Colleges and Universities with Japanese Language Programs
Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina
Unless otherwise noted, the following academic institutions provide a general study program in Japanese language and culture. An asterisk denotes the organization offers a concentration in Japanese or East Asian studies.
Alabama
Please note that all high schools and colleges have access to Japanese language instruction through the Center for Educational Technology (University of Alabama). For information, please contact Kim Mitrook at 800-477-8151 (ext. 0430) or 205-348-0430.
- Birmingham Southern College (Major in Asian Studies; Exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University)
- Samford University (Minor in Japanese)
- University of Alabama - Birmingham (Japanese classes)
- University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (Major in International Studies with a concentration on Asia; minor in Japanese; exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University and Chiba University)
Georgia
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Office of International Education offers a 2-year course in college-level Japanese online that enables students to get credit at their home institutions. For more information, visit http://www.usg.edu/oie/study_abroad/curriculum/online_languages.phtml
- Agnes Scott College: Exchange programs with Sophia University, Chukyo University, Kansai Gadai University, Nanzan University, Ritsumeikan University, Toyo University, Kinjo Gakuin University
- Emory University: Major and Minor in East Asian Studies; major and minor in Japanese; exchange programs with Hokkaido International Foundation, ICU, Kansai Gaidai, Kwansei Gakuin, Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies, Princeton in Ishikawa
- Georgia Institute of Technology: Majors in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS) with Japanese; Global Economics and Modern Languages (GEML) with Japanese; International Affairs and Modern Languages (IAML) with Japanese; minor or certificate in Japanese; exchange programs with Fukuoka University and Waseda University
- Georgia State University: Major in Asian Studies; Minor in Japanese; Asian Studies Center was established in 2003
- Oglethorpe University: Minor in Japanese; exchange program with Otaru University of Commerce YOUC Program and Seigakuin University
- Spelman College: Japan Studies Minor; exchange program with Tokyo International University
- University of Georgia: Major in Asian Studies, Major and minor in Japanese Language and Literature; minor in Asian Languages and Literatures; exchange programs with Ryukoko University, Daito Bunka University, Kagoshima University, Kobe University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyushu University, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Sophia University, Waseda University and Yokohama National University
North Carolina
- Appalachian State University: Minor in Japanese
- Duke University: Major and minor in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with Japanese concentration; master's degree in East Asian Studies; exchange programs with International Christian University, Kyushu University, Kansai Gaidai University, Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies, Nanzan University, Waseda University
- Elon University: Minor in Asian Studies; Exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University
- Guilford College: Exchange program with International Christian University
- North Carolina State University: Minor in Japan Studies; Exchange program with Sophia University, Nagoya University, Hiroshima Shudo, Kwansai Gakuin University
- St. Andrews Presbyterian College: Major in Asian Studies
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill: Major in Asian Studies, Minor in Asian Studies, Minor in Japanese; Exchange program with Keio University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nanzan University, Sophia University, International Christian University, Waseda University
- University of North Carolina - Charlotte: Major and minor in Japanese; Exchange program with Doshisha University, Gakushuin University, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS), Obirin University, Oita University, Sophia University, Chukyo University, Kansai Gaidai University, Nanzan University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Ritsumeikan University, Toyo University and JF Obirin University
- University of North Carolina - Greensboro: Major and minor in Asian Studies; Exchange program with Kyoto Sangyo University, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Nara Women's University, Seinan Gakuin University
- Wake Forest University: Major in Japanese language and culture, minor in Japanese language and culture,interdisciplinary minor in East Asian Studies; Exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University
South Carolina
- Clemson University: B.A. in Modern Languages - Japanese, B.A. in Language and International Trade - Japanese; Minor in Japanese, Minor in East Asian Studies; Summer program in Kyoto
- College of Charleston: Minor in Japanese Studies; Exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University
- Furman University: Major in Asian Studies; Exchange program with Waseda University and Kansai Gaidai University
- University of South Carolina: Minor in Japanese, Cognate in Japanese; Exchange program with Kansai Gaidai University
*Page updated June 2012
This directory was compiled by the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta with the support of The Japan-America Society of Alabama, The Japan-America Society of Georgia, The Japan-America Society of Charlotte, The North Carolina Japan Center, The Japan-America Society of Western South Carolina, and The Japan-Virginia Society. Specific listings have been gathered from information provided to the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta and from public information sources. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of listings, but we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. The Consulate General of Japan takes no legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information listed in this resource directory, or for the conduct of organizations or businesses listed. Furthermore, links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.