Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate basic empirical knowledge of history, society and/or culture.
- understand and speak about key concepts and issues of Japanese history, society and/or culture.
- read and understand Japanese texts on various issues in the relevant fields.
- write essays in Japanese on the relevant topics.
Other Information
Semester 1, 2017 topic --- ‘Japanese politics and international relations’:
This reading course covers a wide range of topics on Japanese politics and international relationship. Students will engage in reading and extensive discussion on a variety of issues on politics and international relationship surrounding Japan. No previous knowledge of this field is required.
Indicative Assessment
Participation (10%)Essay (15%) (1200 words)
Written response papers (10 written response papers to the readings, 250-300 words each) (20%)
Oral Presentation (10%)
Kanji list (2x5%=10%)
Exam (35%)
All assessments are in Japanese.
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Workload
This course will be delivered in a seminar format (3 hours per week). The total workload for the course is 130 hours, including in class time and independent study.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Course materials will be available on Wattle.
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $2856 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4080 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Politics and International Relations | ||||||
| 4108 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |