Japanese Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Overview

The Japanese Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong builds on the Department’s proven track record of graduate training in historical and contemporary studies of Japan, with the greater goal of advancing the multidisciplinary field of Japanese studies. The acquisition of these skills will be reflected in the course of doctoral studies as well as in the students’ theses.

Students will be equipped with the necessary theoretical knowledge and research skills to boost their intellectual development and critical scholarship on Japanese, Japan-China and Japan-Hong Kong cultural studies. 

Students at Japanese Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong will:

• acquire broad-based knowledge of Japan as well as expertise in one of the following fields of specialization anthropology of Japan, Japanese popular culture, Japanese linguistics, history of Sino-Japanese relations, Japan-Hong Kong relations, or Japanese intellectual history; 

• possess the necessary skills to conduct research at an advanced level; complete a thesis based on original research that contributes to Japanese studies; 

• obtain oral presentation skills to fully explain their research aims, methodologies and conclusions; 

• be able to defend their research claims when questioned by experts; 

• have the ability to present their findings at international conferences.