The Japanese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that offers students opportunities to become familiar with various aspects of Japanese culture: language, literature, history, politics, art, and religion. Students majoring in Japanese Studies are required to study in Japan for at least one semester. (Â鶹ÊÓƵ has student exchange relationships with Hosei University in Tokyo and Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka.) The major culminates in the production of a scholarly paper on some aspect of Japanese culture, written in the senior year under the guidance of one of the participating faculty members.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ offers a variety of Japanese language and courses related to Japanese culture, literature, film, history, religion, and politics. For a description of the Japanese Studies major and minor and course details, visit Japanese Studies.
Students studying Japanese language are strongly encouraged to study in Japan. Â鶹ÊÓƵ has student exchange relationships with Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka and Hosei University in Tokyo. Learn more through the Center for International and Cultural Education.