日本南山大学

交换学生 Nanzan大学 spend a semester or a full academic year studying in 南山日本研究中心. The center hosts students from around the world who wish to improve their Japanese at one of the nation’s leading universities. In total, Nanzan has nearly 10,000 students. Its campus is an oasis of green space in the bustling metropolis of Nagoya, a city of two and a half million people in central Honshu, 距离东京西南方向三小时车程.

In Nagoya, Buddhist temples from the Edo era and turreted imperial castles share the streets with modern skyscrapers. One of Japan’s most important centers of commerce, Nagoya is home to Japan’s automotive and aviation industries. Toyota and its affiliates Lexus and Subaru are headquartered here, as is Mitsubishi’s research and development unit. More traditional industries in Nagoya include Japanese pottery and porcelain, which has been a mainstay of the local economy for 600 years.

Nanzan大学, 在城市的教育区, 离其他十几所大学很近吗, making the student-filled neighborhood a hub of culture and nightlife.

Requirements: 平均成绩不低于3分.0 is required. While no background in Japanese is required and courses are available at all levels, most participants have completed at least one year of Japanese at OU prior to studying abroad.

Application: In addition to completing an OU study abroad application on Horizons, students must apply for admission to Nanzan. Nanzan’s online application is open for three weeks (in August to September for winter semester and in March for fall semester), 必须在关闭前完成. 日本比密歇根领先一天, so students should complete the application well ahead of the deadline.

交换学生 Nanzan take 8 credits of intensive Japanese language, 至少有两门选修课. Electives include courses on Japanese society and culture, 比如书法, manga, 还有武术. Students may also take translation, business Japanese, and Japanese and Asian politics.

Further information about courses at Nanzan may be found here.

The academic calendar at Nanzan closely matches OU’s, and students may study abroad for either the fall or winter semester, or both.

The Center for Japanese Studies organizes frequent fieldtrips throughout the region, 包括参观丰田总部, 去看相扑比赛, 在佛教寺庙过夜. Students also have the opportunity to join any of Nanzan大学’s more than 200 student organizations and societies.

Courses at Nanzan are given American-style letter grades. These grades become part of students’ OU transcripts.

Exchange students may choose to live either with a Japanese host family or in a student residence. Living with a host family is the ideal way for students to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and daily life while developing their language skills very quickly. Students in a homestay will normally eat breakfast and dinner at home with their family. Students who indicate that they wish to stay with a host family will be matched with their family by Nanzan.

A number of student residences on or immediately adjacent to campus are available, 其中最流行的是 国际住宅, which offers apartment suites shared by three international and one Japanese student. The residences have shared cooking and laundry facilities and high-speed wifi.

A café and a student canteen offer efficient meals on campus. Students may choose to eat either in “Japan Plaza”— where students agree to speak only in Japanese – or “World Plaza”, where Japanese students will speak only in foreign languages.

Nagoya hosts a huge variety of restaurants with food from every corner of Japan and the world. Local specialties include pork cutlets with red miso sauce, rice dumplings, 还有韭菜乌冬面.

学费:13 -18学分

You will be charged for these credits on your eBill at your normal rate of tuition.

额外费用:8 747美元

You will need additional funds for these expenses not covered by program fee. 数额是估计的.

• Airfare: $1,800
• Housing: $2,150
• Meals: $2,000
• 当地交通:280美元
• 南山健康附加费:$112
• 个人杂费:2000美元
• 护照(如果你没有护照):175美元
• Visa: $30
• 书籍和用品:200美元

奖学金和经济援助: You are able to use financial aid to cover your full cost of attendance to this program (tuition, 项目费用及额外费用). Scholarships are also available through your study abroad application.