Exam / 考試:
N/A 不適用

Remarks / 備註:
N/A

Notes / 附註:
*APPLICANT PURSUING THIS COURSE WITH COURSE COMMENCEMENT DATE FALLING AFTER 31 OCTOBER 2027 IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT FROM CEF. / 申請人報讀於二零二七年十月三十一日後開課的課程並不能申領基金發還款項。

Entry Requirements / 入學要求:
(1) For the general admission requirements of the master programme, the applicant shall have:
a. graduated from a recognised university and obtained a bachelor’s degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class or achieving an average grade of not lower than “B”; or
b. completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.

(2) Fulfilled the University's minimum English Language requirements for admission to postgraduate programmes. Applicants should fulfil one of the following requirements:
a. obtained a degree from a university in Hong Kong or taken a degree programme of which the medium of instruction was English; or
b. achieved scores in the following English Language tests as indicated:
i. TOEFL: 550 (Paper-based)/79 (Internet-based/Home Edition);
ii. IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (Test Centre based/Online);
iii. GMAT: Band 21 (Verbal);
iv. GMAT Focus Edition: Band 78 (Verbal); or
c. obtained a pass grade in English in one of the following examinations:
i. Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (AS Level);
ii. Hong Kong Higher Level Examination;
iii. CUHK Matriculation Examination;
iv. General Certificate of Education Examination (GCE) Advanced Level (A-Level)/Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS-Level); or
d. achieved Level 4 or above in the English Language subject of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination; or
e. obtained a recognized professional qualification, provided that the examination was conducted in English.

Course Outline / 課程大綱:
Students are required to complete at least 24 units of courses (242.75 hours - 260 hours) with at least 3 units selected from the core course list to fulfil graduation requirements.

(1) Required Courses: 3-9 units (3 units per course)
(a) JASP5517 Japanese Communication through Language and Culture (31.75 hrs + 45 mins quiz in class)
(b) JASP5519 Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Japan (32.5 hrs)
(c) JASP5601 Theory and Methods in Japanese Studies (32.5 hrs)

(2) Elective courses: 15-21 units (3 units per course)
(I) Japanese Studies courses:
(a) JASP5060 Special Topics in Japanese Studies****
[Note: the programme offers numerous sub-courses under course code JASP5060.
Refer to Assessment for Elective Courses for the breakdown of sub-courses. Each sub-course is 32.5 hrs and is entitled 3 units.]
(b) JASP5611 Japan's Modern Transformations, 1600-1945(32.5 hrs)
(c) JASP5612 Critical Analysis of Popular Culture(32.5 hrs)
(d) JASP5613 Thematic Study of Japanese Films(31.5 hrs + 1 hr exam)
(e) JASP5614 Japanese Literature in Historical Perspective(32.5 hrs)
(f) JASP5615 Anthropology of Japan(32.5 hrs)
(g) JASP5617 History of Postwar Japan(32.5 hrs)
(h) JASP5618 Contemporary Japan-China Relations(32.5 hrs)
(i) JASP5619 Philosophy in Japanese Culture(32.5 hrs)
(j) JASP5620 Japanese Cultural Identity (31.67 hrs + 50 mins quiz in class)
(k) JASP5621 Japanese Management: Work, Culture, and Capitalism(32.5 hrs)
(l) JASP5622 The Global Japanese(31.5 hrs+1 hr in-class test)
(m) JASP5624 Japanese Language and Society**(31.5 hrs+1 hr in-class test)
(n) JASP5625 Japanese Philosophy(32.5 hrs)
(o) JASP5626 Media and Technology in Japan(31.5 hrs+1 hr in-class test)
(p) JASP5627 Asia and Asianism in Modern Japanese History(32.5 hrs)
(q) JASP5700 Independent Research Project(22-32.5 hrs)

