Overview

Fifth year Japanese is offered for those who have special needs in reading or speaking, such as graduate students with specific research requirements. Many of our students are double majors.

On the Bachelor degree in Japanese at the University of Pittsburgh at the beginning of the curriculum, they have more emphasis on speaking. As you make progress in the program, you will be spending increasingly more time on how to read and write and how to integrate all language skills.

Careers and opportunities

About 200 students study in the Japanese language program in a term. For the size of language faculty (four full-time and several part-time instructors), the course have a large number of students and majors (about 70). Despite a trend in the opposite direction at some schools, our enrollment has been growing.

Advanced skill in Japanese has long created a very favorable edge when looking for work. The University have placed many students in various federal agencies and departments and private corporations.

A sizeable number of students get into the JET Program or other similar programs to further their language skills and to gain work experience in Japan.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Japanese

Structure of the Japanese Language

Pragmatics of Japanese

Japanese Culture and Civilization

East Asia in the World

Japanese Tales of the Supernatural

Japanese Language Teaching and Learning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

National students: rolling admission.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Online Application

Short Answer Question

Original or certified, official completed secondary school records from equivalent to U.S. grades 9-11 (transcripts, marksheets, certificates, examination results, etc.) and any national/state examination results required in your country.

SAT or ACT Results

International students are typically required to submit an English language proficiency exam.

$55 USD—Application Fee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

41662 USD / year

≈ 41662 USD / year
Out-of-State

41662 USD / year

≈ 41662 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

20966 USD / year

≈ 20966 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Careers and opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Pittsburgh

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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