Adviser. For advising assistance, please call the Department of Languages and Literature at 581-7561.
The Department of Languages and Literature offers a major and a minor in Japanese for students wishing to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture through the study of the Japanese language, literature, arts, and society. The Japanese major also provides the necessary background for graduate study.
All courses counting toward the major or the minor must be completed with a grade of C or better. Check with the department to see if a transcript is needed. If a course that is a requirement for the major is not available, the department reserves the right to substitute another course to fulfill that requirement.
Total hours: 31
Number of required courses: 7
Number of electives: 3
Major
JAPAN 3040 (Third-year Japanese)
or JAPAN 3060 (Third-year Japanese)
Two of the following six courses:
JAPAN 3410 Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
JAPAN 5290 Linguistic Approaches to Japanese: cross-listed with LING 5290
JAPAN 3510 Commercial Japanese I
JAPAN 3520 Commercial Japanese II
JAPAN 4560 Newspaper Japanese
JAPAN 5290
Two of the following five Japanese literature courses:
JAPAN 4610 Survey of Japanese Literature: Modern Period
JAPAN 4620 Survey of Japanese Literature: The Heritage of Japanese Literary Tradition
JAPAN 4630 Survey of Japanese Literature: Women’s Literature
JAPAN 4660 Contemporary Japanese Literature
JAPAN 4710 Classical Japanese
One of the following three courses:
JAPAN 4550 Japanese Civilization
JAPAN 4680 Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
JAPAN 4690 Classical Japanese Literature in Translation
plus capstone course: JAPAN 4990
JAPAN 4900 Special topics
JAPAN 3950 Service Learning
JAPAN 5880 Directed Reading
JAPAN 3330 Third-year Conversation (Study Abroad/Internship)
JAPAN 4330 Fourth-year Conversation (Study Abroad/Internship)
JAPAN 3710 Intensive Business Japanese, Intermediate (Study Abroad/Internship)
JAPAN 4520 Intensive Business Japanese, Advanced (Study Abroad/Internship)
Total hours: 15
JAPAN 3040 Third-Year Japanese*
or JAPAN 3060 Third-Year Japanese**, plus 12 upper-division credit hours
JAPAN 4900 Special Topics
JAPAN 3950 Service Learning
JAPAN 5880 Directed Reading
Study Abroad/Internship Courses
JAPAN 3330 Third-year Conversation
JAPAN 4330 Fourth-year Conversation
JAPAN 3710 Intensive Business Japanese, Intermediate (Study Abroad/Internship)
JAPAN 4520 Intensive Business Japanese, Advanced (Study Abroad/Internship)
*For students who have learned the language through lower-division undergraduate courses or who have tested out of such courses by taking the placement exam.
**For students who have learned the language intensively for approximately 1.5 years in a non-academic setting, i.e., in a Japanese-speaking country.
(for students working 10 hours or less)
Fall Semester
JAPAN 1010
Spring Semester
JAPAN 1020
JAPAN 4550
Fall Semester
JAPAN 2010
JAPAN 4680
Spring Semester
JAPAN 2020
JAPAN 4690
Fall Semester
JAPAN 3010 or 3060
Spring Semester
JAPAN 3510
JAPAN 4610
Fall Semester
JAPAN 4560
JAPAN 5290
Spring Semester
JAPAN 3410
JAPAN 4990
JAPAN 4620
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