Virtual Exchange in Japan, Fall 2020

Take classes at Kansai Gaidai University this Fall 2020!

Dates: August 31-December 18 2020

Courses offerings: Japanese Language courses (8 levels) and 20 selected courses on Japan and Asia taught in English (see below)

Extra-curricular offerings: Free Participation in Intercultural Engagement Program; Online interaction with local Kansai Gaidai students

Delivery: Synchronously offered courses will use ZOOM

Enrollment: Up to two courses

Tuition: SMU tuition is paid at SMU for the transfer credits; Registration fee of US$100 is payable to Kansai Gaidai University

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca by July 17 2020 to express interests in the program.

 

ASP 2020FA Online Course Offerings (Tentative)

  • Japanese 1-8

  • Kanji and Readings 1-6

  • Advanced Kanji & Readings

  • Business Japanese

  • East Asian Literature and Culture in Translation

  • Religion in Japan

  • History of Modern Japan

  • Japanese Cultural History: Ancient and Medieval

  • Fashion in Japan: Art and History of the Kimono and Western Dress Culture

  • Japanese Design: Aesthetics and Visual Culture

  • Geisha, Gangsters and Samurai: Japan in Western Film

  • Monsters, Ghosts and the Making of Modern Japan

  • Japanese Music

  • Japan and Globalization: A Cultural Approach

  • Culture, Power and Belonging in Japan

  • Sexuality and Culture in Japan

  • Inside the Secret World of the Geisha

  • Japan and Nuclear Weapons

  • International Relations of Asia

  • Japanese Politics and Public Policy from a Theoretical Perspective

  • Varieties of Capitalism in East Asia: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China

  • Management Across Cultures

  • Presentation and Visual Storytelling

  • International Negotiation: Resolving Conflict and Closing the Deal

Please refer to the following website (http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/academics/course-syllabi/) for course syllabi from past semesters for reference. Fall Semester 2020 version will be available in August.