Off-campus May and June term courses are generally announced toward the end of fall semester with registration and program deposits required early in the spring semester. Students should consult with the Registrar's office for further information about these sessions. A seminar introducing students to Japanese language, culture, and history as well as to major social and economic issues confronting modern Japan. The seminar is organized cooperatively with Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. Classroom lectures are supplemented with field trips to relevant business, academic, historical, and social service sites.
Housing is in hotels, and includes a home stay with a Japanese family.
Three to six hours of credit are given for this five-week stay during May and June each year. Special attention is paid to unique forms of management and business organizations. Seminars with leaders of business, labor and government are conducted in London and various locations in England. European instructors in the program emphasize those aspects of their respective fields which can best be studied in the European location. Attendance at concerts, visits to museums, and field trips are included in the various course requirements.