Kansai Gaidai, Japan

Academics

ELIGIBILITY
To apply, you must be a currently enrolled, degree-seeking undergraduate UW-Eau Claire student. You must be in good academic standing and have a minimum cumulative resident GPA of 3.0. Kansai Gaidai gives preference to Osaka Castle students who will be juniors or seniors during the exchange. Previous Japanese language study is strongly recommended.

COURSES
All students are required to take a five-credit Spoken Japanese language course at the appropriate level each semester. Serious students of Japanese should strongly consider taking the Reading and Writing Japanese. Students interested in earning credit for UWEC Japanese 101, 102, 201, and 202 must take Reading and Writing Japanese in conjuction with Spoken Japanese.

There is also a choice of Asian Studies courses taught in English, for up to a total of 13 credits each semester. These classes change frequently. For a complete and up to date course listing, please visit the Kansai Gaidai website www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/. Sample course offerings are listed below. All classes are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

Spoken Japanese (6 level offerings; 5 credits)
Reading and Writing Japanese (6 levels)
Asian Economic Integration & Globalization
Political Economies of East Asia
Intercultural Business Communication/Japan
International Human Resource Management
Problems in Modern Japanese History & Politics
Introduction to Japanese History
Youth in Japan
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Survey of Japanese Art
Modern Japanese Literature
Religion in Japan
Ceramics
Japanese Brush Painting

For more information about how specific Kansai Gaidai courses have transferred back to UW-Eau Claire, go to: http://www.uwec.edu/oakdev/rar850/C9023.htm. Please keep in mind that this is a historical record of past course equivalencies. There is no guarantee that the same courses will be offered in the future, or that they will be offered during the term in which you are abroad.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The program runs for a semester or a full academic year. The fall semester begins the last week of August and ends in the middle of December. The spring semester begins the last week of January and concludes around the end of May. Exact dates will be available the semester prior to departure.