70 Japanese Studies Degree Programs

For many observers and visitors, Japan is one of the most intriguing countries on earth. For them, Japan offers a vast variety of exhilarating and sometimes puzzling experiences that often give rise to many questions. Japan Studies endeavors to answer most, if not all, of them. Japanologists understand their field as an interdisciplinary project that engages with all aspects of Japanese culture, history, and society. Many students and scholars investigate these topics in relation to historical and present-day events in East-Asia and the West. Such an approach relates their study and research not only to other disciplines but also to other nations, civilizations, and geographic areas.

Japanese is a powerful, challenging, and exciting language that lets you access a world of business, technology, art, pop culture, and history. We are one of only three universities in North Carolina to offer four full years of Japanese language courses. We make it easy to study abroad for a year and still graduate within four years. There are over a hundred students who are majoring in Japanese at UNC Charlotte. It is a dynamic degree to help carry you on your way to future academic and financial success! After graduation, various opportunities await you in academics, business, and more. Whether you are starting your career in Japan, in the US, or in another country, having a degree in Japanese gives you a huge advantage.

The Japanese Studies B.A. program offers students a comprehensive way to learn about Japanese language, culture, history, and society. It combines language courses with cultural studies to help studen...

Japanese Studies offers an introduction to the main elements of the modern Japanese language with opportunities to study the history, culture, economy, and geography of Japan. Japanese is known to be one of the most unique and complex languages in the world — with a high degree of inflections, three sets of scripts in its writing system, etc.

The Bachelor in Japanese Studies offers students a comprehensive understanding of Japanese language, culture, history, and society. The program emphasizes developing language skills, including speakin...

The program in Japanese Studies offers a comprehensive dive into Japan's language, culture, history, and society. Students will develop proficiency in Japanese language skills while exploring Japan's ...

The Japanese studies program fosters detailed, nuanced knowledge and understanding of various aspects of pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Japanese culture and society, including history, language, literature, visual culture, politics, and economics.

What images come to mind when you think about “Japanese studies”? It can be quite hard to visualize in comparison to other majors, like literature and history. This is because Japanese studies aims to engage in cross-disciplinary research and education. Students taking this course will cast aside their pre-existing perceptions of Japan to approach the topic using a range of methods and perspectives including Japanese history, folklore, anthropology, cultural study, research into gender and sexuality, and representation analysis.

The Asian Studies major with a Japanese concentration offers students a comprehensive path to explore Japan’s language, culture, and history. Students focus on developing proficiency in Japanese, incl...

The Japanese Studies major will suit those students wishing to become proficient in the Japanese language, as well as understanding Japanese culture. The significant numbers of Japanese students at IPU New Zealand are a wonderful resource for practicing the language every day. This opportunity, combined with the fact that all IPU New Zealand teachers of Japanese are native speakers, help make IPU New...

The bachelor’s program in Japanese Studies offers students an in-depth understanding of Japan’s culture, history, language, and society. The curriculum is designed to build language skills alongside c...

The Japanese Studies program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree that provides students with a deep understanding of Japan’s language, history, culture, and society. The program is designed to help stude...

The MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Japanese Studies) is designed for students who want to deepen their understanding of Japan through a focused research program. It combines academic cours...

The program in Japanese Studies offers students the chance to develop a deep understanding of Japan's language, culture, history, and society. It combines language learning with exploration of Japan’s...

The Japanese Studies BA (Hons) program is designed for students interested in exploring Japan's language, culture, history, and society. Throughout the course, students develop strong language skills ...