JPN 353 - Modern and Traditional Japan

This six-week study abroad course provides students with opportunities to learn Japanese intensively and to cultivate deep understanding of modern and traditional Japanese culture through firsthand experience. Students participate in a 3-week intensive Japanese language program and have a variety of direct experiences with traditional culture in Kyoto. After visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and a World Heritage Shinto shrine in Hiroshima, students learn about modern, popular culture in Tokyo for two weeks. Students make presentations in both Japanese and English, and write a research paper. Students are offered various opportunities to develop global and diversity awareness keenly.

Credits: 3-7
NOTE:
* This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.