Nagasaki Study Center

  Japan

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Nagasaki

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: September-December; April-July

Description: The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Japan Program, located at the Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, is designed to take maximum advantage of the special location and the unique expertise of the faculty. Students study about Japan while living in Japan, with the content of the courses complementing, reinforcing and enhancing the intercultural experience.

No prior knowledge of Japanese is required. Students study Japanese on the appropriate level and take the remainder of their courses in English. In addition to the courses themselves, students learn about Japan and Japanese culture by living with a Japanese family, interacting regularly with a Japanese university student who serves as a language tutor, taking field trips and tours to significant historical and cultural sites, and participating in organized social events.

Highlights: Courses in English and Japanese. Field trips and cultural visits. Family stays with most meals. Japanese language partners. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) labs. Specialty courses in Japanese Fine Arts and Traditional Japanese Martial Arts and Sports.

Cost in US$: $7040 - $8040

Not included in the basic cost are airfare, mid-day meals, textbooks and personal expenses, as well as optional field trips.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to Japan Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Mission Statement: The Institute for Study Abroad Program's (ISAP) mission is to ensure access for students to quality study abroad programs that strengthen academic learning and promote intercultural understanding. In fulfilling the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's mission to "enable each student to become broader in perspective, ethically more sensitive, and to participate wisely in society as a competent professional and knowledgeable citizen," ISAP encourages and assists students who wish to participate in study abroad opportunities. Guiding Principles of ISAP: * Promote study abroad opportunities that are in keeping with the educational aims of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. * Provide study abroad opportunities with quality academic content and instruction, and appropriate evaluation of students. * Ensure that study abroad opportunities accommodate a wide range of disciplines. * Provide opportunities in diverse regions of the world. * Ensure that programs are well integrated into the local community, encourage immersion of the student into the local culture and encourage study of the local language, while affirming that the formal academic component of study abroad is retained. * Integrate study abroad into the student's academic program to the fullest extent possible, including developing the means by which returning students can actively contribute to international awareness and programming on campus. The Institute for Study Abroad Programs adheres to the NAFSA: AIE Code of Ethics and Statements of Principles in International Educational Exchange and also supports the "Responsible Study Abroad: Health and Safety Guidelines" developed by the Interorganizational Task Force on Safety and Responsibility in Study Abroad.

Year Founded: 1978