Japanese Studies
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.
Description
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:
1. Elective Courses: 18 units
(a) Any two courses from the following:
JASP1090, 1100, 1120
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASP 1090 | Understanding Japan | Not for students who have taken JASP1020. | ||
| JASP 1100 | Japanese Culture and Society | Not for Japanese Studies Majors or students who have taken UGEC1232. | ||
| JASP 1120 | Understanding Japanese Languages and Culture | — |
(b) Any four courses from the following non-language courses:
JASP1140, 1160, 1180, 1190, 1200, 2020, 2100, 2200, 2400, 2520, 2600, 2720, 2820, 2910, 2920, 3110, 3120, 3430, 3470, 3700, 3800, 4000, 4100, 4110, ANTH2327, 2350, HIST3380, 3381, 4420, LING1000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3101, 3201, 3204, MGNT4530, SOCI2103
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASP 1140 | Japanese Cinema | Not for students who have taken GESC2080, JASP1150 or UGEC1302. | ||
| JASP 1160 | Japanese Popular Culture in Cultural Globalization | Not for students who have taken JASP1110 or UGEC1271. | ||
| JASP 1180 | Modern Sino-Japanese Relations | — | ||
| JASP 1190 | Tourism and Sustainable Development | — | ||
| JASP 1200 | Japanese History: From Samurai to Salaryman | — | ||
| JASP 2020 | Modern Japanese Literature | — | ||
| JASP 2100 | Japan and Asian Creative Industries | — | ||
| JASP 2200 | Introduction to Japanese Animation, Comic and Game | — | ||
| JASP 2400 | Culture of Japanese Mass Media | — | ||
| JASP 2520 | Intimacy in Contemporary Japan | — | ||
| JASP 2600 | Japanese Management | — | ||
| JASP 2720 | History of Japanese Literature | — | ||
| JASP 2820 | Introduction to Japanese Economy | — | ||
| JASP 2910 | The History of 20th Century Japan | — | ||
| JASP 2920 | Asia at War | — | ||
| JASP 3110 | The Construction of Japanese Ethnic and Cultural Identity | — | ||
| JASP 3120 | Everyday Life and Cultural Representation in Modern Japan | — | ||
| JASP 3430 | Japan and Hong Kong | — | ||
| JASP 3470 | Japanese Youth Cultures in Asia | — | ||
| JASP 3700 | Japanese Language and Society | Students taking this course should possess Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2 certificate or having Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT N2 level; or should have completed JASP2480/3340. | ||
| JASP 3800 | Japanese Philosophy | — | ||
| JASP 4000 | Special Topics in Japanese Studies | — | ||
| JASP 4100 | Japanese Dialectology | Prerequisite: students should have one year studying experience in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | ||
| JASP 4110 | Anthropology of Japan | Not for students who have taken JASP5615. | ||
| ANTH 2327 | Ethnographies of Japan | — | ||
| ANTH 2350 | Meanings of Life | — | ||
| HIST 3380 | History of Traditional Japan | Not for students who have taken HIST3213 and HIST5507F. | ||
| HIST 3381 | History of Modern Japan | — | ||
| HIST 4420 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| LING 1000 | Invitation to Linguistics | LING1000 is double-coded with UGED1924.Not for students who have taken UGED1924. | ||
| LING 2003 | Phonetics I | — | ||
| LING 2004 | Phonology I | Pre-requisite: LING2003. | ||
| LING 2005 | Syntax I | — | ||
| LING 2006 | Semantics | — | ||
| LING 3101 | Morphology | — | ||
| LING 3201 | First Language Acquisition | — | ||
| LING 3204 | Second Language Acquisition | — | ||
| MGNT 4530 | Japanese Business | Prerequisite: MGNT1020. | ||
| SOCI 2103 | Japan in a Global Perspective | Not for students who have taken UGEC2260 or GESC2160 or UGEC1232/JASP1100. | ||
Explanatory Notes
[a]This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Japanese Studies.
[b]No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.