JAPANESE AND KOREAN PROGRAMS A GUIDE TO STUDY ABROAD Japanese and Korean minors are encouraged to complete a study abroad experience as part of their degree program. This guide is designed to introduce you to the opportunities that studying abroad brings to your major. A full list of study abroad programs is available on the CGE website: http://bit.ly/FeaturedProgramsPage.
MINOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: HOW DO I GET STARTED? � Through level 2002 of the language 1: Plan Early! Investigate Programs This brochure is a starting point. Check the CGE website � At least 12 credits of 3000/4000 level language courses for more programs and information. STUDY ABROAD CAN HELP YOU 2: Speak with an Education Abroad Advisor Education Abroad Advisors are professional staff members � Immerse yourself in the culture living as a local college that can assist you with the study abroad process. You can student. schedule a meeting online. � Experience the excitement of applying your language skills 3: Speak with a Professional/Faculty Advisor and improving your language proficiency while earning Discuss how the program fits into your academic plan. You academic credit. can find your academic advisor on theTranguid in Banner. � Strengthen your understanding of yourself and challenge 4: Research Funding your perceptions of the world. Funding opportunities can be found through the following: � Enhance employment opportunities by providing real-life • Financial Aid Office experience and adaptability. • Nationally Competitive Scholarship Office • Center for Global Engagement’s Webpage FINANCIAL SUPPORT 5: Apply! � Use federal, state and other financial aid. i.e. Pell, Hope/Zell 6: Pack your bags! � Institutional and national study abroad scholarships available � CGE/NCS provide assistance in researching and applying for funding sources “My time in Korea is one I will never forget. I met people from all over the world, some of COST COMPARISON* whom I still talk to almost every day, even a Cost of a summer at UNG: $11,000-12,000 vs year later. Studying abroad taught me a lot Cost of a summer abroad: $5,000-$11,000 about myself and the country I was in. The experience made me more confident in myself Cost of a semester at UNG: $24,000-25,000 vs Cost of a semester abroad: $10,000-$22,000 and my future plans.” *Costs estimates include: tuition, fees, housing, meals, travel, Ashley Fish, South Korea and insurance. Costs are subject to change.
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UNG SUMMER JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SOGANG INTENSIVE KOREAN LANGUAGE à Location: Nagoya, Japan à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Program Length: 9 weeks (Summer) à Program Length: 10 weeks (Summer) à Credits: 9 hours à Credits: 12 hours à Sample Courses: Japanese language (multiple levels), Japanese Arts, à Sample Courses: Korean for Academic Purposes, Korean for General Japan Studies Purposes à Price Range: $9,500 – 10,500 à Price Range: $7,000-8,000
NANZAN UNIVERSITY SOGANG INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM à Location: Nagoya, Japan à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: 4 weeks (Summer) à Credits: 12-15 hours à Credits: 6 hours à Sample Courses: Japanese language (multiple levels) Japanese History, à Sample Courses: Korean language (multiple levels), Korean Society, East Japanese Literature, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Society (in Japanese) Asian World Order, History of Korean Politics à Price Range: $10,000 – 11,000 à Price Range: $5,000 – 6,000
ISEP: TOYO UNIVERSITY SOGANG UNIVERSITY à Location: Tokyo, Japan à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: Semester à Credits: 12-15 hours à Credits: 12-15 hours à Sample Courses: Japanese language (multiple levels), Japanese à Sample Courses: Korean language (multiple levels), Formation of Modern Culture and Society, Introduction to Japanology, Japanese Listening Korea, Intro to Korean Literature, East Asian Development Revisited, Comprehension, Japanese Reading and Composition, Kanji Literacy (in History and Appreciation of Korean Arts, Understanding Contemporary Japanese) Southeast Asia à Price Range: $11,000 – 12,000 (Exchange) à Price Range: $10,000 – 11,000
CIEE JAPANESE STUDIES CADET EXCHANGE: KOREA MILITARY ACADEMY à Location: Tokyo, Japan à Location: Seoul, Korea à Program Length: 6 weeks (Summer) à Program Length: Semester à Credits: 6 hours à Credits: 12-15 Hours à Sample Courses: Japanese Art, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese History, à Sample Courses: Basic Korean, History of Warfare, Korean Culture Religions of Japan, Japanese language (multiple levels) à Price Range: $4,500-$6,000 à Price Range: $10,500-11,500 ISEP: YONSEI UNIVERSITY ISA BUSINESS, JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Location: Tokyo, Japan à Program Length: 6 weeks (Summer) or Semester à Program Length: 4 weeks (Summer) or Semester à Credits: 9-15 hours à Credits: 6-15 hours à Sample Courses: Korean language (multiple levels), Intro to Korean à Sample Courses: Japanese Anime and Pop Culture, International Literature, Intro to Korean History, History of South-West Asia, North Relations, Japanese Cinematic Arts, Japanese Society and Gender, Korean Foreign Policy (in Korean) Japanese language (multiple levels) à Price Range: $7,000- 8,000 (Summer) or $11,000 – 12,000 (Exchange) or à Price Range: $8,500-9,500 (Summer) or $22,000-23,000 (Semester) $15,000-16,000 (Direct)
ISA BUSINESS, GLOBAL STUDIES, AND KOREAN LANGUAGE à Location: Busan, South Korea “Going to our sister school of Nanzan University à Program Length: Semester in Nagoya was one of the most fun experiences à Credits: 12-15 hours I’ve ever had! I got to stay with a host family à Sample Courses: Korean language (multiple levels), Comparative and really experience the culture in daily life Responses to Globalization, Learning Korean in Songs, Learning Korean in there. Nanzan had a lot of really interesting Current Events cultural classes for you to take and the class à Price Range: $14,000-15,000 gives so many field trips to go and really experience Japan for yourself. If anyone has any interest in Japanese culture or language I would strongly recommend it. My Japanese
language proficiency skyrocketed being there Programs may not be available every year. for the summer!” Aubrey Rost, Japan
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