(II) Japanese Language courses:
(a) JASP5501 Teaching Japanese as a Second Language*(32.5 hrs)
(b) JASP5515 Japanese Linguistics**(31.5 hrs+1 hr in-class test)
(c) JASP5522 Chinese-Japanese Interpretation and Translation*(31.5 hrs+1 hr in-class test)
(d) JASP5523 Advanced English-Japanese Translation**(31.5 hrs+1 hr in-class test)
(e) JASP5524 Japanese Dialectology*(32.5 hrs)
(f) JASP5525 Japanese Business Writing and Presentation*(32.5 hrs)
(g) JASP5530 Special Topics in Japanese Language**** & ***
[Note: the programme offers numerous sub-courses under course code JASP5530.
Refer to Assessment for Elective Courses for the breakdown of sub-courses. Each sub-course is 32.5hrs and is entitled 3 units.]

* Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 level is required
** Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 level is required
*** Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1or N2 level is required, subject to the topics
**** Students can take more than one sub-courses under the same Special Topic course code

Instructors' Qualifications / 導師資歷:
HOLDER OF PHD DEGREE; OR HOLDER OF DOCTORAL DEGREE

Assessment / 課程評核要求:
(A) Assessment Items and Their Weightings:
Core Courses: 3-9 units (3 units per course)
1. JASP5517 Japanese Communication through Language and Culture (Participation or attendance 10%; Quiz in Class 40%; Term Paper 50%)
2. JASP5519 Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Japan (Student Sharing 10% (via presentation), Mid-Term Essay 25%, Final Essay 25%, Research Paper 40%)
3. JASP5601 Theory and Methods in Japanese Studies (Essay(s): Two one-page Reading Reports 30% (15% each), Presentation 15%, Research Paper or Report 55% (Final Paper Declaration Sheet 15% & Final Paper 40%))

