BA Japanese Studies

Our BA Japanese Studies course will give you a firm grounding in the Japanese language while you study Japan in its historical, cultural social and global contexts.

You will benefit from research-led teaching in areas such as Japanese visual culture, popular and youth culture, religion, intellectual and social history, society and education.

You will develop various linguistic skills, including speaking and writing accurately, and understanding and analysing audio, video and written materials in different registers. You will also learn how to speak to a group with confidence and translate with appropriate sensitivity.

Year 1 will see you study core course units, but you will be able to choose specific unit to focus on particular areas of interest in the study of Japan and East Asia from Year 2.