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MA Modern Japan at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Programme overview

Two-year Master deepening Japan competence and specialisation in modern Japan, with topics such as cultural and social change, Japan in a global context, and media and popular culture.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German (partly English und Japanese)-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester  |  Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Modules on current developments in Japan, the main theories and methods of cultural and social science Japanese studies, and academic Japanese language competence.

Career pathways

Science and research, press and publishing, media, journalism, libraries, museums and other fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor in Modern Japan or comparable with sufficient Japanese and very good English; aptitude assessment through the HISinOne application portal. Application: no numerus clausus, aptitude assessment via the HHU application portal; application period winter semester 04.05. - 15.08. / summer semester 02.11. - 15.02..

Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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