Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Japanese] From School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

ÊJapanese students from SOAS University of London will spend the third year of study in Japan furthering language proficiency and understanding of Japanese society and culture.

Why study Japanese at SOAS University of London?

• we are home to the largest concentration of Japan specialists outside of Japan
• you will not only learn the essential language skills but also an in depth understanding of the regionÕs culture covering subjects from literature, history, cinema, and politics
• you will spend your third year in Japan furthering language and cultural proficiency
• you will be able to flexibly structure your programme using our Open Options modules to take advantage of the expertise of our other departments
• we are specialists in the delivery of more that forty African and Asian languages. Your command of a language will set you apart from graduates of other universities

Employment

Skills gained include:

• we are home to the largest concentration of Japan specialists outside of Japan

• you will not only learn the essential language skills but also an in depth understanding of the regionÕs culture covering subjects from literature, history, cinema, and politics

• you will spend your third year in Japan furthering language and cultural proficiency

• you will be able to flexibly structure your programme using our Open Options modules to take advantage of the expertise of our other departments

• we are specialists in the delivery of more that forty African and Asian languages. Your command of a language will set you apart from graduates of other universities

Employment

Graduates have gone on to work for a range of organisations including:

• Bloomberg L.P
• British High Commission
• British Council Tokyo
• Deloitte Management Consulting Ltd
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International
• NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation
• Oxford University
• The British Embassy
• The British Museum
• Wall Street Associates

Types of roles that graduates have gone on to do include:

• Financial Analyst
• Head of Production
• US Marketing Executive
• Senior Research Executive
• Director of Development and Alumni Relations
• Project Leader, Strategic Planning
• Solicitor
• Architect
• Interactive Designer
• HM Ambassador to Japan
• Freelance Japanese Translator