Bachelor of Language and Area Studies: Japanology (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Arts

Students select 139 credits from Common Courses and 1 Minor of 41 credits; a total of 180 credits.

• Common Courses

  Students select 7 credits from 'Contemplation', 8 credits from 'Academic Skills', 4 credits from 'Supporting Course', 85 credits from 'Language Module', 35 credits from 'Area Module'.
  

  • Contemplation

    • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Philosophy									F0FW3A	R.Breeur staff staff R.Breeur
      3 ECTS	Perspectives on Religion and Meaning									A08C0A	B.Lemmelijn staff staff B.Lemmelijn

  • Academic Skills

    • 4 ECTS	Information Science									F0FF1A	F.Truyen staff staff F.Truyen
      4 ECTS	Japanese studies: heuristics and methodology									F0TC7A	D.Vanoverbeke staff staff D.Vanoverbeke
      9 ECTS	Bachelor's degree paper									F0TO0B	N. staff staff N.

  • Supporting Course

    • 4 ECTS	Law									F0LB8A	F.Stevens staff staff F.Stevens

  • Area Module

    • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Japanese Culture and Society									F0TC8A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      4 ECTS	Spatial organisation and society in Japan									F0TD2A	C.Kesteloot staff staff C.Kesteloot
      4 ECTS	Japanse religions									F0TD1A	N. F.Pinnoo (cooperator) staff staff N. F.Pinnoo (cooperator)
      6 ECTS	History of Japan before 1868									F0TC9B	W.Vande Walle N. staff staff W.Vande Walle N.
      6 ECTS	History of modern Japan									F0TD0B	W.Vande Walle N. staff staff W.Vande Walle N.
      4 ECTS	Japanese domestic and foreign policy									F0TD3A	D.Vanoverbeke staff staff D.Vanoverbeke
      4 ECTS	Japanese literature									F0TD4A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      4 ECTS	Introduction to East-Asian art									F0TG3A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      3 ECTS	Calligraphy and italic script									F0TC6A	W.Wang staff staff W.Wang

  • Language Module

    • 8 ECTS	Modern Japanese I: linguistics									F0TD5A	D.Vanoverbeke I.Verplancke (cooperator) staff staff D.Vanoverbeke I.Verplancke (cooperator)
      22 ECTS	Modern Japanese I: exercises									F0TD7B	D.Vanoverbeke E.Takeyama (cooperator) G.Van Ourti (cooperator) staff staff D.Vanoverbeke E.Takeyama (cooperator) G.Van Ourti (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Classical Chinese I									F0TA1A	C.Defoort staff staff C.Defoort
      10 ECTS	Modern Japanese II: linguistics									F0TE3A	D.Vanoverbeke N.Sakurai (cooperator) I.Verplancke (cooperator) staff staff D.Vanoverbeke N.Sakurai (cooperator) I.Verplancke (cooperator)
      13 ECTS	Modern Japanese II: exercises									F0TE5B	W.Vande Walle G.Van Ourti (cooperator) I.Verplancke (cooperator) staff staff W.Vande Walle G.Van Ourti (cooperator) I.Verplancke (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Grammar of classical Japanese									F0TF9A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      8 ECTS	Modern Japanese III: linguistics									F0TF1A	W.Vande Walle N.Sakurai (cooperator) staff staff W.Vande Walle N.Sakurai (cooperator)
      12 ECTS	Modern Japanese III: proficiency									F0TF3A	W.Vande Walle N.Sakurai (cooperator) E.Takeyama (cooperator) staff staff W.Vande Walle N.Sakurai (cooperator) E.Takeyama (cooperator)

• Culture Historical Minor

  Students select 16 mandatory credits, at least 4 credits from 'Option from Sinology', at least 4 credits from 'Option from Language and Area Studies', at least 8 credits from 'Other Disciplines', 9 credits for 'Bachelor Paper'; a total of 41 credits.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Introduction to the Study of European Literature and Culture: before 1800									F0AA1A	R.Meylaerts staff staff R.Meylaerts
    4 ECTS	Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology									S0L62A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
    4 ECTS	Korean I									F0TG1A	J.De Roy staff staff J.De Roy
    4 ECTS	Korean II									F0TG2A	J.De Roy staff staff J.De Roy

  • Option from Sinology

    Students select at least 4 credits.

    • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Chinese culture									F0TA0A	N.Standaert staff staff N.Standaert
      4 ECTS	History of China to 1600									F0TA2A	W.Vande Walle staff staff W.Vande Walle
      4 ECTS	History of modern China									F0TA3A	N.Standaert L.Merken (cooperator) staff staff N.Standaert L.Merken (cooperator)
      4 ECTS	Spatial Organisation and Society in China									F0TA5A	C.Kesteloot staff staff C.Kesteloot
      4 ECTS	Chinese Religions									F0TA4A	C.Defoort staff staff C.Defoort

  • Option from Language and Area Studies

    • 4 ECTS	Sanskrit									F0WA0A	W.Callewaert staff staff W.Callewaert
      4 ECTS	Korean Culture									F0WJ1A	N. staff staff N.

  • Other Disciplines

    Students select 8 credits from a discipline corresponding to the bachelor paper, subject to permission of the Teaching Commission (POC).

• Minor in Economics

  Students select 28 mandatory credits, 6 credits from 'Economics: Elective Courses', 7 credits for 'Bachelor Paper'; a total of 41 credits.

  • 6 ECTS	Economics									S0A25A	E.Schokkaert A.Watteyne (substitute) staff staff E.Schokkaert A.Watteyne (substitute)
    4 ECTS	Economic developments in Japan									F0TG0A	D.Vanoverbeke staff staff D.Vanoverbeke
    6 ECTS	Accountancy									D0E16A	A.Van den Abbeele staff staff A.Van den Abbeele
    6 ECTS	Organisation Theory (TEW)									D0T19A	M.Verbruggen (coordinator) staff staff M.Verbruggen (coordinator)
    6 ECTS	Marketing (TEW)									D0T08A	A.ter Braak staff staff A.ter Braak

  • Economics: Elective Courses

    Students select at least 6 credits.

    • 6 ECTS	Development Economics									D0E32A	J.Swinnen staff staff J.Swinnen
      6 ECTS	Corporate Financial Reporting (HIR)									D0H23A	A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck staff staff A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck
      6 ECTS	Introduction to economic law									D0T01A	J.Vananroye staff staff J.Vananroye
      6 ECTS	Sociology of Work (TEW)									D0T14A	G.Van Hootegem (coordinator) L.Sels G.Van Hootegem (substitute) N. G.Van Hootegem (substitute) staff staff G.Van Hootegem (coordinator) L.Sels G.Van Hootegem (substitute) N. G.Van Hootegem (substitute)
      3 ECTS	Environmental Economics									H02F4A	S.Proost staff staff S.Proost
      6 ECTS	Mathematics for Economists									D0T00A	R.Cluckers (coordinator) J.Nicaise J.Quaegebeur staff staff R.Cluckers (coordinator) J.Nicaise J.Quaegebeur
      6 ECTS	Public economics									D0E43A	A.Decoster staff staff A.Decoster
      4 ECTS	Policy Analysis									S0A74A	M.Brans staff staff M.Brans
      6 ECTS	Banking and Financial Markets (TEW)									D0T10A	C.Van Hulle (coordinator) K.Smedts C.Van Hulle staff staff C.Van Hulle (coordinator) K.Smedts C.Van Hulle