Course GJP3B3

Japanese: Bachelor‘s Degree Thesis

15 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 4, 2025

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • explain and discuss detailed and up-to-date knowledge within academic fields related to Japanese literature, linguistics, cultural anthropology, or translation studies
  • formulate relevant questions and an independent plan for an academic study that can be completed within a set time
  • search for and evaluate the usefulness of material relevant for the study, and use it in an independent and creative way
  • take into account relevant issues of research ethics when carrying out the study
  • argue for the strengths and weaknesses of different theoretical perspectives and give reasons for their use in an academic study
  • present a completed scientific project in writing, in English or Japanese, using logically convincing language and detailed arguments
  • give due consideration to the structure of an academic paper, its references, footnotes and quotations
  • evaluate their own scientific process and apply the conclusions of this evaluation
  • give constructive criticism on the work of another student and deal with the criticism of others in an objective way.
Starts and ends:
week 4, 2025 - week 23, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English, can be given in Japanese
Entry Qualifications :
  • 150 credits of which 75 credits in the main field of study Japanese, including Japanese: Research Proposal, 15 credits
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-V3L8A
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
4 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Plug in peripherals to your computer, install programmes and adapt installations for your computer.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
21,750 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
21,750 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
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Application no later: 15 October
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Herbert Jonsson