Japan Semester/Year Program

Academic Program

• General Academic Program
• Fall Architecture Program

GENERAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM

All study abroad participants, regardless of major, are strongly urged to enroll in one Japanese studies foundation course and in an Asian language course. Participants may choose the remainder of their courses from a broad range of electives, although at least one of these elective courses should have a Japanese or Asian focus. For semester programs, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 17 semester hours.

1) Japanese Studies Foundation Courses
The academic foundation for all study abroad program participants at TUJ consists of one or more recommended courses. Foundation courses vary from semester to semester. Accepted students receive a list of foundation courses with the course schedule. Some of the foundation courses that have been offered include:
– Asian Studies 2373: Japanese Culture (Cross-listing: Anthropology 2373)
– Asian Studies 4697: Modern Japan: Empire, War, Society (Cross-listing: History   4697)
– Asian Studies 3541: Japan Today (Cross-listing: History 3541)
– Asian Studies 2012: Survey of Modern Japanese Literature (Cross-listing: Japanese 2012)

2) Asian language courses
Program participants are expected to begin or continue language study while in Japan. Students who have had no prior Japanese language should plan to enroll in Japanese 1001: Japanese Elements I. Students who have already studied Japanese may choose to continue Japanese at TUJ at the intermediate or advanced level, and/or begin the study of Chinese or Korean.

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SPECIALIZED FALL SEMESTER

ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM

TUJ offers an architecture program as part of the regular fall semester undergraduate study abroad program. The program is geared toward students majoring in architecture, architectural studies, landscape architecture, and urban design/studies, and is comprised of a six-credit studio course and a three-credit seminar.

The joint architecture/urban design curriculum at TUJ uses the rich architectural heritage of Japan, and particularly Tokyo - ancient and contemporary - as the broad subject of its theory courses and its studio projects. Japanese architects and planners lecture on aspects of modern and contemporary Japanese architecture to supplement the curriculum. Field trips to historic sites in and around Tokyo are frequent, and a field trip to Kyoto is also offered. In-class work is designed to enhance students' understanding of their unique physical as well as cultural surroundings and to enable them to benefit optimally from their Japan experience.

Students enroll for 12-17 credits. In addition to the two architecture courses, Architecture 3070: Seminar - Architecture and Urbanism in Japan, and Architecture 3020: Architectural Design Studio, students may choose from a broad range of Japanese language and Asian studies courses.

Note: Temple architecture students will be required to register for Arch 4182 (1 cr.) on Main Campus during their study abroad semester.

The program is offered as an option in Temple’s four-year BS in architecture degree and permits study in Japan in either the third or fourth year, fall semester. Five-year BArch majors may be admitted by special permission. Non-Temple architecture majors are welcome, following the regular admissions process.

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