MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language (2019 Entry)

Location
United Kingdom, - London
Dates
Dates flexible
Course Type
Language Course
Accreditation
-
Language
English
Price
$12,494

Course Overview

Overview:

This two-year full-time (ot four-year part-time) programme is designed to provide intensive language training at different proficiency levels - depending on entry level - within a Masters programme in Japanese Studies.

It allows students:

  • To cultivate or further develop a basic expertise in particular aspects of japanese studies.
  • To choose modules that meet their own needs, with respect to their interest in japan and future career plans.
  • To develop their abilities to synthesize information, to think critically, to manage a complex research project and to present their results in verbal and written form.
  • To achieve a high level of language proficiency.
  • To master transferable language and analytical skills in order to prepare for a variety of potential future professional or research careers.

  • Fees 2019/20UK/EU Fees:

Who should take this course

Interested Students.

Course content

Structure:

Students must take 315 credits in total, comprised of 255 taught credits (45 of which are taught abroad as part of a Summer School) and a 60-credit dissertation as outlined below.

In their first year, students on the two-year Intensive Language programmes take 60 credits of intensive language instruction and 60 credits in the discipline. During the summer, they participate in a Summer School abroad. In the second year, they take another 30 language credits as well as 60 credits in the discipline; they also complete their dissertation in the discipline.

Please note that on all Area Studies degrees, including Japanese Studies:

  • A maximum of 60 credits can be taken in any one subject area
  • A minimum of three subject areas must be covered.

About Course Provider

Our mission is to inspire the next generation to develop ideas for a fairer and more sustainable world. We welcome the brightest minds from over 130 different countries, creating a community that is diverse, vibrant and multinational. From day one at our central London campus, our students are encouraged to challenge conventional views and think globally – and that’s one of the reasons why they develop careers that make a real difference. A SOAS student is typically passionate about their subject, opts to learn a second language, loves to learn, to travel, to be surprised; and is interested and engaged with the world around them.