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ORIE-B150

Regards croisés : Chine et Japon dans le monde

academic year
2025-2026

Course teacher(s)

Magali Bugne (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

Japanese

Course content

How can we approach contemporary East Asia without a solid understanding of its major regional actors? This course, designed for undergraduate students in Chinese and Japanese studies, offers essential foundations for understanding the cultural, historical, and social dynamics that have shaped China and Japan throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Identify and explain major issues in East Asia over the long term (circulations, conflicts, interdependencies)
Illustrate these issues with concrete examples drawn from the region corresponding to their language of study

Teaching methods and learning activities

  

Course notes

  • Université virtuelle

Other information

Contacts

Magali Bugne : magali.bugne@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

  • Open question with developed answer

40% of the final grade: participation and coursework (attendance, assignments, in-class activities).
60% of the final grade: written exam (long-form essay).

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

40% of the final grade: participation and coursework (attendance, assignments, in-class activities).

60% of the final grade: written exam (long-form essay).

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes