The Doctor of Modern Languages (DML) in Japanese language and culture prepares leading Japanese language educators who will advance the field of teaching and learning Japanese language and culture as leading educators and researchers. This program builds upon the School of Japanese’s Master's program and offers students the opportunity to further develop advanced research skills in order to deeply engage with the field of Japanese as a Second Language.
The DML program for Japanese includes graduate-level courses in the principal (L1) only. Students fulfill the second language (L2) requirement by completing a summer as a full-time student in a non-degree Middlebury Language School (beginner or advanced beginner level) other than Hebrew or Japanese.
Each DML student spends at least one semester or two summers residing in Japan in order to gain greater familiarity with the target culture.
Before formal admission to the DML program, an accepted applicant completes a summer of candidacy at the L1 School on the Middlebury or Bennington, Vermont campus.
This program is made up of a series of six-week summer sessions over seven years.
Cost information is approximate, please visit the program's website for the most up to date information available.
Thanks to the support of generous donors including Language Schools alumni, and Middlebury’s commitment to provide an opportunity for as many students as possible, we are pleased to offer need-based financial aid and merit-based fellowships and scholarships. Thanks to the generous donation from Mayumi and Masao Oka, we have established Tobira scholarship.
Institutional Grant
Institutional Scholarship
Private Grant
Other Grant
State or Local Scholarship
Private Scholarship
Other Scholarship
Graduate and DML degree seeking students, who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply for Federal Unsubsidized Direct or Grad PLUS loans.
Private Loan
State or Local Loan
Other Loan
Federal Unsubsidized Direct Loan
Graduate PLUS Loan
