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Academic Career = Postgraduate – Taught
Faculty = Art
Academic Program = Master of Arts in Japanese Studies

 

自2024-25學年起生效:

1. 課程大綱及畢業要求(適用於所有修讀學生)

學生必需於常規修業期內(全日制:1年;兼讀制: 兩年) 逹到以下要求方可畢業:

  • 修畢共24學分,當中最少3分乃從必修科目中修得(*每學年開辦的課程會有不同);
  • 最低累積平均積點為2.0。

JASP 5000 系列的科目適合碩士生修讀。其中少數科目將與本科生科目共同授課。這些「雙重編號科目」將設在日間上課, 具體科目設置視情況而定。所有學生 (包括兼讀制學生) 若能彈性安排日間時間均可考慮報讀。兼讀制學生於常規修業期內(兩年)將會有足夠的科目供選擇以逹畢業要求, 而該等課堂將安排於晚上或星期六進行, 日間課堂只佔少數科目。全職工作的兼讀制學生若計劃選修平日日間課程, 可以考慮每周支取半天假期上課。

碩士生若選修與本科生共同授課的科目時, 可能需要閱讀更多教材 , 並需按適用於文學碩士課程級別的考核方法以達課程要求。這些「雙重編號科目」並不會安排於晚上或週六進行。

*「雙重編號科目」內容待定。 

 

必修科目(學生需要從必修科目中修得最少3學分)

Course Code Course Title / Description Units
JASP 5517
Japanese Communication through Language and Culture
通過日本的語言和文化分析日語溝通的模式
This course explores Japanese communication patterns and the relationship between Japanese language, society, and culture. The course considers how the use of language reflects social contexts and human relationships. It also explores the factors that shape the success or failure of communicating in Japan, and how Japanese communication patterns compare with those of other cultures.
3
JASP 5519
Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Japan
日本傳統文化及現代社會
This course aims at analyzing the relationship between traditional culture and modern society in Japan. It explores key cultural and social concepts in historical contexts, and considers how ideas and institutions have changed over time.
3
JASP 5601
Theory and Methods in Japanese Studies
日本硏究的理論及方法
This course provides an overview of the major theories and approaches that have been used to examine Japan. It provides insight into the key issues shaping Japan in recent decades.
3

