universities in Japan
 

Hi I am currently living in the USA and I have been always interested in Japan and it's culture. I am 16 and going into my junior year of high school, I plan on learning the Japanese language up to my senior year. I intend to get a full scholarship to a university in Japan but I wanted to know what colleges offer music and record producing programs as well as academic courses? I want to be a music producer as good as one of my favorite producers Nujabes.

Full scholarship to a University in Japan? Hmm...I have never heard of that. I know of exchange programs, but those are usually a semester or a year.

I don't know that Japanese colleges give scholarships to foreigners. (I don't think my school in the US did, either). What would be the point? After graduation it wouldn't be guaranteed you could live in Japan, so what would be the point of educating someone for free so they can take that knowledge back to their home country?

universities in japan
 

well actually it is a japanese government provided scholarship called a Monbukagakusho scholarship but that wasn't my question. I wanted to know about universities in Japan offering majors in music producing. Please any of those who have a reply can you just answer the question.

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I don't think you can study music producing under the Monbukagakusho scholarshiop.

1. FIELDS OF STUDY

(1) Social Sciences and Humanities Social Sciences and Humanities-A: Laws, Politics, Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese language, and others. Social Sciences and Humanities-B: Economics, and Business Administration. Note: Applicants who wish to major in the fields categorized as “others” may have difficulties in finding universities that can accept them.

(2) Natural Sciences Natural Sciences-A: Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), Electric and Electronic Studies (Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering), Mechanical Studies (Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture), Civil Engineering and Architecture (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering), Chemical Studies (Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Textile Engineering), and other fields (Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Maritime Engineering, Biotechnology). Natural Sciences-B: Agricultural studies (Agriculture, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Food Science, Fisheries), Hygienic studies (Pharmacy, Hygienics, Nursing), and Science (Biology). Natural Sciences-C: Medicine, and Dentistry. Note: A international student who intends to major in Natural Sciences is required to choose and enter first-, second-, and third-choice subjects from the same course (from Course A, B or C). (A student who wants to study Course C may choose his/her third-choice subject from Course B because Course C offers only two subjects.)

My area is exactly that one, A, I'm in the 11th grade, in Social Sciences and Humanities. My subjects are:

-portuguese
-History
-Sociology (I'm gonna have it in the 12th grade)
-Physical Education
-Spanish
-AP ("área de projecto", projects area :confused:)
_________
-Geography (not anymore, in the 12th grade that subject ends)
-english (same as geograpy)
-Philosofy (same)


At the university I'll learn the japanese culture and language and the chinese as well. Do you think I could apply to that schollarship?

The master degree years, two years, will be spent learning only chinese, and not japanese, will I not forget japanese? I' afraid so :s

Monbusho Program is very hard to get.

My g/f was the best student at her university but she didn't win the scholarship because she won too many other programs prior to Monbusho Scholarship.

She is still under consideration and the final result will be in around mid July.

This program is very Japanese and not only the qualifications are unclear but also the best candidates won't always win.

Any schoos that would offer Art and design. Like tattoo art?

Tatoo art in Japan?

Traditional Japanese tattoo is only for yakuza (Japanese gang) so no way that school teaches that stuff.

It's best to learn tattoo art in the Western countries where tattoo is not considered taboo.

do Japanese universities have problems with drunks like the American universities?

I don't think you'd be very successful trying to find a music/production school in Japan. Plenty of business schools though. Have you considered staying with an American university and then using a program such as ISEP to fulfill a year or so of your degree's studies overseas? That's what I'm doing. I do music/theatre/business, but most of my business schooling is going to be done overseas for the education, cultural experience, and possibility of international networking. You never know.

Also for the drunks thing, I heard a few exchange programs. I guess it depends on the people really, because I remember being told a story from an exchange student where they made some friends and had a bit of a party to start off the year but kind of got in trouble for being loud; bad way to start off representing America. ;P

Unlike American universities, on campus drinking does not take place since nobody lives on campus.

So as long as you don't get arrested for public disturbance or something, you will be fine.

But the police would be biased if foreigners get into trouble.

They would assume that you caused it and it's like a walking right into the trap.

Be careful and keep it moderate.

that's alot of subjects, are you sure you can handle it. i know that you want to do the best you possible can, but it's best to pick one to focus on because that means, you get the full value of your experiances, socially and academically.

Plus, if you are to learn japanese, you'll have to attend international classes, so unless you're fluent in japanese, the lessons will be harderto understand because the professors for the subject you're interested in learning in may not be able to speak fluent/understandable english.

The subjects I mentioned are the current ones that I have at school. I will not have them at the university (where I'll have 6 subjects, including japanese, mandarim, histoy of both countries and some other related to those countries as well).

In japan, if I were to go to a japanese university I would only go if I spoke the language fluently, otherwise I wouldn't.

Instead of applying a schollarship, I think I will stat working as a translator, but don't know, it still is to early, when the time comes, I shall have even more opportunities, hopefuly.

But thanks! ^^

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I meant 2 languages....

Languages are interesting and fun, but its a heavy load if you want to study two- especially if you're not fluent.

gah! XD

Well, yo're right, but I'll try my best, I know some students who told me the same. That's why I've been self teaching (okay, learning ;P) japanese at home.