Six weeks participation in an approved professional organisation in Japan. Students will be required to attend four weeks of regular briefing sessions before departure. These will cover the background of the organisations with which they will work, the current in-country situation, and basic skills such as letter writing in Japanese and Japanese business etiquette. Before departure,e students will select an assignment topic in consultation with the coordinator. Whilst participating in there respective organisations, students will collect material for their topic and may begin writing it.

Due to the individual nature of this course it is not possible to provide an exclusive list of learning outcomes. However, the following is an indicative list of possible outcomes. it is expected that on successful completion of this course students should be able to:
1. identify issues of interest in the field under consideration;
2. discuss these issues coherently and persuasively;
3. assess arguments made in the field;
4. explain the complex attitudes people have to these issues;
5. analyse and compare relevant data;
6. collaborate with other students and staff to select and combine materials for a case study;
7. research, present and justify the results of your collaboration with other students and staff with respect to the case studies;
8. reflect on and articulate how your own views on the field have developed over the course of the semester

Portfolio of correspondence (20%), Daily Journal (30%), Essay (50%)

Permission of Coordinator