Meiji Shrine
This year, Sophia University’s Summer Session of Asian Studies enters its 50th summer of providing an opportunity to study Japan, Asia, and the world. Located in the heart of Tokyo, the Summer Session allows students to experience Japan while also witnessing the myriad ways in which world culture is expressed in Tokyo’s urban landscape.
Students can take courses in topics that range from business to culture, politics to literature, history to society. These courses are then linked with activities only possible in Tokyo, such as visits to Meiji Shrine and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Afternoon events permit students to experience an array of traditional Japanese arts, such as Noh, Kabuki, and flower arrangement.
Flower Arrangement
Students can also experience many different perspectives on Japan. The faculty themselves represent diverse backgrounds and students from all over the world participate each year. A large number of Japanese students, both from abroad and from Sophia's Faculty of Liberal Arts, also attend. This diversity prompts much discussion, both in and out of the classroom, about Japan and its relationship to the world at large.
The Summer Session also welcomes the participation of secondary and college instructors interested in professional and curriculum development. Over the years, hundreds of high school and college teachers have made use of the Summer Session to develop the expertise to introduce the study of Japan and Asia into the curriculum at their home institutions. It is also now possible to admit and grant credit to high school students with advanced placement credit.
Summer Session courses can be taken by students of Sophia.
Tuition fee is 70,000yen per course(3 credits)
Course registration will be accepted on the following days.
June 20 (Mon) - 24 (Fri) 9:30-11:30, 12:30-17:00
at the Center for Academic Affairs
For detailed information, please see the Loyola "Academic Services" Bulletin board.
International MANGA Award
http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/culture/koryu/pop/manga/
Abby Denson’s Official Website
http://abbycomix.com/
Talks about Sophia's Summer session
http://dw-wp.com/2011/06/my-life-with-manga-abby-denson/
