Japanese
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Introduction
On this site you can find information about the Japanese language and popular culture units on offer at UNE.
Why Study Japanese Language and Culture at UNE?
With approximately 75% of UNE students of Japanese studying externally, our teaching staff has a wealth of experience in distance and online delivery. UNE also offers...
• Small class sizes, personal attention
• Step by step, structured units
• Challenging and fun learning activities!
• From beginners to advanced
• All units also available by distance education
• Great opportunities and encouragement to study in Japan for credit towards your UNE degree (with some scholarships available – see Japanese exchange program).
Courses
Japanese language and culture units can be studied as part of a major, minor or elective subject in the following UNE awards (a Japanese major – 48 credit points - can be completed in the awards marked with an asterix):
Japanese can be included in a wide variety of Bachelor degrees:
Bachelor degrees:
Bachelor of Arts*
Bachelor of Languages*
Bachelor of International Studies*
Bachelor of Archaeology with Honours (up to 12 credit points)
Bachelor of Psychology with Honours*
Bachelor of Communication Studies*
Bachelor of Social Science (up to 30 credit points)
Bachelor of Business (up to 36 credit points)
Bachelor of Financial Administration (up to 36 credit points)
Bachelor of Economics (up to 36 credit points)
Bachelor of Languages and International Business*
Bachelor of Arts / Laws*
Bachelor of Arts / Science*
Bachelor of Arts / Teaching*
Bachelor of Arts / Business*
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Japanese can also be taken in the following undergraduate Diploma awards:
Undergraduate Diploma awards:
Diploma in Modern Languages
Advanced Diploma in Arts
The following postgraduate awards can also include Japanese:
Postgraduate awards:
Graduate Certificate in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Humanities
Master of Arts
MA in Applied Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy
Also, if you are a student of another university, you may be able to take UNE Japanese language and culture units externally as part of your degree as a cross-institutional student.
Units
JAPN 101 Japanese Language 1A
JAPN 102 Japanese Language 1B
JAPN 201 Japanese Language 2A
JAPN 202 Japanese Language 2B
JAPN 301 Japanese Language 3A
JAPN 302 Japanese Language 3B
JAPN 311 Written Japanese 4A
JAPN 312 Written Japanese 4B
JAPN 325/JAPN 425 Japanese Culture through Anime, Manga and Music
JAPN 401H Japanese Hons Coursework
JAPN 402H Japanese Hons Dissertation
JAPN 421 Japanese Language 5A
JAPN 422 Japanese Language 5B
CIJ 210 Cultural Expression in Modern Asia
OSLS 391 Overseas Language Study 1
OSLS 392 Overseas Language Study 2
Careers
Career directions for graduates with Japanese proficiency are constantly expanding …
Teaching: primary, secondary, tertiary
Business
Marketing
Tourism
Hospitality
Translation and interpreting
Customs
Immigration
Foreign Affairs
Defence
Intelligence
Foreign aid
NGOs
Trade
Banking
Research
Community services
Partnerships, Networks and Industry Links
UNE has formal exchange programs with the following universities in Japan:Chubu University
http://www.chubu.ac.jp/english/affiliated_institutions/international_programs/
Daito Bunka University
http://www2.daito.ac.jp/en/modules/Exchange_Students/
Hiroshima University
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/husa/index-e.html
Kagoshima University
http://www.isc.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/top/index2.html
Nagoya Gakuin University
http://www.ngu.jp/index.php
Contacts
For more information about studying Japanese at UNE, please contact...
Ms Therese Burton
Convenor of Japanese
Lecturer (Japanese)
School of Arts
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Australia
Telephone (02) 6773 3515. International: +61 2 6773 3515.
Facsimile (02) 6773 3735. International: +61 2 6773 3735.
email: tburton@une.edu.au
Helen Creagan
Tel: +61-2-6773-3503
Email: helen.creagan@une.edu.au