MA Digital Japanese Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

If you are not only interested in the transformation of Japanese society with a focus on politics and media, but also in various specific aspects of digitalization in Japan, this is the degree program for you!

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option | Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

In the second semester, students begin acquiring basic knowledge about politics and media in Japan. In the third semester, they deal intensively with qualitative and quantitative methods in order to be able to conduct independent data analyses later on. In the process, lecturers provide students with various digital materials (ranging from social media posts to YouTube videos) to practice applying the methods.

Career pathways

Possible career paths after graduation include careers in academia, journalism, diplomacy (e.g. at the German Foreign Office, the Japanese Embassy, or the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and the private sector (e.g. German companies in Japan, Japanese companies in Germany and Japan).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: For the Master’s degree program, a completed first university degree (e.g. Bachelor’s degree) with a subject-specific, subject-related or equivalent degree is required. A subject-specific degree is a one or two-subject Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Studies. Other Bachelor’s degrees are permitted as subject-related degrees, provided they include elements related to Japanese studies of at least 70 ECTS credits. Applicants with an overall grade of up to 2.50 will be admitted directly to the Master’s degree program. Applicants with an overall grade of 2.51 to 3.50 may be admitted after successfully passing a selection interview. Detailed information on the admission requirements can be found in the degree program and examination regulations for the MA Digital Japanese Studies and the General Examination Regulations for the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs at the Faculty of Humanities,

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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