Arizona State University: Institution Main

Founded in 1885 as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe, it was renamed Arizona State College in 1945 when it came under the control of the Arizona Board of Regents, and is one of the largest public universities in the United States.

Japanese is taught within the East & Southeast Asian area of the School of International Letters and Cultures, along with Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese.

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Undergraduate Studies

• The School of International Letters and Cultures offers a B.A. in Japanese.
• The School of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies offers a B.A. in East Asian Studies.
• The School of International Letters and Cultures offers a minor in Japanese.
• A study abroad session in Hiroshima is offered during the summer.
• For more information about applying to the undergraduate programs at Arizona State University, please visit their admissions page.

Graduate Studies

• The School of International Letters and Cultures offers a M.A. in Japanese.
• For information regarding Japan-related graduate degrees in other fields, please consult the departments' individual websites.
• For more information about applying to the graduate programs at Arizona State University, please visit their graduate admissions page.

Other Academic Information

• Arizona State University employs 12 faculty and staff in Japan-related positions.
• Japan-related courses are taught outside of the Languages & Literatures department in the following fields: art history, economics, history, political science, and religious studies.