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College of International StudiesDepartment of Japanese Studies

  • LocationBumin Campus International Building B05-0256
  • Tel051-200-8707

Dept. of Japanese Studies

Introducing our department.

The Department of Japanese Studies aims to cultivate working professionals who can systematically and comprehensively understand the Japanese region by providing students with advanced Japanese language skills through a rich curriculum covering Japanese political economy, social culture, history and thought.

In addition, we are promoting active exchanges with Japan in various ways, including exchange students, Japanese Ministry of Education scholars, and visits to Japanese universities.

Educational Goals
  • Maximizing employment through academic management, one-semester study abroad in Japan, and various career paths to produce 21st century Japanese regional experts
  • Rather than fostering theoretical researchers, we produce talented students with a wide range of practical knowledge of Japanese regions.

Introducing Our Department's Distinctive Programs

Distinctive Program

  • Korea-Japan University Student Academic ExchangeA regular exchange program between professors and students of the department of Japanese Studies of Dong-A University and professors and students of Ritsumeikan(立命館) University in Japan to experience history, culture, and language through reciprocal visits.
  • Cultural TourStudents visit historical and cultural sites related to both Japan and Korea to experience the foundations of their own culture in order to build a foundation of understanding before majoring in this culture

Department pride

Departmental Club

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    Japanese Work Study GroupThis study club is led by Prof. Satomi Mori((森聡美), a member of the Department of Japanese Studies. The club helps to relieve students' anxiety about entering the workforce after graduating from the Department of Japanese Studies by sharing effective and relevant information on local employment in Japan, increasing their employment rate and giving them confidence that they can utilize their majors to get a job in Japan.

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    Hane (翼) This is a study club run by Prof. Satomi Mori(森聡美), a member of the Department of Japanese Studies. The HANE club provides interactive instruction to students who lack basic knowledge of Japanese to acquire easy-to-understand Japanese, and to students with advanced Japanese language skills to build conversational skills like local Japanese.

Career and employment after graduation

Key Licenses and Certifications Obtained

  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test(JLPT)
  • Japanese Proficiency Test(JPT)
  • Spoken Japanese Proficiency Test(SJPT)

Career Paths After Graduation

Trade & Finance
  • Fields of EmploymentTrade, Shipbuilding, Finance, etc.
  • Related companiestrading companies, trading firms, mass media, announcers, financial institutions, etc.
Tourism and Overseas
  • Fields of EmploymentHotels, Tourism & Leisure, Airlines, Travel, Japanese related companies, Government offices, Translators & Interpreters, Japanese Studies related institutes, etc.Japanese-affiliated companies, government offices, translators, interpreters, Japanese studies-related institutes, etc.
  • Related companieshotels, airlines, travel agencies, expatriates(diplomatic field, corporate broadcasters), public corporations (tourism public corporations, port public corporations, etc.), overseas corporations, etc.
Education
  • Fields of EmploymentElementary, Middle and High School Teachers, Educational Institutions, Schools, Cramming Schools
  • Related companiesschools, cram schools, educational institutions

Employment cases

Graduation in 2022
  • Civil ServantBachelor Officer, Port Authority
  • AcademicForeign Language Institute
  • AviationJeju Air, Air Korea, Japan Airlines Cargo Service
  • General companiesSeyoung Textile, Coupang, Information Global Service(IGS)
Graduation in 2021
  • FinanceNICE Investors Service
  • TourismToyoko Inn, Ravi de Atlan Hotel
  • General companiesWSG, Japanese local companies
  • SchoolForeign language school
  • StartupMail order business

What Kind of Students Does Our Department Want?

Creative talents with basic knowledge of East Asian societies who can understand and respond to global phenomena in the 21st century, and strategic approach to the Japanese region.

Department Related High School Subjects

학과 관련 고교 교과목 체크표로 국어, 영어, 수학, 사회, 과학 정보제공
Korean Language English Math Social Science

Departmental FAQsFeel Free to Ask Anything

  • Q

    If I'm a Japanese major, do I have the opportunity to go on an exchange?

    Yes, there are. There are two main ways to do so: the first is the exchange student program organized by the Office of International Exchange. The second is the Japan-Korea University Student Exchange Program between our department and Ritsumeikan University in Japan.

  • Q

    What is the Ritsumeikan Japan-Korea University Student Exchange Program?

    The Ritsumeikan Program is a program in which professors and students from Ritsumeikan University in Osaka and Kyoto, Japan, visit each other in Korea in the summer and in Kyoto, where Ritsumeikan is located, in the winter

  • Q

    What are the requirements to graduate from the Japanese Department?

    We require language scores of 750 or higher on the JLPT N1 and JPT, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. We offer courses to prepare for this, so most students will be able to meet this requirement by the time they graduate.

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  • Department inquiry 051-200-8707
  • Advising professor DongKyu Shin, 051-200-8742, eastasia@dau.ac.kr
Department website Dong-A University Admissions Office