Structure: Japanese Studies

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Structure

100 credit points

The Diploma consists of a three-year sequence of first- second- and third-year language study and may add up to one year to the duration of the student’s degree course. See the Diploma course structure for further details.

Students study Japanese Studies as a Diploma through a progression of eight subjects.

The entry points for the Diploma are as follows:

Japanese Studies 1 entry point: Students who have never studied Japanese before or have only rudimentary knowledge of the language usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 1.
Japanese Studies 3 entry point: Students who have completed VCE Japanese (Second language), IB or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 3.
Japanese Studies 5 entry point: Students who perform at an intermediate level in Japanese, for example those who have completed VCE or IB with excellent results or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 5.
Japanese Studies 7 entry point: Students who perform at a advanced level in Japanese, for example those who hold N3 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) or have lived or studied in Japan usually enter the progression at Japanese Studies 7.

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Japanese Studies Program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test. Please refer the following link for further information:

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute/students/placement-tests

To obtain a specialisation in Japanese Studies students will need to complete:

Entry Point 1

25 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 1 core subjects
25 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 2 core subjects
12.5 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 2 electives
25 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 3 core subjects
12.5 credit points of Entry Point 1 Level 3 electives

Entry Point 3

25 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 1 core subjects
25 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 2 core subjects
12.5 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 2 electives
25 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 3 core subjects
12.5 credit points of Entry Point 3 Level 3 electives

Entry Point 5

25 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 1 core subjects
25 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 2 core subjects
12.5 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 2 electives
25 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 3 core subjects
12.5 credit points of Entry Point 5 Level 3 electives

Entry Point 7

25 credit points of Entry Point 7 Level 1 core subjects
37.5 credit points of Entry Point 7 Level 2 core subjects
37.5 credit points of Entry Point 7 Level 3 core subjects

Subject Options

JAPANESE STUDIES ENTRY POINT 1

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN10001	Japanese 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN10002	Japanese 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN20007	Japanese 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20008	Japanese 4	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN30007	Japanese 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30008	Japanese 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN20002	Introduction to Japanese Communication	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20005	Contemporary Japan	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Winter Term (Off Campus)	12.5

Level 3 electives - Entry Point 1

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN30005	Japanese 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30006	Japanese 8	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30010	Signs and Symbols in Japanese	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Please note certain electives can only be taken concurrently and are co-requisites* and/or may have prerequisites**.

JAPN20002 Introduction to Japanese Communication* (concurrently with Japanese 4)

JAPN20005 Contemporary Japan

JAPN30010 Signs and Symbols in Japanese* (concurrently with Japanese 5)

JAPN30005 Japanese 7** (prerequisite Japanese 6)

JAPN30006 Japanese 8** (prerequisite Japanese 7)

JAPANESE STUDIES ENTRY POINT 3

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN10007	Japanese 3	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN10008	Japanese 4	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN20013	Japanese 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20014	Japanese 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN30005	Japanese 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30006	Japanese 8	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN20009	Signs and Symbols in Japanese	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20010	Japanese Grammar in Action	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20011	Reading Japanese Literature	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20012	Variation in Japanese Language	Summer Term (Off Campus) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20016	Japanese Through Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20018	Japanese Through the Media	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 electives - Entry Point 3

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN30003	Japanese Through Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30004	Japanese through the Media	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30012	Variation in Japanese Language	Summer Term (Off Campus) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30013	Japanese Grammar in Action	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Please note certain electives available at level two and three can only be taken concurrently and are co-requisites* and/or may have prerequisites**

JAPN20010/JAPN30013 Japanese Grammar in Action* (concurrently with Japanese 8)

JAPN20018/30004 Japanese Through the Media**(prerequisite Japanese 8)

JAPN20016/30003 Japanese Through Translation** (prerequisite Japanese Through the Media)

JAPN20009 Signs and Symbols in Japanese

JAPN20012/JAPN30012 Variation in Japanese Language

JAPN20011/JAPN30011 Reading Japanese Literature

JAPANESE STUDIES ENTRY POINT 5

Level 1 core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN10003	Japanese 5	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN10004	Japanese 6	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN20003	Japanese 7	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20004	Japanese 8	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 core subjects - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN30011	Reading Japanese Literature	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30012	Variation in Japanese Language	Summer Term (Off Campus) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 2 electives - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN20005	Contemporary Japan	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Winter Term (Off Campus)	12.5
JAPN20010	Japanese Grammar in Action	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20016	Japanese Through Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN20018	Japanese Through the Media	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Level 3 electives - Entry Point 5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
JAPN30002	Social Problems in Japan	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30003	Japanese Through Translation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
JAPN30004	Japanese through the Media	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Please note certain electives available at level two and three can only be taken concurrently and are co-requisites* and/or may have prerequisites**

JAPN20010 Japanese Grammar in Action* (concurrently with Japanese 8)