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MSc Japanese Society and Culture - 1 Year (Full-time)

MSc Japanese Society and Culture - 2 Years (Part-time)

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Contact information: Postgraduate Administrator
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 3030
Email: llc.postgrad@ed.ac.uk; Address: Literatures, Languages and Cultures
12th Floor, David Hume Tower
Edinburgh
EH8 9JX

Entry requirements

Good Honours degree (normally at least a 2.1 or equivalent) in an appropriate subject.

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Programme description

The degree aims to offer students who already have experience of formal Japanese language learning at advanced level the facility to develop skills in using Japanese source materials and secondary literature for research purposes; and to provide an extensive understanding of scholarship in Japanese Culture written in English for students who have academic interests in disciplinarily-based topics in the field but limited or no knowledge of Japanese language, or students who have native or near-native Japanese and wish to focus on expanding their knowledge of non-Japanese scholarship in Japanese Culture and Japanese Studies.

Programme structure

The core courses and options are taught by seminar and tutorials. There is a compulsory Research Skills and Methods course which will equip students with the skills needed for their dissertation.

Learning outcomes

Students who follow the programme will:

develop critical awareness of at least two specific areas of Japanese Studies, both in terms of the indigenous literary and/or critical traditions and in comparison with Western critical thinking
acquire specialist knowledge of Japanese culture and awareness of the interaction of Japanese and other cultures in the contemporary context
use the bibliographic, internet and other relevant resources to advanced level
develop the ability to read and evaluate critically core texts in the specific areas studied

Those with previous experience in Japanese language learning will have the opportunity to develop the necessary linguistic skills to conduct research in defined areas within Japanese Studies by retrieving, selecting, translating and assimilating information from Japanese sources.

Funding

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This article was published on Apr 25, 2013