Japanology

Bachelor Japanology (643 [2] - Version 2011)

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

BM1 Introduction to Japanology (4 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die Japanologie
• 150011 VO ( REMOTE OV 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 ] ( REMOTE OV STEOP ) STEOP: Japanese Grammar and Translation 1

Study Period

BM3 Practical Japanese 1 (12 ECTS)

• 150103 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 1
• 150099 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 1
• 150172 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 1
• 150009 SUE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Practical Japanese 1
• 150088 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 1
• 150039 SUE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Practical Japanese 1

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

• 150010 VO ( REMOTE ) Regional Studies of Japan

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

BM6 Japanese Grammar and Translation 2 (11 ECTS)

Vorbereitungskurs(e) für Japanisch Praxis 2 - NICHT für Studienanfänger*innen

• 150114 UE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Revision Course Practical Japanese 1

BM7 Practical Japanese 2 (12 ECTS)

BM8 Japanese Grammar and Translation 3 (6 ECTS)

• 150042 SUE [ de ja ] ( MIXED ) Japanese Grammar and Translation 3

BM9 Practical Japanese 3 (6 ECTS)

• 150057 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 3
• 150007 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 3
• 150012 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 3
• 150092 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 3

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

• 150186 VO ( REMOTE ) Japanese Culture

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

BM12 Intercultural Learning (4 ECTS)

• 150043 UE ( ON-SITE ) Intercultural Learning

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

• 150124 PS ( ON-SITE ) Basic training in research and paper writing I
• 150197 PS ( ON-SITE ) Basic training in research and paper writing I
• 150008 PS ( ON-SITE ) Basic training in research and paper writing I
• 150110 PS ( ON-SITE ) Basic training in research and paper writing I

BM14 Japanese Grammar and Translation 4 (6 ECTS)

Vorbereitungskurs(e) für Japanisch Praxis 4

• 150112 UE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Revision Course Practical Japanese 3

BM15 Practical Japanese 4 (6 ECTS)

BM16 Basic Knowledge, Extension (3 ECTS)

• 150022 VO ( REMOTE ) Religion in Japan
• 150072 UE [ de en ja ] ( REMOTE ) 2nd Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150075 UE ( REMOTE ) Japan in Film. Perspectives from other Countries/Cultures
• 150085 UE ( ON-SITE ) Approaching Digital Games from a Japanese Studies Perspective
• 150087 UE ( ON-SITE ) Work and Working Life in Contemporary Japan

BM17 Practical Training/ Internship (10 ECTS)

• 150083 UE ( ON-SITE ) Preparation for / Follow-up to the practical training/internship
• 150119 UE ( ON-SITE ) Aso Winter Field School

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

• 150046 SUE [ de ja ] ( MIXED ) Japanese Grammar and Translation 5
• 150059 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 5
• 150080 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 5
• 150178 SUE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Practical Japanese 5

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

• 150148 SE ( ON-SITE ) Seminar I: Alternate Lifestyle and Concepts of Living in Contemporary Japan
• 150045 SE ( ON-SITE ) Seminar I: Gender Construction in Japanese Popular Culture
• 150118 SE ( ON-SITE ) Seminar I: Robotics, Cyborgs, and Artificial Intelligence in Japan

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

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

• 150022 VO ( REMOTE ) Religion in Japan
• 150072 UE [ de en ja ] ( REMOTE ) 2nd Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150075 UE ( REMOTE ) Japan in Film. Perspectives from other Countries/Cultures
• 150085 UE ( ON-SITE ) Approaching Digital Games from a Japanese Studies Perspective
• 150087 UE ( ON-SITE ) Work and Working Life in Contemporary Japan
• 150120 UE ( ON-SITE ) Qualitative Field Research in Aso/Japan: Theory and Practice
• 150119 UE ( ON-SITE ) Aso Winter Field School
• 150111 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150082 UE ( MIXED ) Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 340273 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340228 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Business Translation: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Legal Translation: Japanese
• 340169 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Translation in Engineering and Natural Sciences: Japanese
• 150122 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Strategic Gaming in the South China Sea
• 010056 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introducing East Asian Religions
• 010051 SE ( ON-SITE ) Religion in Focus: Naikan

