Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

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Location:

Kyoto, Japan (Population: 1.5 million)

Description:

The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS) is a consortium of 14 American universities that sponsors a rigorous, two-semester academic program for undergraduates who wish to do advanced work in Japanese language and cultural studies. The KCJS curriculum provides intensive Japanese language study and the opportunity to choose from a broad spectrum of social sciences and humanities courses on pre-modern and contemporary Japan.



Terms:

Fall Semester (Fall Quarter), Spring Semester (Winter/Spring Quarters) or Full Year Preference will be given to full year applicants

Sponsor:

Columbia University

Website:

Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS)


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Program Requirements

  • Fall Semester & Full Year students: 2 years of college-level Japanese or the equivalent.
  • Spring Semester: 2.5 years of college-level Japanese or the equivalent.

Academic Specialties

Japanese language and courses in the humanities and social sciences focusing on pre-modern and modern Japan.

Course Type

KCJS program courses including Japanese language courses and courses (taught in English) in the humanities and/or social sciences.

Additional Information

  • Area studies courses are taught in Japanese for advanced level students (Available in Spring only).
  • There is an independent study option.

Housing

Home stays

Program Costs

Fall 200: $27,215

  • This includes the estimated cost of tuition, room, board, books, transportation, personal expenses and SAAF. The sample costs provided are for the fall term; for other terms and for the most current cost, contact the sponsoring organization.

Approximate Program Size

40-50 students

Application Requirements

Prior to receiving an application, all Northwestern students must complete the following steps:
  1. Complete the mandatory Study Abroad 101 Quiz on Blackboard.  Call 847-467-6400 or e-mail studyabroad@northwestern.edu (include your name and netID) to register for this quiz.
  2. After receiving a score of 90% or above, students can pick up the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad at the Study Abroad Office. This application it is not available online.
Northwestern students must complete two applications for this program:
  1. A Columbia program application, available on the Columbia web site.
  2. Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad.

Contact Returnees

Northwestern students may enter this section of the site for a list of students who participated in this program.