Japanese Studies Applicable to students admitted in 2012-13 (3 ...

Japanese Studies
Applicable to students admitted in 2012-13
(3-year curriculum)
1. Major Programme
S6/S7 students
Students are required to complete a minimum of 69 units of courses and to participate in one academic year (not
less than eight calendar months) of resident study in Japan before graduation. However, with the approval from the
Department, students can apply to take the existing local study scheme+ if they have strong justifications or when
resident study in Japan is not possible due to unpredictable circumstances such as prevalence of SARS or a drastic
decrease of exchange quota.
(i) Required Courses:
JASP1010, 1020 or 1090, 1030 and 1040 (recommended to be taken in first year)
JASP1050 or alternative courses approved by the Department (recommended to be
taken in first year)
JASP4601/4602* (recommended to be taken in final year)
Students are required to study in Japan for one academic year at universities
recognized by this University and complete Japanese language and Japanese
Studies courses with prior approval from the Department of Japanese Studies
before graduation. Units obtained from Japanese universities will be recognized as
up to 23 Major units. Academic results obtained from Japanese universities will not
be included in the calculation of the Major GPA. Students who are unable to obtain
required units in Japanese universities may complete the remaining units after their
return to this University.
22 units
3 units
6 units
23 units
(ii) Elective Courses: 15 units
Students may choose to specialize in one of the following streams or not to
specialize in any streams. Students choosing a stream must take 15 units of
elective courses specified below. Students are encouraged to declare their stream
choice as soon as possible but not later than the summer before their year of
graduation.
1. Business and Management
4 courses from the following:
JASP2600, 4080, 4180, MGNT1010, 1020
1 course from the following:
JASP4390, 4510, 4520, MGNT4530#
Non-credit bearing internship programme (optional)
2. Japan in Global Perspective
4 courses from the following:
ANTH2350#, JASP1170, 2600, 2800, 2810, 3500, 4110, SOCI2103#
1 course from the following:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1160, 1180, 2400, 2550, 2900, 3470
Students choose not to specialize in any stream must take 15 units of elective
courses from the following courses with at least 6 units mandatory from the nonlanguage
elective course section.
The classification of language and non-language courses is as follows:
Non-language Courses:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 2100, 2200,
2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710, 2800, 2810, 2820, 2900, 3120,
3140, 3210, 3410, 3420, 3450, 3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230, 4410,
4610/4620, 4710, 4720, 5052, ANTH2350#, HIST3210#, 3211#, 3212#, 3213#,
MGNT4530#, SOCI2103#
Language Courses:
JASP2000, 3180, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3370, 3380, 3390@, 4080,
4180, 4310, 4330, 4350, 4360, 4370, 4380, 4390, 4420, 4440, 4450, 4510, 4520
Notes:
* If students specialize in a stream, their research topic must be relevant to their
stream choice and should be approved in advance by the Department.
# To be included in the Major GPA as well.
Total:
69 units

@ Courses underlined are only offered to students before their resident study in Japan.
1. Students are required to sit for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N1) before
December of their final year of study.
2. Language Requirement:
In addition to Faculty Language Requirements, all Japanese Studies Major S7
entrants with Grade “D” or “E” in HKALE AS-level “Use of English”, except
when exemptions are granted by the Department, are required to complete one of
the following ELTU courses:
ELTU1106 Grammar for University Studies
ELTU1107 English Improvement Strategies for Listening and Speaking
ELTU1108 English Improvement Strategies for Reading and Writing
ELTU1109 Vocabulary Expansion Strategies
+Local Study Scheme
(i) Required Courses:
JASP1010, 1020 or 1090 and JASP1030 and 1040 (recommended to be taken in
22 units
first year)
JASP1050, or alternative courses approved by the Department (recommended to be
3 units
taken in first year)
JASP4601/4602* (recommended to be taken in final year)
6 units
(ii) Elective Courses: 39 units
Students may choose to specialize in one of the following streams or not to
specialize in any streams. Students choosing a stream must take 39 units of elective
courses, with 5 courses from stream elective courses specified below, and 9 units
from the non-language elective course section. The non-language courses used in
fulfillment of stream requirement can be counted towards the requirement of 9
units of courses from the non-language elective course section. The remaining
units should be taken from non-language elective course section and/or language
elective course section. Students are encouraged to declare their stream choice as
soon as possible but not later than the summer before their year of graduation.
