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Originally Posted by kawaiineko
That's stupid. Why should you have to take classes that don't pertain to what career you're going to be in? By this I mean, why should you take classes where you're not going to use the material that was taught to you, because it's not relevant to the career field you're in? That's bereacraucy.
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No, that's what people do to get a well-rounded education. If you want to live in Japan, you need a bachelor's degree, and to earn a bachelor's degree you have to attend a university and take many different classes. 50% to 75% of your classes will be related to your major, depending what it is. The remaining classes will be in subjects not related to your major, but you often get a very wide variety of classes to choose from - for all my GER classes in college I've been able to find classes that I enjoy. Depending on your university, you may even be able to find a lot of Japanese-related classes that fulfill these GER requirements. For example, I took two semesters of Japanese history to fulfill my social studies requirements, and I took Economics of Japan to fulfill another requirement. It's not as bad as you think
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Aside from that, if you do attend a university, you may also be able to study abroad in Japan for a semester or two semesters. I studied in Nagoya for a year and it was one of the best times of my life. You should look into it.