Foreign Languages
Discover new horizons with Japanese language skills. Our program prepares students for global careers in high-demand fields.
Foreign Languages, Applied Language - Japanese Concentration, B.S.
The ability to speak and understand Japanese opens countless doors and expands one's view of the world. With the news of what's happening around the globe only minutes away, the understanding of different cultures that comes from being bi- or multi-lingual is invaluable. Dynamic faculty members, committed to helping students become citizens of the global community, engage in teaching, research, publication, and other professional activities.
The major in Foreign Languages with an Applied Language - Japanese concentration consists of 27 semester hours (excluding 1010). The concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in emergent and in-demand fields that require or are enriched by proficiency in a second language. It is also intended to prepare students to thrive in an increasingly global economy and multicultural society. Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.
News Briefs
Â鶹ӰÒô alumna Rebecca Clippard, who has spent five years in Japan under the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, was recently awarded the exclusive MEXT Research Scholarship to complete a postgraduate degree at a Japanese institution. The scholarship will be used from April 2024 through March 2026. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
By Elizabeth Polson The Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition, the language program offered through the Â鶹ӰÒô Honors College, has reached its 20th year of helping participants achieve new language skills through fun and interactive classes offered throughout the year. The program began in 2003 with the help of an MTSU special projects grant. Since
News Briefs
Â鶹ӰÒô alumna Rebecca Clippard, who has spent five years in Japan under the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, was recently awarded the exclusive MEXT Research Scholarship to complete a postgraduate degree at a Japanese institution. The scholarship will be used from April 2024 through March 2026. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
By Elizabeth Polson The Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition, the language program offered through the Â鶹ӰÒô Honors College, has reached its 20th year of helping participants achieve new language skills through fun and interactive classes offered throughout the year. The program began in 2003 with the help of an MTSU special projects grant. Since
Foreign Languages, Applied Language - Japanese Concentration, B.S.
A wide array of employment options await students with a major or minor in Japanese. Employers of MTSU students include Nissan, the Japanese and Exchange Teaching (JET) program, the Japanese consulate, and public schools, to name a few. Career opportunities for Japanese language majors are available in various sectors such as
- Engineering (automotive, electric)
- Government (State Department, FBI/CIA, United Nations)
- Higher education (higher education, JET program)
- Information technology (computer information systems, video games)
- International business
- Journalism
- Translation
Employers of MTSU alumni
- This information is still being compiled since this is a new program.
MTSU’s Career Development Center
MTSU offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called .
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