[Keio Summer Program 2023] Overview
- A two-month program (late May - late July)
- Offers opportunities to take Keio's credit-bearing courses during its second academic quarter
- Suitable for undergraduate students
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Eligibility |
Applicants must be currently enrolled* as full-time students in an undergraduate (bachelor's level) program at one of Keio's university-wide student exchange partner universities and must not be currently studying in Japan. Participants must be fluent in English. No Japanese proficiency is required as all lectures are conducted in English. (*at the time of application) Applicants must have completed at least one (1) full-year of studies at their home institutions prior to participating in the Program. |
| Academic Credits and Transcripts |
Participants will be graded and will be issued transcripts. Academic credits earned from the summer courses may be transferred back to the home university, subject to the rules and regulations of the home university. |
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English Requirements |
TOEFL/iBT: 79, IELTS: 6.0 or above |
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GPA Requirement |
3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) is preferred. |
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Duration |
May 29 - July 31 *Tentative Timeline for Applicants
[Keio Summer Program] Timeline for Applicants
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Location |
Mita Campus, Tokyo |
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Applications open: |
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| Application Procedure |
Please refer to the web page below for details:
https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/en/study/short/summer_program/application.html |
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Program Fee |
280,500 JPY *An additional fee of around 7,000 JPY will be charged by a company handling those payments. |
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Handling Charges for visa application documents |
6,600 JPY |
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Accommodation |
Not included |
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Courses: |
● Our spring semester runs from April to July, and the following International Center Courses offered during the latter half of spring semester (from late May to late July) are open to summer program students. ● Those courses are not just for summer program students, but also for our local Keio students and exchange students, and some of the courses have limits on the number of students. ● In addition, each classroom on our campus now has a capacity limit, due to infectious disease prevention measures. *Click here for more information to be updated from time to time. (Note: Courses listed on the webpage/document above may include full-semester spring courses starting from early April which summer program students cannot take.) *Students are required to take a minimum of 3 courses. (*up to 6 courses maximum)
*Due to those reasons mentioned above, please note that students may not be able to take all the courses they wish to take. *2 sessions per week are scheduled for each course.
*2 credits per course
*1 credit per Japanese language course
<Business & Economy> - ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN
- OTAKU CULTURE IN JAPAN AND ITS TRANSNATIONAL RELATION - SEEING JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY FROM A QUALITATIVE PERSPECTIVE - CULTURE AND EMOTION
<Language & Literature > -GHOSTS AND GOBLINS IN MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE
<Arts> - INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE ART HISTORY
<Law> - JAPAN'S TRADE LAW AND POLICY *Online - THE SUPREME COURT OF JAPAN- STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, CASE LAW
<Religion & Thought> - SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION *Online
<Japanese Language> *1 credit per course - BUSINESS JAPANESE- INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE FOR BUSINESS AND WORK **Prerequisite: JLPT level N3, or equivalent - SURVIVAL JAPANESE- INTRODUCTION TO THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE |
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*Descriptions of the courses offered in previous years Summer 2018 Course Descriptions Summer 2019 Course Descriptions Summer 2021 Course Descriptions |
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Contact |
International Center, Keio University |