Japanese Studies

Students who take this Japanese Studies program from SOAS University of London come from many countries and have a wide variety of academic backgrounds.Some have already studied, or lived, in Japan and wish to broaden their knowledge or understanding. Others wish to focus their previous training on the region, while still others will come from Japan or other East Asian countries wishing to study Japan from the perspective of a different culture and academic tradition.

Employment

Graduates from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures develop competencies in intercultural awareness, analysis and communication. Demand for specialists with advanced proficiency in the languages of China, Japan and Korea has significantly increased in recent years, and graduates with these skills are highly sought after by employers.Recent graduates have been hired by organisations including:

• Accenture

• Amazon

• Bloomberg LP

• Department for Work and Pensions

• European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea

• European Commission

• Google

• ITN

• Japanese Government

• Korea Trade Centre (KOTRA)

• KPMG

• Mizuho Bank

• Nagahama Board of Education

Courses include:

• Japanese

• Myths, Legends and Folkways of East Asia

• Dissertation in Japanese Studies

• Connections and Intersections: Core Aspects of East Asian Studies

• Identity and social relations in Japanese

• New Visions of Japan in Modern Literature and Popular Culture

• Japanese Cinema