Elective courses: 15-21 units (3 units per course)
4. JASP5060 Special Topics in Japanese Studies - breakdown of sub-courses offered are as follows:
i) Japanese Folklore (Essay(s) 60%; Others 40%)
ii) Gender, Sexuality, and Family in Japan (Reading & Participation 20%; Presentation 20%; Mid Term Quiz 20%; Final Essay 40%)
iii) Environment issues in Japan (Essay(s) 60%; Research Paper or Report 20%; Others 20%)
iv) Asia at War (Participation or attendance 10%; Presentation 20%; Research Paper or Report 40%; Final Essay 30%)
v) Understanding Japan and Its Place in the World (Participation or attendance 20%; Presentation 20%; Research Paper or Report 60%)
vi) The Samurai in Japanese Culture (Presentation 25%; Essay(s) 10%; Research Paper or Report 40%; Final Essay 25%)
vii) Ainu, Foodways, and Modernity (Class Performance 10%; Book reports 30%; Research Paper 60%)
viii) Japanese Art in Historical Perspective (Presentation 50%; Research Paper 50%)
ix) International Relation of Japan (Written commentaries 20%; Mid-term paper 40%; Presentation 40% (20% written report; 20% oral presentation))
x) Chinese Folk Culture in Tokugawa Japan (Participation or attendance 40%, Research Paper or Report 30%, Final Research Essay 30%)
xi) Modern Japanese Visual Culture (Presentation 35%, Participation 10% (Two Responses to Presentation with 5% each), Research Paper or Report 55% (Declaration Sheet 15% & Final Paper 40%))
xii) Contemporary Japanese Architecture Through Key Concepts (Assignment 1 - 30%, Assignment 2 - 45%, Portfolio - 25%)
xiii) Sociology of Religion in Japan (Participation or attendance 20%; Final research essay 80%)
xiv) Japanese Manga & Animate in Historical Context (Participation 35%;Take home exams 35%; Final paper 30%)
5. JASP5501 Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (Participation or attendance 15%; Presentation 30%; Others 15%; Final Essay 40%)
6. JASP5515 Japanese Linguistics (Participation or attendance 10%; Quiz 30%; Essay(s) 60%)
7. JASP5522 Chinese-Japanese Interpretation and Translation (Participation or attendance 10%; Quiz 30%; Essay(s) 60%)
8. JASP5523 Advanced English-Japanese Translation (Participation 20%, Presentation 30%, Midterm test 10%, Translation project 40%)
9. JASP5524 Japanese Dialectology (Assignments 50%; Final Essay 50%)
10. JASP5525 Japanese Business Writing and Presentation (Assignments 45%; Oral Presentation 30%; Take-home exam 25%)
11. JASP5530 Special Topics in Japanese Language - breakdown of sub-courses offered are as follows:
i) Understanding Japanese Culture Through Japanese Information (Participation or attendance 10%; Presentation 30%; Essay(s) 20%; Final Report 30%; Others 10%)
ii) Japanese-Chinese Translation (In-class assignments 20%; Presentation 30%; Final Essay 50%)
12. JASP5611 Japan's Modern Transformations, 1600-1945 (Participation or attendance 10%; Presentation 20%; Primary Source Analysis 30%; Research Paper 40%)
13. JASP5612 Critical Analysis of Popular Culture (Participation/Class Discussion 20%; Presentation 20%; Midterm Essay 20%; Final Essay 40%)
14. JASP5613 Thematic Study of Japanese Films (Quiz in class 30%, Research Paper or Report 70%)
15. JASP5614 Japanese Literature in Historical Perspective (Participation or attendance 20%; Book Report 20%; Research Paper 40%; Others 20%)
16. JASP5615 Anthropology of Japan (Seven reading reports and verbal sharing 70% (10% each), Final Paper 30%)
17. JASP5617 History of Postwar Japan (Presentation 15%; Essay(s) 70%; Others 15%)
18. JASP5618 Contemporary Japan-China Relations (Participation 20%; Reading Sharing/Book Reports 30%; Final Essay 50%)
19. JASP5619 Philosophy in Japanese Culture (In-class participation 20%; key passage assignments 20%; midterm paper 25%, and final paper 35%)
20. JASP5620 Japanese Cultural Identity (Quiz in class 30%; Film Report 20%; Take-home Exam 10%; Final Paper 40%)
21. JASP5621 Japanese Management: Work, Culture, and Capitalism (Participation or attendance 20%; Presentation 20%; Mid Term Essay 20%; Final Essay 40%)
22. JASP5622 The Global Japanese (Participation or attendance 20%; Presentation 30%; Mid-term test 10%, Research Paper or Report 40%)
23. JASP5624 Japanese Language and Society (Quiz 40%; Term-paper: 60%)
24. JASP5625 Japanese Philosophy (in-class participation 20%; key passage assignments 20%; and either option 1 [midterm paper 25% and final paper 35%] or option 2 [final paper 60%]
25. JASP5626 Media and Technology in Japan (Mid-term test 10%; Group presentation 30%; Final research essay 40%; Participation 20%)
26. JASP5627 Asia and Asianism in Modern Japanese History (Essays 50%; Others 30%; Participation 20%)
27. JASP5700 Independent Research Project (Participation or attendance 20%; Research Paper or Report 80%)

(B) Completion Requirements:
1. Students are required to complete 24 units of courses with at least 3 units selected from the core course list;
2. to achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

(C) CEF Reimbursement Requirements:
1. to fulfill Completion Requirements; and
2. to attend at least 70% of each module course; and
3. to achieve the overall passing mark (at least 50% or equivalent to Grade D) as prescribed for each module course.

Delivery Mode / 授課模式:
Full-time and Part-time mode. The average contact hours of each course of the programme are 32.5 hours (except JASP5700 which is 22-32.5 hours and courses with in-class tests), that total contact hours for this programme: from 242.75 hours to 260 hours

Course Duration / 課時:
Normative Study Period: Part-time mode: 2 years (24 months); Maximum Study Period: 4 years (48 months) Full-time mode: 1 year (12 months); Maximum Study Period: 3 years (36 months)

Effective Date / 課程生效日期:
01/11/2019

CEF Registration Invalid From / 基金課程登記失效日期:
01/11/2027