)

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

BM1 Introduction to Japanology (4 ECTS)

• EXAM REMOTE STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die Japanologie
• 150011 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Japanese Studies

BM2 Japanese Grammar and Translation 1 (11 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die japanische Sprache
• 150041 VO [ de ja ] ( 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)

• 150053 VO Japanese society
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

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

BM12 Intercultural Learning (4 ECTS)

• 150043 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
• 150008 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)

• 150029 VO+UE Japanese Sociolinguistics - Topics and Trends
• 150112 UE Japanese in Translation II - Theoretical Framework, Analysis and Practices of Translating a Complex Text from Japanese into German
• 150119 UE [ de en ja ] Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel

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 [ en ] Seminar I: Social Inequality in Japan
• 150045 SE Seminar I: World War II in Japanese Literature
• 150118 SE Seminar I: Disease and Religious Renewal in Japan

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

• 150123 SE Seminar II

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

• 150029 VO+UE Japanese Sociolinguistics - Topics and Trends
• 150119 UE [ de en ja ] Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150112 UE Japanese in Translation II - Theoretical Framework, Analysis and Practices of Translating a Complex Text from Japanese into German
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 070034 SE [ de en ] BA-Seminar - Medieval Europe and Medieval Japan
• 070032 UE [ en ] Guided Reading Global History - Medieval Eurasia: Western Europe, Japan, China, Central Asia
• 070153 VO [ en ] Further Historical Approaches - Western Europe, Japan, China, Central Asia
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring

Master Japanology (843 [3] - Version 2018)

Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

M1 Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers

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
• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research on Japan: Online Interviews

M3a Social Science in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research on Japan: Online Interviews
• 150116 SE Social Sciences Seminar: Covid 19 Crisis - Dealing with the Dilemma of Safety Versus Economic Performance

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 - "Shisha no koe" - Voices of the Dead in Japanese Literature

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

M4 Further Acquisition of Language Proficiency (15 ECTS)

• 150029 VO+UE Japanese Sociolinguistics - Topics and Trends
• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 150119 UE [ de en ja ] Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel

M5 Advanced Research Skills (15 ECTS)

• 150029 VO+UE Japanese Sociolinguistics - Topics and Trends
• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research on Japan: Online Interviews
• 150112 UE Japanese in Translation II - Theoretical Framework, Analysis and Practices of Translating a Complex Text from Japanese into German
• 150116 SE Social Sciences Seminar: Covid 19 Crisis - Dealing with the Dilemma of Safety Versus Economic Performance
• 150151 SE Cultural Studies Seminar - "Shisha no koe" - Voices of the Dead in Japanese Literature

M6 Japanology in an International Context (15 ECTS)

• 150019 VO [ en ] Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)

M7 Study and Research in Japan (15 ECTS)

M8 Applied Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 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

Master Japanology (843 [2] - Version 2008)

MM1 Premodern Japanese (10 ECTS)

MM2 Scientific Japanese Texts (10 ECTS)

MM3 Advanced Command of Language (12 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers

MM4 Methods in Japanology (8 ECTS)

• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research on Japan: Online Interviews

MM5 Specialised Knowledge (8 ECTS)

• 150029 VO+UE Japanese Sociolinguistics - Topics and Trends

MM6 Advanced Academic Studies 1 (8 ECTS)

• 150151 SE Cultural Studies Seminar - "Shisha no koe" - Voices of the Dead in Japanese Literature

MM7 Advanced Academic Studies 2 (8 ECTS)

• 150116 SE Social Sciences Seminar: Covid 19 Crisis - Dealing with the Dilemma of Safety Versus Economic Performance

MM8 Monitoring Class for the Master's Thesis (5 ECTS)

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

MM9 East Asian Studies (15 ECTS)

• 150029 VO+UE Japanese Sociolinguistics - Topics and Trends
• 150115 VO Theories and Methods in the Research on Japan
• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research on Japan: Online Interviews
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 150019 VO [ en ] Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)
• 150112 UE Japanese in Translation II - Theoretical Framework, Analysis and Practices of Translating a Complex Text from Japanese into German

Doctoral Programme Japanology (092) - discontinued

• 150034 SE Monitoring class for the PhD thesis
• 150094 SE Monitoring class for the PhD thesis
• 150127 SE Monitoring class for the PhD thesis

Extension Curriculum Japanese Culture (151)

M1 Japanese Culture (15 ECTS)

• 150010 VO Regional Studies of Japan
• 150053 VO Japanese society
• 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 ] 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)