• Japan is one of the world’s biggest economies and home to a rich culture and a varied, changing society.
  • This degree will allow students to develop their Japanese language skills while exploring the diversity of Japanese society.
  • Core modules will develop their spoken and written Japanese, while optional modules are the starting point for them to choose the elements of Japanese and East Asian culture, history, or politics that interest you. They could also study modules on Chinese society, or explore East Asia more generally.
  • They focus on modern Japanese life, however, they don’t ignore the complex history that brought it to this point.
  • Whether as an absolute beginner or with intermediate-level Japanese, students will become part of a community of staff and students in East Asian Studies at Leeds.