Master Japanology (843 [3] - Version 2018)

Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

M1 Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Reading of Newspapers
• 340273 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340228 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Business Translation: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Legal Translation: Japanese
• 340169 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Translation in Engineering and Natural Sciences: 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)

• 150115 VO ( REMOTE ) Theories and Methods in the Research on Japan
• 150078 SE ( ON-SITE ) Methods in Social Sciences Research: Interviews on Gender Spaces of Well Being in Japan
• 150087 UE ( ON-SITE ) Work and Working Life in Contemporary Japan

M3a Social Science in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150078 SE ( ON-SITE ) Methods in Social Sciences Research: Interviews on Gender Spaces of Well Being in 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)

• 150115 VO ( REMOTE ) Theories and Methods in the Research on Japan

M3b Cultural Studies in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150151 SE ( ON-SITE ) Cultural Studies Seminar - Pregnancy and Childbirth as Literary Topics in Low-fertility Japan

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

M4 Further Acquisition of Language Proficiency (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] ( ON-SITE ) Reading of Newspapers
• 150072 UE [ de en ja ] ( REMOTE ) 2nd Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 340273 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Basic Competence Translation A Japanese
• 340228 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Business Translation: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Legal Translation: Japanese
• 340169 UE [ ja ] ( MIXED ) Translation in Engineering and Natural Sciences: Japanese

M5 Advanced Research Skills (15 ECTS)

• 150078 SE ( ON-SITE ) Methods in Social Sciences Research: Interviews on Gender Spaces of Well Being in Japan
• 150151 SE ( ON-SITE ) Cultural Studies Seminar - Pregnancy and Childbirth as Literary Topics in Low-fertility Japan
• 150087 UE ( ON-SITE ) Work and Working Life in Contemporary Japan
• 150120 UE ( ON-SITE ) Qualitative Field Research in Aso/Japan: Theory and Practice
• 150075 UE ( REMOTE ) Japan in Film. Perspectives from other Countries/Cultures
• 150022 VO ( REMOTE ) Religion in Japan

M6 Japanology in an International Context (15 ECTS)

• 150020 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)
• 150089 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) East Asian Hotspots: Economy, Politics and Society of North Korea
• 150122 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Strategic Gaming in the South China Sea
• 150125 VU [ en ] ( MIXED ) VU Regionalism, Institutions and Transnational Crimes in East Asia

M7 Study and Research in Japan (15 ECTS)

• 150119 UE ( ON-SITE ) Aso Winter Field School
• 150120 UE ( ON-SITE ) Qualitative Field Research in Aso/Japan: Theory and Practice

M8 Applied Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150082 UE ( MIXED ) Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring

Master module (45 ECTS)

M9 Colloquium for Master's Students (10 ECTS)

• 150079 SE ( ON-SITE ) Research Design
• 150081 SE ( ON-SITE ) Colloquium for Master's Students

Doctoral Programme Japanology (092) - discontinued

• 150034 SE ( ON-SITE ) Monitoring class for the PhD thesis
• 150127 SE ( ON-SITE ) Monitoring class for the PhD thesis

Extension Curriculum Japanese Culture (151)

M1 Japanese Culture (15 ECTS)

• 150010 VO ( REMOTE ) Regional Studies of Japan
• 150022 VO ( REMOTE ) Religion in Japan
• 150186 VO ( REMOTE ) Japanese Culture

Extension Curriculum Japanese Language, Culture and Society (152)

M2 Japanese Language, Culture and Society (15 ECTS)

• 150003 VO [ de ja ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to Japanese Language 1
• 150015 VO [ de ja ] ( MIXED ) Introduction to Japanese Language 2

Extension Curriculum Japanese Business Communication 1 (154)

M1 Japanese Business Communication 1 (16 ECTS)

• 150105 VO [ en ja ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Japanese Language
• 150107 UE [ en ja ] ( MIXED ) Japanese Communication
• 150108 UE [ en ja ] ( MIXED ) Japanese Grammar I
• 150111 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) 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)