Japanese Studies program overview
The latest edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook contains a detailed overview of the Japanese Studies program at the University of Sydney:
Japanese Studies - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Handbook
Majoring in Japanese Studies
Requirements for a major in Japanese Studies are outlined in the Units of Study section of the latest edition of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook:
Japanese Studies - requirements for a major and list of units of study
This section also lists available units of study, including Exchange units and cross-listed units of study.
International exchange
The department encourages students to spend a period of exchange at an overseas university. The University’s International Exchange Program enables you to undertake approved overseas study, with the credit achieved counting towards your degree at the University of Sydney. Comprehensive information is available at the Student Exchange Office Website.
You can study at one of the many partner universities across the world with which the University has signed a formal exchange agreement.
Academic policies
The Department follows the policies and procedures set out by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – for information, follow these links to the requisite Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pages:
Policies webpage for information on:
- Plagiarism - Satisfactory progress - Late Work - Attendance
Undergraduate forms contains procedures, and the necessary forms, for amongst others:
- Applying for credit
- Applying for a DNF after the semester deadline
- Applying for Honours
- Applying for a suspension for one or two semesters
- Appealing against a result
Assessment Consideration webpage for information on:
- Special Consideration - for serious illness or misadventure
- Special Arrangements - for essential community commitments
- Extensions on assessments - for minor illness or misadventure
Marks and scaling webpage for information on this area.