Japanese Minor

Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of a Major, Minor, Concentration Declaration Form .

Minor Requirements

Complete at least 18 credits from six courses including intermediate Japanese competency, one Japanese culture course, two required 300-level courses, and two electives.

Students who have any of the language courses waived (JAPAN 201, 202, 301 and 302) must replace any waived courses with additional electives so that at least six courses are completed for the minor.

Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: No transfer courses may be applied toward the minor.

Course Requirements

Intermediate Japanese Competency (6 Credits)

JAPAN 201 Intermediate Japanese I 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 202 Intermediate Japanese II 3 Credit(s)

Required 300-Level Courses (6 Credits)

JAPAN 301 Advanced Intermediate Japanese I 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 302 Advanced Intermediate Japanese II 3 Credit(s)

Electives (6 Credits)

Take two electives from the list below.

ART 212L Traditional Japanese Architecture 3 Credit(s)
ART 256 The Arts of Japan 3 Credit(s)
ART 356L Japanese Architecture 3 Credit(s)
ART 362L Japanese Art from 16th to 20th Centuries: Japan and the West 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 232L Asian Religions 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 234L Religion and Culture in Japan 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 265L Icons of East Asia: Stereotypes, gender, and cultural history from geisha girls to martial masters 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 358L Psychology, Politics, and Philosophy in East Asia 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 366L Re-made in Asia: Tellings and re-tellings from the Buddha to Godzilla 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 480 Topics in Asian Studies 3 Credit(s)
ASIAN 488L The Idea of Asia 3 Credit(s)
ECON 337 Emerging Economies in Asia 3 Credit(s)
HIST 363L Modern Japan 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 205 Introduction to Japanese Pronunciation 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 250 Modern Japanese Literature 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 252L Premodern Japanese Culture:From Ancient Times to 1868 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 260 Japanese Theatre 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 270 Contemporary Japan 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 280L Postwar Japanese Cinema: From Kurosawa Akira to Kurosawa Kiyoshi 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 378 Independent Study 1 - 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 379 Independent Study 1 - 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 479 Readings & Research 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 297 Asian Philosophy 3 Credit(s)