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Programs-Summer 2007

Attend the summer session of Asian Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, one of the foremost of Japan's private universities.

The UWM Sheldon B Lubar School of Business will provide TWO $5,000 McKendry Cultural Exchange Scholarships for a UWM Business major to attend an English-speaking program at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan from July 25 (departure date) through August 18, 2007.

This summer you can learn more about how the mix of tradition and technology challenges Japan's social, economic, and cultural life in the 21st century. Choose from among such courses as Japanese language, business, economics, art, literature, religion, history, and sociology. Lectures are given in English, and class work is enhanced with field trips to a variety of cultural, political, and economic institutions. You will experience cultural demonstrations such as a tea ceremony, and learn about the art of flower arrangement in the Japanese culture. Cultural movies about Japan also are included.

Criteria for Scholarship Application:

UWM pre-Business or Business undergraduate student

3.20 cumulative grade point average (including transfer work, if any); preference will be given to students at a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA.

Junior Standing (56 degree credits completed at the end of the spring semester).

Students must submit to the UWM Center for International Education Office of Overseas Programs and Partnership in Pearse Hall room 166 the following (available on the study abroad website) by 4:30 pm on MONDAY, March 19, 2007:

1. Completed McKendry Cultural Exchange Scholarship Application and student statement (available here)

2. Two faculty recommendation forms (available here)

3. Completed Academic Advisor conference sheet (available here)

4. Complete the On-line application for study abroad and submit $250 deposit (refundable if not accepted to the program) and copy of unofficial transcript

 

"Studying and living in Japan was an eye-opening experience. It allowed me to view the world from an entirely new perspective and to develop greater cultural understanding. Not only were the classes well taught, but the program also offered opportunities for students to learn outside the classroom. You learn from teachers, organized trips, and in everyday encounters with the Japanese culture."

               --Eric Estevez, Former Program Participant

Students must choose two of the following courses offered at the Ichigaya Campus of Sophia University:

Morning Session 1

        *       Basic Japanese 1-A or Japanese 2

        *       Contemporary Japanese Economy

        *       Japanese Theater

        *       Survey of Japanese Religions

        *       Contemporary Japanese Society

        *       Japanese Business and Management

Morning Session 2  

        *       Japanese Art

        *       Comparative Asian Industrial Systems

        *       Japanese History: Edo and Tokyo

        *       Japanese 1-B 

        *       Japanese Literature and the City

        *       Contemporary Chinese Society

        *       Contemporary Japanese Politics

Please note that course offerings are subject to change. Courses are offered in two distinct time slots daily for one hour and a half during the three weeks, and students must select two courses that do not conflict in time.

The housing options are single or double rooms in off-campus dormitory-type residences and hotels. Housing arrangements are made by Sophia University and you will pay for the costs directly to Sophia. Meals can be found at the cafeteria on the campus. Additionally, there are many fast food and full-course restaurants around the university.

Please be sure to submit application to Pearse Hall 166 by 4:30 pm on Monday, March 19, 2007.