School of Modern Languages & Cultures | BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad (with Placement Year)

Durham University, The Palatine Centre, Durham, GB, Durham, United Kingdom

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60 monthsProgram duration

YesScholarships

Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

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Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad (with Placement Year) at Durham University

artsandhumanities.placements@durham.ac.uk

Immerse yourself in Japanese Language and Culture. Develop your Japanese language skills and spend a year in Japan.

This...
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BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad (with Placement Year) at Durham University

artsandhumanities.placements@durham.ac.uk

Immerse yourself in Japanese Language and Culture. Develop your Japanese language skills and spend a year in Japan.

This is multidisciplinary degree will develop advanced knowledge and understanding of Japanese Language & Culture.

You will study a core language module in each of your three years spent in Durham. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of Japanese, but a pathway is available if you already have an A-level or equivalent qualification in Japanese.

You will also have the chance to choose from a selection of other modules relevant to the Study of Japan from other Departments. This includes Anthropology, School of Education, School of Government & International Affairs, Economics, and Theology & Religion. In addition, you may choose to take additional language modules, including European Languages, Chinese and Korean.

You will spend your third year studying the Japanese Language at a university in Japan. This is an amazing opportunity to experience Japanese culture first-hand and to put your language learning into practice and context.

In your final year, you will bring together all your learning and experience to write a dissertation on an aspect of Japanese Studies.

A degree in Modern Languages & Cultures will provide you with an impressive portfolio of cultural knowledge, transferable skills and real-world experiences that is valued by employers worldwide. In particular, the year abroad which, as well as developing language abilities, can also greatly enhance your intercultural, problem-solving and communication skills.

With the UK as a whole producing fewer linguists, proficiency in languages coupled with the intellectual rigour and cultural understanding acquired during your degree will make you highly employable in a wide range of careers both in the UK and internationally. These include occupations such as interpreting, translation and teaching, media and the arts but also working across wider industry in research, administration, human resources, sales and business development and the financial services.

The study of Visual Arts & Film will help you build up future-proof skills.

In a world that increasingly demands visual literacy and is rapidly changing through technologies like AI, it is hard to predict what specialised skills will be needed in future.

For this reason, our programme seeks to enable you to be a nimble thinker and writer, moving across disciplines and geographical areas while still being rigorous In your academic work.

You will cultivate new active learning strategies, understand how to work in teams in the more practice-related elements of the course, develop an ability to solve complex problems, and display creativity, originality and initiative in the range of outputs the course demands. All of these are the kinds of skills identified in the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report in 2020.

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Program overview

Main Subject

Modern Languages

Degree

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad (with Placement Year) at Durham University

artsandhumanities.placements@durham.ac.uk

Immerse yourself in Japanese Language and Culture. Develop your Japanese language skills and spend a year in Japan.

This...
Read more

BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad (with Placement Year) at Durham University

artsandhumanities.placements@durham.ac.uk

Immerse yourself in Japanese Language and Culture. Develop your Japanese language skills and spend a year in Japan.

This is multidisciplinary degree will develop advanced knowledge and understanding of Japanese Language & Culture.

In your final year, you will bring together all your learning and experience to write a dissertation on an aspect of Japanese Studies.

The study of Visual Arts & Film will help you build up future-proof skills.

In a world that increasingly demands visual literacy and is rapidly changing through technologies like AI, it is hard to predict what specialised skills will be needed in future.

For this reason, our programme seeks to enable you to be a nimble thinker and writer, moving across disciplines and geographical areas while still being rigorous In your academic work.

Durham University: Inspiring the Extraordinary

We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world.

A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other!

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Admission Requirements

Program Duration

5 Years

Starting Month(s)

Sep-2024

Tuition Fee and Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

9,250 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

Other Expenses

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QS subject rankings

2013
#51-100
2014
#51-100
2015
#51-100
2016
#51-100
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#51-100
2018
#51-100
2019
#51-100
2020
#51-100
2021
#=64
2022
#63
2023
#58
2024
#=59
2025
#=66

Ranking criteria

Overall

77.1

Academic Reputation

78.1

Employer Reputation

74.6

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School of Modern Languages & Cultures | BA Japanese Studies with Year Abroad (with Placement Year)

Durham University, The Palatine Centre, Durham, GB, Durham, United Kingdom

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60 monthsProgram duration

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Modern LanguagesMain Subject Area

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Study Mode

Program overview

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