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Technical Japanese Program
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Technical Japanese Program
Technical Japanese Program
The University of Washington's department of Technical Communications (later called Human
Centered Design & Engineering) offered three courses of study through its Technical Japanese
Program (TJP): The Technical Japanese Master's Program, the Technical Japanese Minor, and
the Technical Japanese for Business Professionals Program.
The Technical Japanese Program was established by Professor Michio Tsutsui, who directed it
from 1990 until its closure in 2015.
Technical Japanese Master's Program (TJMP):
This two-year Master's degree program combined the study of Engineering or Technical
Communication and Japanese. Students entered TJMP with three years of college-level Japanese
or the equivalent. All students took an internship in Japan at a Japanese company or research
organization. Through TJMP, students learned to read Japanese technical journals, to give
presentations on their field of research in Japanese, and to communicate effectively in a Japanese
work environment.
Technical Japanese Minor:
UW undergraduates earned an academic minor in Technical Japanese. To register for classes,
students must have completed three years of college-level Japanese study or the equivalent and
passed the language placement test. To fulfill the requirements, students could combine
Technical Japanese courses with an internship in Japan, and/or Asian Language's advanced
Japanese courses.
Technical Japanese for Business Professionals (TJBP):
The Technical Japanese for Business Professionals program (TJBP) was a certificate program for
non-UW students that trains business people in advanced Japanese. Classes were held in a hightech learning environment that integrates classroom study with computer-aided learning. Upon
completion of the program, students were able to give presentations in their area of expertise in
Japanese, work effectively with Japanese customers, read Japanese technical journals, and act
appropriately in a Japanese work environment.
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