The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme:
BA Chinese and Thai Studies
This programme equips students with the linguistic skills needed to understand a range of written, spoken and
broadcast material in Chinese and Thai, and the ability to communicate effectively with Chinese and Thai speakers. The deliberately modern bias of the programme aims to produce graduates with an all-round proficiency in Chinese and Thai, along with a range of transferable skills and insights.
Students begin both languages from scratch (although there is provision for those with some prior learning of Chinese or Thai) and follow an intensive language programme in their first year. The second year and third years are spent at a university in Thailand, and in China or Taiwan. In each case students follow a prescribed course of study in language and, where offered, non-language courses.
Students return to Leeds in their fourth year to follow advanced upper-level language and non-language modules in both subjects. By the final year of the programme students should be able to interpret relevant material in a wider sense, fitting it into the broader social, political, economic and cultural context of present-day China, Thailand and the East Asian region.
Students are expected to graduate with a sound knowledge of the Chinese and Thai languages, invaluable experience of life in Thailand and in a Chinese-speaking society, and an understanding of the wider context of the East Asian region.
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1450 | Foundations of East Asia | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates with no prior knowledge of Chinese will be required to study the following modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1460 | Intermediate Chinese (1) | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1461 | Intermediate Chinese (2) | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates with no prior knowledge of Thai will be required to study the following modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1703 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1704 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates with prior knowledge of Thai will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST1510 | Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| EAST1704 | Basic Thai Language and Culture 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Candidates can choose to spend the second year of their programme in either China/Taiwan or Thailand. Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Candidates can choose to spend the third year of their programme in either China/Taiwan or Thailand. If Year 2 is spent in Thailand, the third year will be spent in China/Taiwan. If Year 2 is spent in China/Taiwan, the third year will be spent in Thailand. Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9501 | LCS Year Abroad 2 | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 4 and 5 are not yet available. Before you enter years 4 and 5 details of modules for those years will be provided.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2015 | Chinese 2A | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2016 | Chinese 2B | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| EAST2704 | Intermediate Thai Language and Culture 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2705 | Intermediate Thai Language and Culture 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- An Introduction to Cantonese [OR Classical Chinese] - 20 credits
- Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China - 20 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2126 | Classical Chinese | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 5 are not yet available. Before you enter year 5 full details of modules for that year will be provided.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST3275 | Chinese 3: Advanced Skills | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| EAST3710 | Advanced Thai Language and Culture | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following compulsory Final Year Project modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
- Advanced Chinese in Context (Humanities) - 20 credits
- Advanced Chinese in Context (Social Science) - 20 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3630 | Advanced Chinese to English Translation | 20 | Not running in 202425 |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules. Candidates are strongly recommended to take EAST3707 Buddhism: a Lived Tradition
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3707 | Buddhism: A Lived Tradition | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Last updated: 03/07/2024 06:16:11
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