Courses of Study

Cooking in the Kenshu-kan kitchen.

Cha-no-yu, the Japanese Tea Ceremony,
is performed as part of Senshu's culture course.

The academic program consists of three courses especially designed for program participants. The intense Japanese language course is designed for students with all levels of proficiency, including those who have not studied the language. The emphasis is on conversation, patterns and vocabulary, grammar and reading, and listening comprehension. Eight semester hours of credit will transfer to UNL upon successful completion of the language course.

The Japanese culture course is a general introduction to Japanese history and culture. It emphasizes geographical features, history and culture, as well as contemporary Japanese politics, economy, agriculture, education, family and women in society and changes in Japanese society.

Along with field trips, students will have the opportunity to observe and practice traditional culture offerings, such as tea ceremonies and calligraphy. The culture course will transfer to UNL as three hours of culture credit.

The business course explores Japanese business concepts and methods of operation. Field trips to multinational corporations such as Sony, Nissan, Suntory and Mitsui Insurance highlight the course. The business course has been approved for six hours of credit in CBA. Students enrolled in other colleges should discuss credit with the dean's office of their college.

Field trips to Japanese companies such as NTT
are included in the business course curriculum.