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A degree at the Faculty of East Asian Studies offers you the opportunity to take an interdisciplinary and comprehensive look at the East Asian region. In so doing, methodological approaches from the fields of history, literature, philology, philosophy, political science, linguistics, and economics are applied. Japanese studies students can specialise in “Japanese linguistics” and “history, society, and culture in the context of East Asia”.

• Start: Winter semester recommendet - enrolment for summer semster is possible but usually no courses for beginners are being offered
• Application: Restricted.
• Taught in: German
• 2-subject programme: 2. subject required - table of combinations

Details

Interdisciplinary and comprehensive

The Faculty of East Asian Studies was established at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 1965 with the aim of giving fresh impetus to research and teaching through a systematic combination of different methodological approaches and regional specialisation. A degree at the Faculty of East Asian Studies offers you the opportunity to take an interdisciplinary and comprehensive look at the East Asian region. Research and teaching in East Asian Studies focuses on China, Japan, and Korea. In so doing, methodological approaches from the fields of history, literature, philology, philosophy, political science, linguistics, and economics are applied.

Intensive language training

The foundation of any academic study of East Asia is sound language skills. The faculty therefore trains you intensively in the languages Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Besides the modern languages, we also offer the historical forms. By studying at the Faculty of East Asian Studies, you acquire linguistic, specialist and cultural expertise, and analytical skills that can be employed in many professional fields. Depending on their area of specialisation, graduates work in the economy (companies, banks), the cultural sector (media, museums), the education sector (universities, adult education), in institutions of academic exchange, in politics, in the diplomatic service, and in international organisations.

Course specialisation: “Japanese language”

Modules

• Japanese basic course I/II, Nihongogaku: Overview of the Japanese language
• Japanese intermediate course, Nihongogaku: Introduction to classic Japanese
• Japanese advanced course: Japanese language system, Japanese language history; Old Japanese/Middle Japanese (introduction), or written language: bungo, written language: kanbun
• Classic Japanese
• Nihongogaku
• Japanese language system (introduction)
• Written language or alternatively Japanese language history (introduction)

Course specialisation “history, society and culture in the context of East Asia”

Modules

• Optional area module: Japanese basic course I/II
• Japanese intermediate course (Japanese III and IV)
• Introduction to Japanese history I
• Introduction to Japanese history II
• Basics of historical Japan research
• Seminars on modern Japanese history
• Politics, culture, and society
• Introduction to working with original language texts on Japanese history
• East Asian history

Application

General requirement: You need at least a high school degree to study this programme. For admission and successful studies a high standard of German language skills is required.

This programme is restricted, application at the University online portal.

• Please use the online application.
• International Students: Please read the application informationen of our International Office.

• Online admission times: Winter semester: from june up to july 15th.; Summer semester: from december up to january 15th.
• General admission information

Student Counseling

Dr. Stefan Köck (Geschichte Japans)
Building GB, Room 1/40
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Gordian Schreiber (Sprache und Literatur Japans)
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Annette Hansen (Sprache und Literatur Japans)
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Jan Schmidt (Geschichte Japans)
Building GB, Room 1/41
Tel.: +49 234/32 -26256
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Geschäftszimmer Japanische Geschichte
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