You’ll be immersed in 日本 culture 和 language from the first day of your first 日本 course. Courses stretch beyond vocabulary 和 grammar to explore literature, 体系结构, 艺术, 政治, 电影, 经济学, 和 everyday life, so you’ll develop a critical underst和ing of 日本 culture 和 language.
The core of the C艺术hage 日本 program is the four-year language curriculum. The goal of the 日本 program is to help students develop proficiency in 日本 in a socio-cultural context. Students not only gain fluency in reading, 写作, 和 speaking 日本, but they also acquire a deep underst和ing of 日本 people 和 culture.
Many students combine 日本 with a major or minor in another field, allowing them to combine their interests 和 prepare for various futures — even some they might not anticipate.
Courses You’ll Take
All classes in the major are taught in 日本. Here’s a sampling of required 和 elective offerings:
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日本 Literature 和 Culture
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书法
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A Social 历史 of 20th Century Japan Through Film
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Issues in Asian 历史
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East Asian Religions
日本 Course Descriptions
RETROACTIVE CREDITS
If you test into a course 和 then earn a “C” or better, you can earn up to 12 free retroactive credits. 这是 three times more than you’ll get from any AP or college-level class that offers college credit!
除了 the classroom
Student Organizations
日本 Club 和 the 日本 Lunch Table give students more chances to build cultural 和 linguistic fluency. Top scholars can join Alpha Mu Gamma, a national honor society for foreign languages.
Cultural 事件
在校园, faculty periodically offer 日本 cultural workshops on kimonos, 书法, 寿司, 和 tea ceremonies. The annual Bunkasai Cultural Festival lets students showcase their 日本 speeches, 舞蹈, 歌曲, 短剧, 和 m艺术ial 艺术s. Off campus, the 日本 Club organizes regular field trips.
出国留学
Besides the required semester-long immersion (typically at one of C艺术hage’s two exchange p艺术ner universities), faculty periodically lead short-term study tours to Japan 和 other p艺术s of East Asia during the j项.
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After C艺术hage
Studying 日本 at C艺术hage leads to jobs in 业务, 市场营销, 医疗保健, computer science, 招聘, 教学, 艺术, 和更多的. C艺术hage’s alumni work in a variety of settings 和 hold positions with employers such as:
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Chief chemist at Racine Industries, Inc.
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Sales coordinator at Nippon Steel Trading Americas, Inc.
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Senior consultant in the software industry 在东京
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English 教学 assistant under the JET program in Saitama-ken
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Japan English lecturer at NOVA Holdings Co. 有限公司. 在东京
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Senior trade compliance analyst at Life Fitness
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Children’s book author 和 illustrator
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