Comparison of DJS Curriculum with International Universities and Organizations
Nashia Zaman
Summary: Japanese Studies as an area study has flourished extensively in terms of study and research. The multifaceted concentration of Japanese Studies has made the discipline acceptable to a wider range of audiences around the world. Like scores of reputed universities globally, University of Dhaka, the Oxford of the East, is the pioneer of opening the first-ever area study department back in 2017, and it is the Department of Japanese Studies (DJS). This chapter attempts to conduct a comparative study of the curriculum of the DJS with that of international universities and research organizations. While doing this comparative analysis, the determination of gaps was the primary objective of this chapter. A set of recommendations has been made to address the gaps in order to keep the Japanese Studies curriculum of Dhaka University (DU) in sync with that of the universities abroad. Therefore, the ultimate goal of this comparative study is to develop a global standard curriculum to churn out world-class graduates from this department.