1. Business and Management
4 courses from the following:
JASP2600, 4080, 4180, MGNT1010, 1020
1 course from the following:
JASP4390, 4510, 4520, MGNT4530#
Non-credit bearing internship programme (optional)
2. Japan in Global Perspective
4 courses from the following:
ANTH2350#, JASP1170, 2600, 2800, 2810, 3500, 4110, SOCI2103#
1 course from the following:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1160, 1180, 2400, 2550, 2900, , 3470
Students choose not to specialize in any stream must take 39 units of elective
courses from the following courses with at least 9 units mandatory from the nonlanguage
elective course section.
The classification of language and non-language courses is as follows:
Non-language Courses:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 2100, 2200,
2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710, 2800, 2810, 2820, 2900, , 3120,
3140, 3210, 3410, 3420, 3450, 3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230, 4410,
4610/4620, 4710, 4720, 5052, ANTH2350#, HIST3210#, 3211#, 3212#, 3213#,
MGNT4530#, SOCI2103#
Language Courses:
JASP2000, 3180, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3370, 3380, 3390, 4080,
4180, 4310, 4330, 4350, 4360, 4370, 4380, 4390, 4420, , 4440, 4450, 4510, 4520
Notes:
* If students specialize in a stream, their research topic must be relevant to their
stream choice and should be approved in advance by the Department.
# To be included in the Major GPA as well.
Total:
70 units

1. Students are required to sit for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N1) before
December of their final year of study.
2. Language Requirement:
In addition to Faculty Language Requirements, all Japanese Studies Major S7
entrants with Grade “D” or “E” in HKALE AS-level “Use of English”, except
when exemptions are granted by the Department, are required to complete one of
the following ELTU courses:
ELTU1106 Grammar for University Studies
ELTU1107 English Improvement Strategies for Listening and Speaking
ELTU1108 English Improvement Strategies for Reading and Writing
ELTU1109 Vocabulary Expansion Strategies
2. Minor Programme
Japanese Culture
(i) Required Courses: 6 units
6 units of required courses from the following non-language courses:
JASP2550, 2800, 2900, 3120
(ii) Elective Courses: 9 units
9 units of elective courses from the following non-language courses:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1100, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 2100,
2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710, 2810, 2820, 3140, 3210,
3410, 3420, 3450, 3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230, 4410, 4710, 4720,
5052, ANTH2350, HIST3210, 3211, 3212, 3213, MGNT4530, SOCI2103
Total:
15 units
Japanese Language
(i) Required Courses: 12 units
JASP1450, 1460, 2450, 2460
(ii) Elective Courses: 6 units
6 units of elective courses from language and/or non-language courses.
The classification of language and non-language courses is as follows:
Non-language Courses:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1100, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 2100,
2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710, 2800, 2810, 2820, 2900, ,
3120, 3140, 3210, 3410, 3420, 3450, 3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230,
4410, 4710, 4720, 5052, ANTH2350, HIST3210, 3211, 3212, 3213, MGNT4530,
SOCI2103
Language Courses:
JASP2000, 3180, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3370, 3380, 3390, 4080,
4180, 4310, 4330, 4350, 4360, 4370, 4380, 4390, 4420, 4440, 4450, 4510, 4520
Total: 18 units
Japanese Culture and Language
(i) Required Courses: 12 units
12 units of required courses from language and/or non-language courses:
JASP1450, 1460, 2800, 2550, 2900 and 3120
(ii) Elective Courses: 6 units
6 units of elective courses from language and/or non-language courses.
