Japan Center - Global College

  Japan

• All Other Areas: 
Kyoto

Term: Fall, Spring 

Description: Semester and year-long, experiential programs in Japanese language, culture and history. Students may also conduct independent studies in Teaching English as a Second Language, martial arts, flower arranging, Shiatsu and many other subjects. Other courses include: Japanese Language, East Asian Studies, Writing Workshop, Buddhist Studies, Independent Study, and Junior Seminar.

Highlights: At the beginning of each semester, every student prepares a learning plan to outline the course of study he or she intends to pursue. Preliminary planning for the semester is essential to the educational process. As students determine their own courses of study in conjunction with their faculty advisors, it is essential to prepare a plan, which outlines not only a course of study but also goals and learning objectives for the semester. Learning plans help students to conceptualize, define, organize, plan, carry out, analyze and document their learning experiences. In addition to helping the student plan the semester, the learning plan also functions as a sort of contract between the student and his or her advisor. The credits and evaluations the student receives at the end of the semester are based upon how well the student has carried out the agreed upon learning activities

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: $18,490/semester

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to Japan Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 10-15

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Global College - Long Island University's Mission Statement: Global College's mission is the development of well-educated world citizens, men and women from a broad spectrum of nationalities and social classes who participate in an undergraduate liberal arts program that enables them: to combine first-hand experience of diverse cultural realities with the critical study of academic disciplines and human and ecological problems; to test intellectual theories and skills against the demands of practice and service; to carry out specialized field study under expert guidance that synthesizes cross-cultural understanding; and to develop a broad world view and a level of achievement in a chosen field sufficient to prepare for a life of committed action in the interest of the world community.

Year Founded: 1966