University of California Irvine: Institution Main

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is the second newest campus of the University of California. Despite its relatively young age, the university has many top-ranked programs and is well known for its research and graduate programs and is especially strong in Japanese and East Asian studies.

University of California Irvine Libraries

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Center for Asian Studies

Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures

Undergraduate Studies

• The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers a B.A. in Japanese.
• The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers a minor in Japanese.
• For more information about applying to undergraduate programs at the University of California Irvine, please visit their Undergraduate Admissions webpage.

Graduate Studies

• The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers a Ph.D. with a concentration in Japanese.
• Students working towards their Ph.D. in Japanese within the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures may be awarded a M.A. during their program.
• Those seeking information on Japan-related programs from other departments should consult the individual departments' webpages.
• For more information about applying to graduate programs at the University of California Irvine, please visit their Graduate Admissions webpage.

Other Academic Information

• The University of California Irvine employs 14 academic faculty and staff in Japan-related positions.
• Japan-related courses are taught outside the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures in the following fields: film studies and linguistics.