Prerequisites include three terms of Chinese at Colgate or the equivalent, completion of a CORE course on China, and permission of the study group director. More information about the China Study Group can be found on Colgate University's Off Campus Study Web Page. This program takes place in Kyoto, Japan during the spring term. The study group provides students lodging with Japanese families, intensive language training and instruction by Japanese and Western experts and people of practical experience in Japanese politics, economics, business, religion, art and literature. Field trips to historically important sites in and around Kyoto and Tokyo, plus a month-long stay outside the Kyoto area are included.
Emphasis is on acquiring experience and knowledge of Japanese culture.
More information about the Japan Study Group can be found on Colgate University's Off Campus Study Web Page.