SOAS, Лондонский университет, BA (Hons), Korean and Japanese

Korean Year 1: Students usually take 3 units in Korean (2 language units and 1 unit in modern culture and society), and 1 unit from their other subject. Year 2: Students take a compulsory year abroad at Korea University in Seoul. Year 3: 2-subject degree students usually take 1 or 2 units (mixed script Korean, modern literature, composition, conversation) and the remainder from their other subject. Year 4: 2-subject degree students take 1 or 2 units in Korean (translation, readings, history and structure of language), the remainder of their requirements being fulfilled from their other subject units. Japanese Year 1: The programme accommodates absolute beginners as well as those with some knowledge of Japanese; absolute beginners are placed in J1- elementary Japanese (2 units), and students who know some Japanese may be allocated, after a placement test, to J-1 accelerated elementary Japanese (1.5 units). Year 2: Students take 2 units of Japanese language, and the remaining units from their other subject. Year 3: This is a compulsory year spent in Japan for both single and 2 subject degree students, and there is no tuition offered by the department; students are expected to take the equivalent of 4 units in this year at a Japanese university. Year 4: 2 subject degree students have no compulsory units in year 4 (they may take any 4th year unit from the list shown in the table below) but are encouraged to undertake an extended essay (EE: 5,000 words-essay on an approved topic) or an independent study project (ISP: 10,000-word essay on an approved topic).