The classification of language and non-language courses is as follows:
Non-language Courses:
JASP1020 or 1090, 1100, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 2100,
2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710, 2810, 2820, 3140, 3210,
3410, 3420, 3450, 3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230, 4410, 4710, 4720,
5052, ANTH2350, HIST3210, 3211, 3212, 3213, MGNT4530, SOCI2103
Language Courses:
JASP2000, 2450, 2460, 3180, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3370, 3380,
3390, 4080, 4180, 4310, 4330, 4350, 4360, 4370, 4380, 4390, 4420, , 4440, 4450,
4510, 4520
Japanese Language and Linguistics
Students are required to take a minimum of 21 units of courses as follows:
Total:
18 units

(i)
(ii)
Required Courses:
LING1000 or 1902
JASP1450, 1460, 2450
Elective Courses:
At least three courses chosen from JASP1120, 2460, 4710, 4720, LING1901, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 3101
3 units
9 units
9 units
Total: 21 units
Notes for students who intend to take Practical Japanese Courses JASP1450, 1460, 2450, 2460:
1. Students must obtain Grade C- or above to be qualified to take the succeeding level courses. Students will
be asked to drop the succeeding course should they fail to meet this requirement, even though they have
successfully registered in the succeeding course through e-registration.
2. Unless approval from the Department can be obtained, students are not allowed to take language courses at
1000 or 2000 level concurrently with language courses at 3000 and above level.
Explanatory Note:
1. Units counted towards the fulfillment of the requirements of any one of the JAS minor programmes shall
not count towards the fulfillment of other JAS minor programmes.
Course List
Course Code Course Title Unit
JASP1010 Introduction to Japanese Studies I 3
JASP1020 Introduction to Japanese Studies II 3
JASP1030 Comprehensive Japanese I 8
JASP1040 Comprehensive Japanese II 8
JASP1050 Field Research Methods 3
JASP1090 Understanding Japan 3
JASP1100 Japanese Culture and Society 3
JASP1110 Introduction to Japanese Popular Culture 3
JASP1120 Understanding Japanese Language and Culture 3
JASP1130 Chinese-Japanese-Korean Movies: Appreciation and Comparison 3
JASP1140 Understanding Japanese Culture and Society Through Movies 3
JASP1150 Trends and Ideologies in Japanese-European-American Movies 3
JASP1160 Japanese Popular Culture in Cultural Globalization 3
JASP1170 The Japanese Environment: Destruction and Conservation 3
JASP1180 Modern Sino-Japanese Relations 3
JASP1450 New Practical Japanese I 3
JASP1460 New Practical Japanese II 3
JASP2000 Japanese Speech Improvement Strategies 3
JASP2100 Japan and Asian Creative Industries 3
JASP2200 Introduction to Japanese Animation, Comic and Game 3
JASP2300 Consuming Japan: Beauty, Fashion and Subculture 3
JASP2400 Culture of Japanese Mass Media 3
JASP2450 New Practical Japanese III 3
JASP2460 New Practical Japanese IV 3
JASP2500 Theories of Social Sciences and Japanese Studies 3
JASP2510 Cultures of Love in Modern Japan 3
JASP2550 The Construction of Japanese Ethnic and Cultural Identity 3
JASP2600 Japanese Management 3
JASP2700 Understanding Japan Through Architecture 3
JASP2710
Japanese Martial Arts (Budo): Tradition and Transformation from the
3
Tokugawa Period to Present
JASP2800 The Making of Japanese Foreign Policy and Its Global Impact 3
JASP2810 Japan in East Asian Politics: Visions of Regional Integration 3
JASP2820 Introduction to Japanese Economy 3
JASP2900 Japan and Hong Kong 3
JASP3120 Japanese Traditional Culture and Modern Society 3
JASP3140 Japanese Music and Performing Arts 3
JASP3180 Practical Business Japanese 3
JASP3210 History of Economic Development of Japan 3
