jonwd@milton.u.washington.edu (Jon Wiederspan) (12/06/90)
The University of Washington is currently developing the curriculum
for an InterCollegiate MS/MSE Program in Engineering and Technical Japanese.
We are now accepting applications for students to begin in Fall, 1991. The
program will offer students to earn both a Master's in any Engineering or
Science field (Bioengineering, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, etc) and
develop advanced reading and communication skills in Technical Japanese.
Students must have the equivalent of two years previous Japanese-language
instruction.
We feel that this program will be a desirable option for many students and
ask that you post the enclosed brochure to comp.research.japan and anywhere
else that may be applicable. Thank you.
P.S. Replies by e-mail should be directed to:
jonwd@milton.u.washington.edu
until further notice.
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****** Technical Japanese Program ******
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Background
For nearly a decade, Japan has been a world leader and a tough
competitor in technology, in areas such as electrical engineering, computer
science, materials science, and bioengineering. She is now a repository of
a wealth of technical information, information which is vital to the
continued success of American science and technology. At present, however,
the majority of American scientists and engineers are greatly disadvantaged.
Unlike our Japanese counterparts, we lack the language skills necessary to
access Japanese technical information either from written documents or by
direct communication at work sites. Only recently have we realized that to
maintain our place with Japan as both competitor and collaborator, proficiency
in technical Japanese is imperative.
In response to the national need for engineers and scientists with a
practical knowledge of Japanese, the College of Engineering at the University
of Washington has established a technical Japanese program, the first program
of this kind in the U.S.
Program Goal
The goal of the Technical Japanese Program is to produce graduates
with Master's degrees in engineering (MSE) or science (MS) who have a working
proficiency in technical Japanese. Successful graduates of the program will
be able to read current technical literature in Japanese and work effectively
with Japanese engineers and scientists in a Japanese research or business
environment.
=============== Program Features =================================
--> MSE or MS degree in the following subject areas:
Aeronautics & Astronautics Electrical Engineering
Bioengineering Industrial Engineering
Civil Engineering Materials Science & Engineering
Chemical Engineering Materials Science & Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering Technical Communication
--> Courses in Technical Japanese
--> Courses in Technical Communication
--> Training in a computer-based instructional lab equipped with
state-of-the-art bilingual workstations
--> Industrial summer internships in Japan
--> Individual study with Japanese Engineering faculty
--> Student fellowships
============= Admission Requirements ===============================
--> A bachelor's degree in engineering or science
--> Two years of college-level Japanese or equivalent (Applicants will take
a Japanese proficiency test to demonstrate their current language skills)
--> Any admission requirements specific to the area of engineering specialty
============ Graduation Requirements ================================
The engineering or science course work requirements for the program
are the same as those for any MSE or MS degree. The program permits students
to obtain a graduate degree in their chosen specialty. The requirements for
graduation are:
==> Completion of 24 credits of graduate course work in the student's
chosen specialty, including 3 credits of Independent Study with a
Japanese-speaking member of the Engineering faculty;
==> Completion of 18 credits of course work in Technical Japanese;
==> Completion of 6 credits of graduate course work in Technical
Communication;
==> Completion of 3 credits of industrial internship in Japan.
=========== Faculty and Staff ========================================
The Program is supported by members of the College of Engineering,
the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, and the Language Learning
Center.
=========== Sources of Support =======================================
Donald E. Petersen, former Chairman of the Board of the Ford Motor
Company and a graduate of the University of Washington's College of
Engineering, personally endowed the Technical Japanese Program. Additional
support has been provided by private and public sources including:
Industrial Consortium Pledges:
Ford Motor Company SEH America Corporation
Honda Motor Company Weyerhauser Company
Mazda Corporation Xerox Corporation
Industrial Summer Internship in Japan:
Mitsubishi Technical Roundtable Kobe University
Companies Kyoto University
Kajima Corporation Tohoku University
Komatsu Ltd Tokyo Institute of
Kyocera Corporation Technology
Sony Corporation University of Tokyo
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Do you know that...
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==>The University of Washington has the only technical Japanese
program endorsed by both the state and the federal governments.
==>An engineering degree from the University of Washington is one of
the four American engineering degrees preferred by the University
of Tokyo and by the Tokyo Institute of Technology for the
Monbusho (Japanese Ministry of Education) scholarships.
==>The University of Washington is one of the nation's leading
research universities. It has consistently ranked first among
all public universities in the amount of federal research grants
awarded annually. In the year of 1989-90 the University ranked
fifth among all universities in the amount of corporate support
it received.
==>Most departments in the University of Washington's College of
Engineering have a native Japanese faculty member.
==>The State of Washington and the University of Washingon have long
historic and economic ties with Asia, particularly with Japan.
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Inquiries
For further information, please contact:
Attn: Bill Horton
Technical Japanese Program (Michio Tsutsui, Director)
Department of Technical Communication
College of Engineering
14 Loew Hall, FH-40
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-2567