15.01. Japanese Studies

A. Bachelor Degree in Japanese Studies

STEP - Orientation Period

BM0 - Orientation

• 150071 OL 2-days introduction to Japanese Studies at the beginning of the semester

BM1 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 1

• 150041 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese Grammar and Translation 1
• 150100 VO [ de ja ] Japanese writing - Kanji

BM4 - Introductory Course

• 150022 VO Introductory Course

Required Modules

BM2 - Practical Japanese 1

• 150099 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150023 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150026 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150056 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150088 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150075 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1
• 150103 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 1
• 150104 SUE [ ja ] Japanese conversation 1

BM3 - Basics of Regional Studies & History of Japan

• 150010 VO Geography of Japan

BM5 - Basic Training in Research and Paper Writing

BM6 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 2

BM7 - Practical Japanese 2

BM8 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 3

• 150042 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese grammar and translation 3

BM9 - Practical Japanese 3

• 150057 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150094 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150024 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3
• 150092 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 3

BM10 - Basic Knowledge of Japanese Culture & Society

• 150053 VO Japanese society
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture

BM11 - Basic Knowledge of Japanese Politics & Economy

BM12 - Intercultural Learning

• 150043 UE Intercultural Learning

BM13 - Advanced Training in Research and Paper Writing

• 150025 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Family in Japan
• 150054 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Gender relations in Japan
• 150109 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Social, cultural and spatial peripheries in Japan
• 150197 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: Material culture in Japan

BM14 - Japanese Grammar and Translation 4

BM15 - Practical Japanese 4

BM16 - Basic Knowledge, Extension

• 150194 VO Japanese Literature
• 150070 UE Reading of Japanese woodblock prints
• 150087 VO+UE History of Japanese Cinema
• 150006 VO+UE Japanese state formation (3rd-8th c.) in regional chronicles (fudoki)
• 150063 VO+UE [ en ] Vo+UE Religion and Nationalism in Modern Japan
• 150086 SUE [ ja ] Use of Japanese in Every Day Life
• 150098 UE [ de ja ] Translation of Functional Texts: Japanese Japanese

BM17 - Practical Training/ Internship

• 150083 UE Preparation for / Follow-up to the practical training/internship

BM18 - Practical Japanese and Japanese Grammar and Translation 5

• 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 Japanese Studies - Advanced Studies

• 150013 SE Seminar I: Japanese Diaspora
• 150045 SE Seminar I: Beginnings of photography in Japan

BM20 - Independent Work in Japanese Studies - Bachelor's Paper

B. Master Degree Programme in Japanese Studies

MM1 - Premodern Japanese

• 150005 UE [ de ja ] Premodern Japanese I - Bungo and Kanbun

MM2 - Scientific Japanese Texts

• 150040 UE Critical Readings in Japanese Academic Sources: Japanese Diaspora

MM3 - Advanced Command of Language

• 150058 SUE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers

MM4 - Methods in Japanese Studies

• 150091 UE Methods in Japanese Studies: Qualitative methods

MM5 - Specialised Knowledge

• 150006 VO+UE Japanese state formation (3rd-8th c.) in regional chronicles (fudoki)
• 150063 VO+UE [ en ] Vo+UE Religion and Nationalism in Modern Japan
• 150087 VO+UE History of Japanese Cinema

MM6 - Advanced Academic Studies I

• 150047 SE Seminar I: Zokkyoku, hayariuta, enka, kayokyoku, jazz and folk - Japanese popular music (1847-1970) and its social meaning

MM7 - Advanced Academic Studies II

MM8 - Monitoring Class for the Master¿s Thesis

• 150052 SE Monitoring class for the master's thesis I
• 150193 SE Preparation for the master's thesis: Nishiki-e caricatures

MM9 - East Asian Studies

• 150070 UE Reading of Japanese woodblock prints
• 150087 VO+UE History of Japanese Cinema
• 150006 VO+UE Japanese state formation (3rd-8th c.) in regional chronicles (fudoki)
• 150063 VO+UE [ en ] Vo+UE Religion and Nationalism in Modern Japan
• 150009 VO+UE VO+UE Methods in East Asian Studies
• 150032 VO+UE [ en ] VO+UE New Trends in East Asian Popular Culture II: Culture Policy in East Asia
• 150082 VO+UE VO+UE Introduction to East Asian Languages and Writing Systems
• 150090 VO+UE VO+UE Governance in East Asia
• 150062 SE SE Economic Systems in East Asia
• 150126 SE SE Political Systems in East Asia
• 150033 PS [ en ] Survival Strategies. Women and Old Age in Rural China/Asia.
• 150167 PS [ en ] A Journey to the Western Regions. Art and Archeology of the Silk Road.
• 150174 SE [ en ] Writing the History of East Asia: Methodological Reflections on Writing the History of a Region - Englisch

C. Doctoral Degree in Japanese Studies

• 150188 SE Monitoring class for the PhD thesis

D. Electives (Bachelor and Master Degree Programme in Japanese Studies)

• 150194 VO Japanese Literature
• 150006 VO+UE Japanese state formation (3rd-8th c.) in regional chronicles (fudoki)
• 150087 VO+UE History of Japanese Cinema
• 150070 UE Reading of Japanese woodblock prints
• 150086 SUE [ ja ] Use of Japanese in Every Day Life
• 150046 SUE [ de ja ] Japanese grammar and translation 5
• 150059 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5
• 150080 SUE [ ja ] Practical Japanese 5
• 150058 SUE [ ja ] Reading of Newspapers
• 150098 UE [ de ja ] Translation of Functional Texts: Japanese Japanese
• 340121 UE [ ja ] Basic Translation Competence: Japanese
• 340324 UE [ ja ] Basic Translation Competence: Japanese
• 340047 UE [ ja ] Technical Translation: Japanese
• 340048 UE [ ja ] Text Competence 1: Japanese
• 340107 UE [ ja ] Translation of Functional Texts 2: Japanese
• 340156 UE [ ja ] Oral Communication: Japanese
• 340373 UE [ ja ] Reading Comprehension and Text Production: Japanese
• 340378 UE [ ja ] Culture- and Text-related Vocabulary Work: Japanese
• 340391 UE [ ja ] Translation of Legal Texts: Japanese
• 150032 VO+UE [ en ] VO+UE New Trends in East Asian Popular Culture II: Culture Policy in East Asia
• 150009 VO+UE VO+UE Methods in East Asian Studies
• 150063 VO+UE [ en ] Vo+UE Religion and Nationalism in Modern Japan
• 150082 VO+UE VO+UE Introduction to East Asian Languages and Writing Systems
• 150090 VO+UE VO+UE Governance in East Asia
• 150126 SE SE Political Systems in East Asia
• 150062 SE SE Economic Systems in East Asia

E. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)

CSP Japanese Culture

• 150010 VO Geography of Japan
• 150053 VO Japanese society
• 150063 VO+UE [ en ] Vo+UE Religion and Nationalism in Modern Japan
• 150186 VO Japanese Culture
• 150194 VO Japanese Literature

CSP Japanese Language, Culture and Society

• 150003 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 1
• 150004 VO [ de ja ] Introduction to Japanese Language 3