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International programs & student supports

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts

Location: Kyoto, Japan
Website: Info for exchange students
Language of Instruction: Japanese and English
Program requirements: Must be a female student who has completed at least one year of Japanese language study
Terms: Fall semester only (September-December)

Highlights

  • UVic exchange students participate in the Japanese Studies Program (JSP) at Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts (DWCLA).
  • DWCLA was founded in 1992. The JSP is a semester program which starts in late September and ends shortly before Christmas.
  • The program offers up to 10 female international students both intensive Japanese language courses and Japanese culture and society courses in English. DWCLA students also participate in the culture courses. In pursuing their studies, students have full access to all the facilities available on campus.
  • The JSP is mainly held on Imadegawa campus, which is in the center of Kyoto city, and students not only study in the classroom but also take field trips, which include tours of Kyoto. 

Area of study

There are two learning components to the JSP:

1) Japanese Language Courses

2) Japanese Culture and Society Courses (in English)
  • Intercultural Skills for Living in Japan
  • Representation of Nature in Japanese
  • Culture: from ukiyo-e to anime
  • Kyoto Culture and History
  • Zen and the Gardens of Kyoto
  • Field Trips
  • Social events such as welcome and farewell parties, club visits, and other activities.

Exchange Credit History

See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.

Housing

  • On-campus housing: Unavailable
  • Off-campus housing: Available
    • DWCLA offers two off-campus housing options for student accomodations:

1) Homestay: 60,000 yen/month

  • Live with the family of a DWCLA or Doshisha University student or graduate. The fee includes two meals per day.
2) Mukaijima Gakusei Center: 45,866 yen×1 month, 32,000 yen×2 months
  • Single rooms are available in the Kyoto municipal housing for international students. No meals are included in the fee. The dormitory is located 30 minutes by train from the Imadegawa campus and a 15-minute walk from Kintetsu Mukaijima station

Fees and Financial Aid

Fees:
DWCLA tuition fee: waived
Accommodation fees:

  • Homestay - 180,000 yen (including two meals/day)
    • OR
  • Mukaijima Gakusei Center student housing - 109,866 yen (excluding meals)

Financial Aid:
Grants of 200,000 yen are available for participants from partner universities. Recipients will receive 20,000 yen cash on the first orientation day, and the remaining 180,000 yen will automatically be allocated as follows:

  • Homestay: 60,000 yen×3 months
  • Mukaijima Gakusei Center: 109,866 yen for accommodations & 70,134 yen for meals (for 3 months)

Visa Information

  • All JSP participants must come to Japan on a student visa.
  • DWCLA will obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (issued by the Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau) on each participant’s behalf and send it to her. With that in hand, the application for the student visa can be made at any Japanese embassy or consulate.
  • Student visas are valid for three months. Students who wish to stay more than three months are expected to change the visa status by themselves before the program ends.

How to apply

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