Non-USC-Affiliated Japan Study Abroad Programs

CET Japan provides an excellent opportunity for students wishing to study Japanese language and learn about the Japanese workplace.

J-ShIP and Japanese Intensive Program are great opportunities to study Japanese in Japan for international students.

Students who study in the summer program based at Doshisha University encounter both modern and traditional Kyoto. Students take two courses. Noncredit Japanese language instruction with Doshisha staff is provided for students with no previous exposure to the Japanese language.

HIF has offered this eight-week summer program since 1986. It is an intensive, university level Japanese language study course that focuses on proficiency-oriented instruction. Homestay is a compulsory component of this program.

The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies provides an intensive 10-month training program in advanced Japanese for a select number of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students.

Kansai Gaidai University, located in Osaka, provides Asian Studies Program, a one-year study, with students from abroad. The program provides students with an opportunity to study and obtain a practical knowledge of the culture and language of Japan.

Established in September 1989, the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies (KCJS, 京都アメリカ大学コンソーシアム) is a consortium of 13 American universities that sponsors a rigorous, two-semester program for undergraduates who wish to do advanced work in Japanese language and cultural studies during the academic year. In 2009, we added summer intensive programs in modern and classical Japanese language to our academic offerings.

Middlebury Language Schools have offered intensive language programs for students from beginner to advanced levels for more than 100 years. Students pledge to communicate only in their language of study throughout the program, resulting in the rapid acquisition of linguistic and cultural fluency.

The Center for Japanese Studies at Nanzan University, renowned as a leader in the field of Japanese language education for more than 40 years, is now offering an intensive summer program of the same quality as its rigorous regular Japanese program.

Princeton in Ishikawa is an eight-week intensive Japanese language program, offering 2nd-, and 3rd-year Japanese courses in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the most beautiful and historic cities in Japan.

Short-term Japanese Program is organized and run by the center for Japanese Language Waseda University. The goal of this 3 week or 6 week program is to cultivate students’ overall Japanese language ability. Through the classes provided in different levels, students can study Japanese language according to their own abilities and goals.