Undergraduate Course: Classical Japanese Fiction 4 (ASST10113)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The course aims to introduce students to Japan's narrative traditions and to develop their critical awareness of classical Japanese fiction in terms of the indigenous literary and critical traditions and in comparison with Western literary works and thinking. The course will centre on two major long works of fiction, the _Tale of Genji_ and the _Tale of the Heike_, but will also touch upon other works that illustrate important developments in classical Japanese fiction. These works will be examined primarily from a literary perspective, but their implications for scholarship of Japanese history and society and their influence upon other Japanese arts, will also be considered. All students will be given a formative feedback exercise that will be helpful for the assessment for this course and students' general academic development.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed ( East Asian Civilization 1 (ASST08031) OR East Asian Civilization 1A (ASST08032) OR East Asian Civilization 1B (ASST08033)) AND ( East Asian Civilization 2 (ASST08036) OR Pre-modern East Asia to 1600 (ASST08039))	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	As an alternative to the above pre-requisites, it is RECOMMENDED that students have passed TWO literature-based courses offered in the first and second years in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	2,500 word essay (40%) Class participation (10%) Degree examination (50%)
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)			3:00

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to: Demonstrate critical awareness of classical Japanese fiction in terms of the indigenous literary and critical traditions and in comparison with Western literary works and thinking Communicate information and ideas effectively in essay form and through oral presentations and discussion