Japanology

Bachelor Japanology (643 [2] - Version 2011)

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

BM1 Introduction to Japanology (4 ECTS)

• 150011 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Japanese Studies
• 150035 UE ( OV ) STEOP: Introduction to Japanese Studies - Preparatory Course for the StEOP-exam

BM2 Japanese Grammar and Translation 1 (11 ECTS)

• 150036 VO [ de ja ] Revision Course Introduction to Japanese Language - Preparatory Course for the StEOP-exam
• 150041 VO [ de ja ] ( REMOTE OV STEOP ) STEOP: Japanese Grammar and Translation 1

Study Period

BM3 Practical Japanese 1 (12 ECTS)

• 150005 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150099 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150172 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150088 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150009 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 (10 ECTS)

BM7 Practical Japanese 2 (12 ECTS)

• 150024 SUE [ ja ] Revision Course Practical Japanese 2

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 (7 ECTS)

• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

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

BM12 Intercultural Learning (4 ECTS)

• 150119 UE Intercultural Learning
• 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
• 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)

• 150033 UE Translating Politics: AI-Assisted Translating of Political Research
• 150025 UE ( MIXED ) Between Utopia and Dystopia: Robot Narratives and Development in Japan in a Global Context
• 150032 UE Aso 2.0: Digital Data Management and Plurimedial Data Archive Storage
• 150031 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise II - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies

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

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

• 150148 SE Seminar I: From Super Power to Silver Power? Social Issues in Japanese Newspaper Discourse - Aktuelle soziale Probleme im japanischen Zeitungsdiskurs
• 150118 SE Seminar I: World War II in Japanese Literature
• 150045 SE BA-Seminar I: Nationalism, Populism, and the Political in Japan's Postwar Period - Nationalismus, Populismus und das Politische in der japanischen Nachkriegszeit

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

• 150023 SE Seminar II

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

• 150033 UE Translating Politics: AI-Assisted Translating of Political Research
• 150025 UE ( MIXED ) Between Utopia and Dystopia: Robot Narratives and Development in Japan in a Global Context
• 150032 UE Aso 2.0: Digital Data Management and Plurimedial Data Archive Storage
• 150031 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise II - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150122 VU [ en ] Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 150117 UE [ zh ] Chinese Calligraphy
• 010056 VO Introducing East Asian Religions
• 150141 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Economic Development in East Asia
• 340014 UE [ ja ] Translation: Engineering and the Natural Sciences Japanese
• 340015 UE [ ja ] Translation: the Humanities Japanese
• 340012 UE [ ja ] Business Translation and Transcreation Japanese
• 340009 UE [ ja ] Legal Translation Japanese

Master Japanology (843 [3] - Version 2018)

Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

M1 Advanced Japanese (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Migration, Minorities, Mobilities
• 340009 UE [ ja ] Legal Translation Japanese
• 340012 UE [ ja ] Business Translation and Transcreation Japanese
• 340014 UE [ ja ] Translation: Engineering and the Natural Sciences Japanese
• 340015 UE [ ja ] Translation: the Humanities 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 Theories and Methods in the Research on Japan
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Migration, Minorities, Mobilities
• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research: Interviews

M3a Social Science in Japanology (15 ECTS)

• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research: Interviews

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: Social Critique in Modern and Contemporary Literature

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

M4 Further Acquisition of Language Proficiency (15 ECTS)

• 150058 UE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Migration, Minorities, Mobilities
• 340009 UE [ ja ] Legal Translation Japanese
• 340012 UE [ ja ] Business Translation and Transcreation Japanese
• 340014 UE [ ja ] Translation: Engineering and the Natural Sciences Japanese
• 340015 UE [ ja ] Translation: the Humanities Japanese

M5 Advanced Research Skills (15 ECTS)

• 150078 SE Methods in Social Sciences Research: Interviews
• 150085 UE Academic Discourses in Social Sciences Research on Japan - Migration, Minorities, Mobilities
• 150151 SE Cultural Studies Seminar: Social Critique in Modern and Contemporary Literature
• 150033 UE Translating Politics: AI-Assisted Translating of Political Research
• 150025 UE ( MIXED ) Between Utopia and Dystopia: Robot Narratives and Development in Japan in a Global Context
• 150032 UE Aso 2.0: Digital Data Management and Plurimedial Data Archive Storage
• 150031 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise II - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies

M6 Japanology in an International Context (15 ECTS)

• 150122 VU [ en ] Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 150020 VO [ en ] Intercultural negotiation patterns - (WiSe)
• 150089 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) East Asian Hotspots: Economy, Politics and Society of North Korea
• 150141 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Economic Development in East Asia
• 150055 VU [ en ] International Relations in East Asia
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management

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
• 150013 SE Colloquium for Master's Students
• 150081 SE Colloquium for Master's Students

Extension Curriculum Japanese Culture and Society (151)

M1 Japanese Culture (15 ECTS)

• 150010 VO Regional Studies of Japan
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

Extension Curriculum Japanese Language and Script (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 for Busy and Business People I (154)

M1 Japanese Business Communication 1 (16 ECTS)

• 150105 VO [ en ja ] ( MIXED ) 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 for Busy and Business People II (155)

M1 Japanese Writing and Japanese Grammar 2 (9/10 ECTS)

M2 Japanese Business Communication (6 ECTS)