A level offer – AAB. Grade A in History is required, if taking the History option.
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – DDD. Grade A in History is required, if taking the History option.
IB Diploma score – 36 with 665 in higher level subjects. Please see above for subject requirements.
In addition to satisfying the University’s general entry requirements, please note:
We welcome applications from those with other qualifications equivalent to our standard entry requirements and from mature students with non-standard qualifications or who may have had a break in their study. Please contact our Admissions team for more information.
We look for aptitude in language study but there is no requirement for an A2 foreign language or equivalent qualification
If you are taking the History route of Japanese Studies you must have an A in A2 History or equivalent qualification
You are not expected to have any previous knowledge of Japenese, but if you do have an A level (or equivalent), then you can enter the Advanced stream from Year 1
If you are an international student who does not meet the requirements for direct entry to this degree, you may be eligible to take an International Foundation Year pathway programme at the Durham University International Study Centre
We are pleased to consider applications for deferred entry.
IELTS for UKVI 5.0 (5.0 in reading and writing, minimum of 4.5 in all other skills)
This is a four-year multidisciplinary degree in which the compulsory Japanese language and culture modules will be taught at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLaC) and in the Department of History.
You will choose a selection of other modules relevant to the study of Japan from other departments, including Anthropology, Education, Government and International Affairs, Economics, and Religious Studies.
Alternatively, you may choose to take additional modules in MLaC including European languages and Chinese. You will spend your third year studying the Japanese language at a university in Japan. You are not expected to have any previous knowledge of Japanese, but a pathway is available for is you have an A Level or equivalent qualification in Japanese.
UCAS code: T202
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Year 1
You will take a double module in Japanese language, including the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, a module in Japanese culture introducing the philosophy, art and literature of Japan, a module in Japanese history and two option modules from an extensive list.
Core modules:
Japanese Language 1 or Japanese Language 2B for post-A level entrants (double module)
Introduction to Japanese Culture
A module on Japanese history taught by MLaC or History.
Year 2
You will take a double module in Japanese language, including the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, a module in Japanese culture, a module in Japanese history and two option modules from an extensive list.
Core modules:
Japanese Language 2 (double) or Japanese Language 2A (single)
The Body and the Extremity of the Senses: Through Japanese Literature, Performance and Media Arts
A module on Japanese history taught by MLaC or History.
Year 3
Year 4
You will take a double module in Japanese language, a single text reading module in Japanese and a 40-credit Dissertation plus one other module
Core modules:
Japanese Language 4 (double)
Japanese Historical and Literary Texts
Dissertation in Japanese Studies.
We review course structures and core content (in light of e.g. external and student feedback) every year, and will publish finalised core requirements for 2020 entry from September 2019.
Study Abroad
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Placement Year
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Of those students who graduated in 2018:
91% are in paid employment or further study 15 months after graduation across all our programmes
Of those in employment:
83% are in a professional or managerial job
Average salary of £25,750.
InsuranceFee: 624 GBP