選修科目

Course Code Course Title / Description Units
JASP 5501
Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (JLPT N1 required)
以日語為第二語言的日語教學
This course introduces and discusses various concepts in teaching Japanese as a second language which include course design, the procedures of handling classroom activities, the proper usage of teaching materials and teaching tools and methods of assessing of students.
3
JASP 5515
Japanese Linguistics (JLPT N2 required)
日語語言學
The aim of this course is to enable students to understand linguistic aspects of Japanese. The course content includes pronunciation, writing system, vocabulary, and grammar. This course is suitable for everyone who wishes to organize and enrich their knowledge about the Japanese language for academic and pedagogical purposes, such as proficient Japanese speakers and prospective or ongoing Japanese teachers.
3
JASP 5522
Chinese-Japanese Interpretation and Translation (JLPT N1 required)
中日傳譯
This course aims to enable students with a good knowledge of Chinese to develop their skills and techniques in interpreting Chinese into Japanese. Different text types will be used in the class, and techniques of interpretation will be provided in stages. Special attention will be given to the fundamental differences between Chinese and Japanese, especially grammatical, syntactical and cultural differences.
3
JASP 5611
Japan’s Modern Transformations, 1600-1945
日本邁向現代的歷史軌跡
This course examines key issues in Japanese history and provides training in textual and comparative analysis. Students are trained in how to use primary and secondary sources to study Japanese history. Western and Japanese scholarship on Japanese history will be introduced. Besides lectures and discussions, topical essays and group projects may be required.
3
JASP 5612
Critical Analysis of Popular Culture
流行文化的批判性分析
This course discusses major theories, approaches and writings on Japanese popular culture. Japanese popular culture will be examined through the lens of globalization, fandom, media studies, cultural industry, and cultural diplomacy. Both theoretical and empirical research methods and representative works will be introduced. A fieldwork-based group project may be required.
3
JASP 5613
Thematic Study of Japanese Films
日本電影專題研究
This course provides theoretical training and historical background on Japanese films. Approaches and ideas from film studies, media studies, cultural studies and gender studies will be introduced. Selected themes about Japanese films will be discussed in class and students are required to write essays or conduct a group project.
3
JASP 5614
Japanese Literature in Historical Perspective
歷史視野中的日本文學
This course introduces the main themes in Japanese literature from the ancient to the modern period. The texts covered include poetry, diaries, drama, and fiction. The social and cultural context in which the work was produced will be discussed. Students are expected to have completed all reading assignments before class so that the assigned reading may be discussed during the class.
3
JASP 5615
Anthropology of Japan
日本人類學
This course examines how anthropologists and other social scientists have studied and written about Japan in recent decades. Lectures will introduce different approaches to Japan, and the assigned readings will provide examples of these approaches. Graduates of the Japanese Studies undergraduate major programme who have taken JASP4110 Anthropological Studies of Japanese Culture are not permitted to take this course.
3
JASP 5617
History of Postwar Japan
戰後日本史
This course examines the political, economic, social and cultural transformations of Japan in the postwar era. It deepens understanding of Japanese history and contemporary issues.
3
JASP 5618
Contemporary Japan-China Relations
近代日中關係
This course examines the regional and global implications of Sino-Japanese relations. Students will explore Sino-Japanese relations from political, economic, security and cultural perspectives from 1850 onwards. Using the prisms of history and international relations theories, students will gain a deeper understanding of developments, challenges and opportunities that exist between Japan and China.
3
JASP 5619
Philosophy in Japanese Culture
日本文化哲學
This course introduces students to Japanese philosophy, which is an important topic for understanding the roots of Japanese culture. Three areas will be discussed: 1) traditional Japanese thought such as Buddhism, Confucianism and Shinto/Native Studies thought; 2) modern Japanese philosophers such as Nishida Kitaro, Kuki Shuzo & Watsuji Tetsuro; and 3) special issues related to Japanese philosophical thought.
3
JASP 5620
Japanese Cultural Identity
日本文化身份認同的一個剖析
This course explores how the Yamato nation and the Japanese language were formed based on hypotheses in related fields. How Japanese society arose through the localization of foreign cultures will be dealt with from a cultural historical point of view. Attempts will be made to identify nation-wide characteristics, if any, and investigate how they were cultivated over the past centuries. Special attention will be paid to the similarities that can be found between the two major social reforms in modern Japanese history i.e. the Meiji Restoration and postwar reform. The course also discusses how these reforms influence modern Japan society.
3
JASP 5621
Japanese Management: Work, Culture and Capitalism
日本管理:工作、文化及 資本主義
Japanese business practices have emerged from Japan’s particular path to modernization and its capitalist conditions. The course will analyze the issues of industrialization, globalization and neoliberalism as well as a broad range of topics, including those related to labor, industrial organization, the theory of the firm, management, gender, and economic reforms in Japanese society. This course introduces the complex development of Japanese capitalism from the early 19th century to the present and examines ongoing transformations within Japanese capitalism.
3
JASP 5060
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
日本研究專題特講
This course will focus on specific topics in Japanese studies that are not covered in the regular course offering. These topics will reflect academic needs/interests and faculty expertise.
3
JASP 5530
Special Topics in Japanese Languages (may be repeated for credit)
日語專論
This course will focus on specific topics in Japanese language that are not covered in the regular course offering. Subject to the approval of the Programme Director, students are allowed to take this course more than once and gain the units each time they pass the course.
3
JASP 5700
Independent Research Project
獨立專題研究
This course enables MA students to independently investigate a research topic with the assistance of a supervising professor. The research question, research methods, length of the paper and frequency of meetings will be decided at the start of the course through discussion and agreement between the student and the supervisor.
3

2. 其他要求

  1. 學生必須滿足研究生院的學期評估要求。詳情請參考《General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies 》第13.0條 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies”,可以從研究院主頁上查閱相關資料:https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/page/postgraduatestudenthandbook
  2. 在 《General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies 》規定的整個規範學習期間,學生必須每學期修讀至少一個科目。
  3. 如學生於某科目的成績不合格,他/她必須另修讀一個3個學分的科目,並取得及格分數才能完成學位。同時需支付追加修讀科目的學費。

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