IES Abroad Tokyo

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Location:

Makuhari New City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Population: 6 million)

Description:

The IES Abroad Tokyo program offers students two options:
  • Japanese Language Intensive Program: A full-immersion Japanese language program that includes classes at Meikai University and one IES area studies course.
  • Japanese Society and Culture Program: Designed for students seeking a multidisciplinary study of Japan and its people, this program offers Japanese language study at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) and area studies courses at IES and KUIS.


Terms:

Fall Semester (Fall Quarter), Spring Semester, or Full Year Note: Spring Semester begins in March, so students must enroll for Winter Quarter at Northwestern and finish final exams before leaving in Spring. If students do not enroll at NU for Winter Quarter classes, they must enroll in at least 15 semester credits in Tokyo.

Sponsor:

IES Abroad

Website:

Study Abroad in Tokyo


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Language Requirements

  • Language Intensive Program: 3 semesters of college-level Japanese or the equivalent.
  • Japanese Society & Culture Program: 1 year of college-level Japanese or the equivalent (with exceptions made for McCormick and Music students).  This is a Northwestern requirement and will apply to students studying abroad beginning 2011/2012 and is in effect for all students  who matriculated at Northwestern in Fall 09 or later.  IES Abroad does not require previous knowledge of Japanese, but strongly recommends it.

Academic Specialties

Anthropology, International Relations, Economics, History, Political Science, and other disciplines that focus on contemporary Japan.

Course Type

IES Abroad program courses and regular university courses.

Additional Information

Field placement option available. Students interested in this option need to submit an internship petition. Please contact your study abroad adviser for more information.

Housing

Required home stays.

Program Costs

Fall 2009: $27,645

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

Approximate Program Size

  • IES Abroad program size: 60 students
  • Meikai University:  6,000 students
  • Kanda University: 3,100 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. IES Abroad program application, available on the IES 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.