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Kwansei Gakuin University

Mobility supported for students of the faculties: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Informatics, Faculty of Sports Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Faculty of Pharmacy
Length of stay: 1 or 2 trimesters
Language requirements: Japanese Language Track:
Japanese language requirement: Students must at least be able to fluently read, write, understand and pronounce the Japanese Hiragana and Katakana phonetic scripts by the time they arrive in Japan.
English language requirement: As a number of elective courses are held in English, students whose native language is not English are expected to have an English proficiency equivalent to a TOEFL iBT® score of 71 or higher. Students are not required to submit any certifications for English proficiency.

Modern Japan Track:
Japanese language requirement: N/A
English language requirement: As a number of elective courses are held in English, students whose native language is not English are expected to have an English proficiency equivalent to a TOEFL iBT® score of 71 or higher. Students are not required to submit any certifications for English proficiency.
Supported academic levels: Bachelor, Master
Academic minimum required: N/A
ECTS usage: No. As for ECTS, we do not use ECTS.
Below is a summary of our course structure and estimated workload expectations to assist with your credit transfer review:
 Japanese Language Course
KGU Credits: 1 credit
Contact Hours: 22.5 hours
Estimated Self-Study: 11.25 hours
Total Student Workload: approx. 34 hours
 Lecture/Seminar Course
KGU Credits: 2 credits
Contact Hours: 22.5 hours
Estimated Self-Study: 47.5 hours
Total Student Workload: approx. 70 hours
A minimum course load at MU consists of 20 ECTS credits per semester. This is equivalent to 10 credits at Kwansei Gakuin University. The final decision on the recognition of credits at MU in your Learning Agreement is up to the departmental coordinator at MU.
Further academic details:
Financial conditions: ciec.kwansei.ac.jp/study/exchange/prospective/cost.html

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