The Melbourne-Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Dual Degree program

This Melbourne-TUFS dual degree program offers students the opportunity to explore interests in contemporary Japan by pursuing two BA degrees in the field of Japanese Studies at top schools in the Asia Pacific region.

Program overview

In September 2023, Japanese Studies program established a dual bachelor degree with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS, 東京外国語大学).  This dual degree is the first of its kind at the bachelor level in the Faculty of Arts.

Established in 1857 during the Tokugawa Shogunate as a Translation Bureau, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies has evolved into a specialist institution of higher learning, focusing on languages and international studies.

Our partner – The School of Japan Studies – is the first Japanese Studies department in Japan fully funded by the Japanese government.

Selected students will complete subjects in the Japanese Studies major for two years at Melbourne, and then move to Tokyo for another two years.  Students study one of the concentrations – Japanese Society, Japanese Literature & Culture, Japanese Linguistics, or Japanese Pedagogy for graduation.

Degree outline

Under the Melbourne-TUFS Dual Degree program, students will receive a degree from each institution upon completion.

Degrees: University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies

TUFS: Bachelor of Arts in Language and Area Studies

Duration: 4 years (2 years @ Melbourne + 2 years @ TUFS)

Available to: University of Melbourne students majoring in Japanese Studies

• This program is available to students enrolled into the Bachelor of Arts who are completing a single major in Japanese Studies. This program is not available to students completing a double major in the B-ARTS or undertaking a concurrent Diploma in Languages (Japanese Studies).
• Students must be on track to complete at least 200 points (16 standard subjects), including at least 50 points (4 standard subjects) of Japanese Studies major subjects in their Bachelor of Arts at the commencement of study at TUFS. Additionally, students must have at least 75 points remaining in their degree when attending TUFS.
• Students are expected to engage with the unimelb standard Global Studies Semester Programs process, including meeting the eligibility requirements of this process and all associated deadlines.
• Students are also expected to ensure that they are meeting the requirements of their Bachelor of Arts in addition to their Japanese Studies major while at TUFS, such as completing breadth or elective subjects.

Study plan

Download the study plan to understand more about the course structure

• UOM-TUFS Study Plan
  (XLSX 10.9 KB)

TUFS subject information

• TUFS Guidebook
  (PDF 5.1 MB)
• TUFS subject information
• TUFS credit matrix
  (DOCX 28.3 KB)

Sample subjects

• 06 Fundamental Japanese Courses
  (PDF 190.9 KB)
• 08 Japanese Language (Specialized Japanese) (PDF 126.4 KB)
• 10 Language Course (GLIP English) (PDF 183.7 KB)
• 16 Survey Courses (PDF 114.4 KB)
• 18a Major Subjects
  (PDF 211.7 KB)
• 18b Major Subjects (PDF 172.5 KB)