Overview

See information around Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) (World Languages) page. 

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

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Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 15 credits as follows from Beginners' Japanese or Non-Beginners' Japanese:
Core Modules
Beginners' Japanese
AS1500	Guided Study Project - Japanese	5
AS1501	Japanese Language Level 1	10
Non-Beginners' Japanese
AS1500	Guided Study Project - Japanese	5
AS1502	Japanese Language Level 2	10
Year 2
20-credit Subject
Students take 20 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1502	Japanese Language Level 2 1	10
or AS1503	Japanese Language Level 3
AS2010	History of Japanese Culture 1	10
15-credit Subject
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1500	Guided Study Project - Japanese	5
AS1501	Japanese Language Level 1 2	10
10-credit Subject
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1502	Japanese Language Level 2 1	10
or AS1503	Japanese Language Level 3
New Subject 3
Students take 15 credits as follows from Beginners' Japanese or Non-Beginners' Japanese:
Core Modules
Beginners' Japanese
AS1500	Guided Study Project - Japanese	5
AS1501	Japanese Language Level 1	10
Non-Beginners' Japanese
AS1500	Guided Study Project - Japanese	5
AS1502	Japanese Language Level 2	10
Year 3
Study Abroad 4
Year 4
20-credit Subject
Students take 20 credits from Option 1 or 2, depending on their Japanese Language level:
Core Modules
Option 1: Intermediate 5
AS1502	Japanese Language Level 2 1	10
or AS1503	Japanese Language Level 3
AS2010	History of Japanese Culture	10
Option 2: Advanced 6
AS1503	Japanese Language Level 3 7	10
or AS1504	Japanese Language Level 4
AS3008	Advanced Readings in Contemporary Japanese Culture and Current Affairs	10
15-credit Subject/New Subject 8
Students take 15 credits as follows:
Core Modules
AS1500	Guided Study Project - Japanese	5
AS1501	Japanese Language Level 1 9	10
10-credit Subject
Students take 10 credits from Option 1 or 2, depending on their Japanese Language level:
Core Modules
Option 1: Intermediate 5
AS1502	Japanese Language Level 2 1	10
or AS1503	Japanese Language Level 3
Option 2: Advanced
AS1503	Japanese Language Level 3 7	10
or AS1504	Japanese Language Level 4

¹

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1502 or AS1503 (10 credits). Students experiencing irreconcilable timetable conflicts that prevent them from attending AS2010 must opt for the 10-credit option. 

²

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1501.

³

Students who have not taken Japanese in Year 1 may take it as a new subject in Year 2, subject to timetable constraints.

⁴

Subject to having completed a total of 25 credits of Japanese in Years 1 and 2, students may spend either two semesters studying at a partner institution in Japan, or one semester in Japan (study at partner institution) and one semester in a country of a second language studied in Years 1 and 2 (study at partner institution or work placement). All courses taken during Year 3 will be assessed by the approved Host University. Please note that a work placement in Japan will not initially be available.

⁵

Students who have taken AS1500 and AS1501 in Year 2 may take Japanese as a 20-credit Subject or as a 10-credit Subject in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints.

⁶

Students may take Japanese as an advanced 20-credit Subject in Year 4 on condition that they have the prerequisite for AS3008, namely a significant standard of Japanese Language (assessed before entry), and would normally be expected to have made good progress having spent Year 3 studying at a Japanese university.

⁷

In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass AS1503 or AS1504.

⁸

Students who have not taken Japanese in Year 1 or Year 2 may take it as a new subject in Year 4, subject to timetable constraints.

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (World Languages) NFQ Level 8, Major Award

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• demonstrate a high level of linguistic competence in each of the languages studied, and at a level commensurate with the number of credits taken;
  
• read texts at an appropriate level in each of the languages studied and perform tasks based on their comprehension;
  
• communicate in writing at an appropriate level and in a range of registers in each of the languages studied;
  
• perform tasks based on aural comprehension and communicate orally at an appropriate level and in a range of registers in each of the languages studied;
  
• demonstrate awareness of aspects of non-linguistic communication relevant to each of the languages studied;
  
• engage in meta-linguistic discourse: i.e. discuss, describe and analyse language as a system;
  
• read and analyse a range of texts (including film and audio-visual texts) pertaining to the culture(s) of one or more of the languages studied;
  
• convey their knowledge in critical essays and oral presentations, using the critical vocabulary and methodologies of the relevant disciplines.