Japan in East Asia Senior Division

Japan in East Asia Senior Division Program Overview


The Japan in East Asia Senior Division Program aims to provide students with a wide range of social science and humanities courses to develop an advanced understanding of Japanese/East Asian politics, economy, society and culture in the global context. The teaching of the program is organized based on the following three key interdisciplinary approaches;


Inter-disciplinary Cultural Studies Approach
Area Studies Approach
Social Sciences Approach

Click on any of the three approaches to find out more details and to look at a selection of the courses offered.


Students are encouraged to investigate various historical and current issues in Japan and East Asia through these approaches. All students are required to complete a Graduation Thesis as an independent researched piece of work in their final year.