{"id":22002,"date":"2024-08-15T09:12:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/?page_id=22002"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:12:29","slug":"japanese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/world-languages-cultures\/students\/undergraduates\/japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Japanese major provides students with proficiency-based training in Japanese language at all levels, including options for study abroad and internships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWatch Students Describe Their 51ÁÔÆæ Japanese Program Experience<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Courses in Japanese culture, literature, film, and new media both in Japanese and in English are also part of the program. Our classes focus on Japanese topics but in the tradition of the humanities, we ask students to examine how humans live, think, interact, and express themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduates of the 51ÁÔÆæ Japanese Program have gone on to utilize their linguistic and cultural fluency in work and internships in business, government, and education and are located in Southeast Wisconsin, across the United States, and in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although study abroad is not required, we highly encourage students to consider an experience abroad. It is educationally transformative and life changing! And, it may not be as expensive as you think. We have established programs with these Japanese universities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n