Major Programmes

Major Programme

The major programme in Japanese Studies is an intensive and rigorous undergraduate programme that includes training in both Japanese language and in Japanese culture and society. The highlight of the program is a year of study at a university in Japan as an exchange student. The Department has exchange partner relationships with over 13 top universities in Japan in areas such as Kyushu, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. Students may apply for scholarships to help cover expenses of the exchange program. In addition to attending classes in Japan, all students are expected to complete a major field-research project and, based on this research, to submit a final-year project in their third-year of study. In the first year of study, major students are required to take courses in Japanese language (available for students with different levels of previous training), Japanese culture and society, and field-research methods. The second-year is spent in Japan. In their third year of study, students return to the Chinese University where they meet with their research supervisors to write their final-year project, and take elective courses in Japanese language and studies, along with other courses required by the University.

Learning Outcomes

We expect that our students learn to:

  • develop an understanding of people and situations in Japan in social and cultural context
  • to communicate effectively in the Japanese language in the appropriate context
  • to produce scholarly papers and essays in English
  • to plan and execute a complex, long- term research project that depends on developing social networks
  • to develop the skills and attitudes that facilitate life-long learning

2012-2013 Study Scheme

 

 

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