JASP3310 Japanese Reading 3
JASP3320 Spoken Japanese 3
JASP3330 Japanese Composition 3

JASP3340
Japanese Improvement Strategies- Vocabularies, Grammar, Listening and
3
Reading
JASP3350 Japanese-Chinese Translation 3
JASP3360 Chinese-Japanese Translation 3
JASP3370 Japanese-English Translation 3
JASP3380 English-Japanese Translation 3
JASP3390 Japanese Through Media 3
JASP3410 Japanese Literature 3
JASP3420 Japan and China: Historical, Social and Cultural Interaction 3
JASP3450 The Japanese Economy and Corporations in a Comparative Perspective 3
JASP3470 Japanese Youth Cultures in Asia 3
JASP3500 World War Two on Japanese, Chinese and American Screens 3
JASP4080 Advanced Business Japanese I 3
JASP4100 Japanese Dialectology 3
JASP4110 Anthropological Studies of Japanese Culture 3
JASP4180 Advanced Business Japanese II 3
JASP4210 Economic Relations Between Japan and Asia-Pacific 3
JASP4220 Special Topics in Japanese Economy 3
JASP4230 Japanese Finance 3
JASP4310 Advanced Japanese Improvement Strategies-Reading 3
JASP4330 Advanced Japanese Composition I 3
JASP4350 Advanced Japanese-Chinese Translation 3
JASP4360 Advanced Chinese-Japanese Translation 3
JASP4370 Advanced Japanese-English Translation 3
JASP4380 Advanced English-Japanese Translation 3
JASP4390 Advanced Spoken Japanese 3
JASP4410 Studies in Modern Japanese Literature 3
JASP4420 Japanese Language and Classical Japanese Literature 3
JASP4440
Advanced Japanese Improvement Strategies-Grammar and Listening
3
Comprehension
JASP4450 Advanced Japanese Through Media 3
JASP4510 Advanced Japanese Writing 3
JASP4520 Advanced Japanese Writing for the Professions 3
JASP4601 Field Research-Based Project I 3
JASP4602 Field Research-Based Project II 3
JASP4610 Senior Research Thesis I 3
JASP4620 Senior Research Thesis II 3
JASP4710 Japanese Linguistics 3
JASP4720 Error Analysis of Hong Kong Japanese Learners 3
JASP5052 Special Topics in Linguistic Research and Japanese Language Teaching 3

(Study Scheme – English)
Programme Title
Japanese Studies
Study Scheme (for 4-year curriculum)
Applicable to students admitted in 2012-13
Major Programme Requirement
Students are required to complete a minimum of 63 units of courses as follows:
1. Faculty Package:
JASP1090 and any two courses from
ANTH1020, CHLL1900, CURE1000, 1110, ENGE1000,
FAAS1900, HIST1000, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110,
THEO1000, TRAN1000
Units
9
2. Required Courses:
(a) JASP1010, 1050, 1470, 1480, 2470, 2480, 4601, 4602 28
(b) Students are required to participate in one academic year (not
less than eight calendar months) of resident study [a] in Japan
and complete Japanese language and Japanese studies courses
with prior approval from the Department of Japanese Studies
before graduation. With the approval from the Department,
students can apply to take the existing local study scheme if
they have strong justifications or when resident study in Japan
is not possible due to unpredictable circumstances such as
restrictions on travel due to epidemic outbreaks or limitations
of exchange places. Units obtained from Japanese universities
will be recognized as up to 20 Major units. Academic results
obtained from Japanese universities will not be included in the
calculation of the Major GPA. Students who are unable to
obtain required units in Japanese universities may complete the
remaining units after their return to this University.
20
3. Elective Courses: 12
Students may choose to specialize in one of the following
streams or not to specialize in any stream. Students choosing
a stream must take 12 units of elective courses specified below.
Students are encouraged to declare their stream choice as soon
as possible but not later than the summer before their year of
graduation.
(with stream)

(i)
(ii)
Business and Management
3 courses from the following:
JASP2600, 4080, 4180, MGNT1010, 1020
1 course from the following:
JASP4390, 4510, 4520, MGNT4530#
Non-credit bearing internship programme (optional)
Japan in Global Perspective
3 courses from the following:
ANTH2350#, JASP1170, 2600, 2800, 2810, 3500, 4110,
SOCI2103#
1 course from the following:
JASP1160, 1180, 2400, 2550, 2900, 3470
Students who choose not to specialize in any stream must take
6 units of elective courses.
6
(without stream)
The classification of language and non-language courses is as
follows:
(a) Non-language Courses:
JASP1090, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180,
2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710,
2800, 2810, 2820, 2900, 3120, 3140, 3210, 3410, 3420, 3450,
3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230, 4410, 4610/4620,
4710, 4720, 5052, ANTH2350#, HIST3210#, 3211#, 3212#,
MGNT4530#, SOCI2103#
(b) Language Courses:
JASP1490, 2000, 3180, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360,
3370, 3380, 3390[b], 4080, 4180, 4310, 4330, 4350, 4360,
4370, 4380, 4390, 4420, 4440, 4450, 4510, 4520
Total: 63 (without stream)
69 (with stream)
+ Local Study Scheme
1. Faculty Package 9
JASP1090 and any two courses from
ANTH1020, CHLL1900, CURE1000, 1110, ENGE1000,
FAAS1900, HIST1000, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110,
THEO1000, TRAN1000
2. Required Courses:
JASP1010, 1050, 1470, 1480, 2470, 2480, 4601, 4602 28
3. Elective Courses: 26
Students may choose to specialize in one of the following (with stream)
streams or not to specialize in any streams. Students
choosing a stream must take 26 units of elective courses, with
4 courses from stream elective courses specified below and 6
units from the non-language elective course section. The
non-language courses used in fulfillment of stream

equirement can be counted towards the requirements of 6
units of courses from the non-language elective course section.
The remaining units should be taken from non-language
elective course section and/or language elective course section.
Students are encouraged to declare their stream choice as soon
as possible but not later than the summer before their year of
graduation.
(i)
(ii)
Business and Management
3 courses from the following:
JASP2600, 4080, 4180, MGNT1010, 1020
1 course from the following:
JASP4390, 4510, 4520, MGNT4530#
Non-credit bearing internship programme (optional)
Japan in Global Perspective
(a)
(b)
3 courses from the following:
ANTH2350#, JASP1170, 2600, 2800, 2810, 3500, 4110,
SOCI2103#
1 course from the following:
JASP1160, 1180, 2400, 2550, 2900, 3470
Students who choose not to specialize in any stream must take
at least 6 units of elective courses from non-language courses.
The classification of language and non-language courses is as
follows:
Non-language Courses:
JASP1090, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180,
2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2510, 2550, 2600, 2700, 2710,
2800, 2810, 2820, 2900, 3120, 3140, 3210, 3410, 3420, 3450,
3470, 3500, 4100, 4110, 4210, 4220, 4230, 4410, 4610/4620,
4710, 4720, 5052, ANTH2350#, HIST3210#, 3211#, 3212#,
MGNT4530#, SOCI2103#
Language Courses:
JAS1490, P2000, 3180, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360,
3370, 3380, 3390, 4080, 4180, 4310, 4330, 4350, 4360, 4370,
4380, 4390, 4420, 4440, 4450, 4510, 4520
26
(without stream)
Total: 63
Explanatory Notes:
1. JASP courses at 2000 level and above as well as those labeled as # will be included
in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.
2. Students who have prior knowledge of Japanese before admission should seek the
advice of the Department to take appropriate levels of courses, and such approved
courses will be included in the Major GPA calculation.
[a] Students are responsible for the extra costs incurred in relation to the resident study
in Japan.
[b] Courses underlined are only offered to students before their resident study in Japan.