Temple University, Japan Campus-Summer Session

  Japan

• Tokyo: 
Tokyo

Term: Summer 
Dates: mid-May to beginning of August

Description: Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ), offers a summer session giving undergraduates the opportunity to choose from a broad range of courses, including several focusing on Asia, and to study alongside bilingual Japanese students. Japanese language is offered at all levels, beginning through advanced. Courses are taught by distinguished faculty and, except for language courses, are conducted in English.

Highlights: The Temple University, Japan Campus, academic calendar is comprised of three semesters; the summer session is not a special program for U.S. or international students, but one of the regular academic semesters. As a result, U.S. students can expect to take advantage of all of the regular academic and extracurricular offerings normally found during the academic year, including a wide range of courses and an active student life.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Summer 2009 Tuition: 420 USD/credit - 707 USD/credit

Estimated Japan Fee: 3725 USD

The Japan Fee includes housing and and a program fee.

Please note that program costs are estimates and will be updated.

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Japan Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

Temple University's Mission Statement: The Temple University International Programs office is responsible for administering Temple-sponsored study abroad programs; advising Temple students on study abroad program and scholarship opportunities; serving as a liaison between the main campus and our campuses in Rome and Tokyo, acting as a resource for the Temple University community on matters concerning international education, and responding to increasing interest in international activities on the part of Temple students and faculty. We continue to develop and strengthen the international education programs that help Temple students attain a global perspective. We recognize that today, more than ever, the world demands that students understand other countries and how they are linked together. We are committed to the notion that through international education, Temple students enrich their general education, acquire knowledge and experience for their later professional success, and develop life skills needed to become competent and engaged global citizens.