Bachelor Japanology (643 [3] - Version 2026)

Orientation Course

• 150028 OV ( OV ) Orientation & Welcome Session - Orientierungsveranstaltung für Studienbeginner*innen

M1 Introductory and Orientation Module 1 (STEOP) (4 ECTS)

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

M2 Introductory and Orientation Module 2 (STEOP) (2 ECTS)

• EXAM Research in Japanese Studies in Practice
• 150026 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Research in Japanese Studies in Practice
• 150049 UE STEOP: Introduction to Japanese Studies - Preparatory Course for the StEOP-exam

M3 Introductory and Orientation Module 3 (STEOP) (10 ECTS)

• EXAM StEOP: Introduction to Structure and Basic Features of Spoken and Written Japanese
• 150035 PVU [ de ja ] Japanese Starter Kit
• 150041 VO [ de ja ] ( STEOP ) Introduction to Structure and Basic Features of Spoken and Written Japanese - Japanese Grammar and Translation 1
• 150048 UE [ de ja ] Revision Course Introduction to Japanese Language - Preparatory Course for the StEOP-exam

M4 Practical Japanese - Introduction (12 ECTS)

• 150005 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150099 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150172 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150088 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1

M5 Japanese Language - Theoretical Foundations (12 ECTS)

M6 Japanese Language - Practical Foundations (12 ECTS)

M7 Japanese Studies - Academic Foundations (10 ECTS)

• 150029 VO History of Japan

M8 Japanese Language in Theory and Practice - Intermediate Level (12 ECTS)

• 150042 VU [ de ja ] Japanese Grammar and Translation 3
• 150057 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150007 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150012 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3

M9 Academic Research and Writing in Japanese Studies - Intermediate Level (12 ECTS)

• 150124 PS Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing 1
• 150197 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I
• 150013 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I

M10 Japanese Language in Theory and Practice - Advanced Level (12 ECTS)

M11 Academic Research and Writing in Japanese Studies - Advanced Level (16 ECTS)

• 150148 SE Bachelor Seminar 1: - Okinawa at the Nexus of Security, Environment, and Sustainability
• 150118 SE Bachelor Seminar 1: - Nationalism in Japanese Media and Literature
• 150045 SE Bachelor Seminar 1: - The Depiction of Precarious Living Conditions in Japanese Literature and Film
• 150023 SE Seminar II

M12 Japanese Language in Theory and Practice - Advanced Level (12 ECTS)

• 150046 VU [ de ja ] Japanese Grammar and Translation 5
• 150059 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5
• 150080 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5
• 150040 UE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5

M13 Knowledge about Japan (12 ECTS)

• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

Alternative Compulsory Module Japanese Studies PLUS (M14a or M14b) (12 ECTS)

M14a Japanese Studies PLUS: Internship (12 ECTS)

• 150119 UE Intercultural Learning
• 150043 UE Intercultural Learning
• 150083 UE Observation of Praxis

M14b Japanese Studies PLUS: Specialisation (12 ECTS)

• 150006 UE [ de en ja ] ( MIXED ) 6th Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150032 UE Aso 2.0: Data Management and Data Archiving in Practice
• 150033 UE AI Project Lab: East Asian Studies
• 150050 UE [ de ja ] Premodern Japanese (Bungo)
• 150075 UE Disability in Japan - Literary and Cultural Approaches to a Complex Phenomenon
• 150091 UE [ de ja ] Introduction to the Academic Reading of Manga - From 'Hobby' to Science
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150139 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise: an exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies

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

• 010069 VO ( MIXED ) Religions of East Asia
• 150006 UE [ de en ja ] ( MIXED ) 6th Book Club Popular Culture: Visual Novel
• 150032 UE Aso 2.0: Data Management and Data Archiving in Practice
• 150033 UE AI Project Lab: East Asian Studies
• 150050 UE [ de ja ] Premodern Japanese (Bungo)
• 150075 UE Disability in Japan - Literary and Cultural Approaches to a Complex Phenomenon
• 150082 UE Monitoring Class for STEOP-Mentoring
• 150091 UE [ de ja ] Introduction to the Academic Reading of Manga - From 'Hobby' to Science
• 150111 VO [ en ] Introduction to Japanese Economy and Management
• 150139 UE [ de en ] u:japan lecturecise: an exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies - a guided exercise for the lecture series on contemporary research in Japanese studies