Japanese Minor

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

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete at least 18 credits from six courses including two intermediate language courses, the advanced intermediate language courses, and two non-language 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 Language Courses (6 Credits)

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

Advanced Intermediate Language Courses (6 Credits)

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

Non-Language 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 362L - Japanese Art from 16th to 20th Centuries: Japan and the West 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 367L - Food and Culture in Japan: National Identity and Diversity, Past and Present 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 305 - Japanese Pronunciation 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 222 - Introduction to Japanese Music 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 270 - Contemporary Japan 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 280L - Postwar Japanese Cinema: From Kurosawa Akira to Kurosawa Kiyoshi 3 Credit(s)
JAPAN 367L - Food and Culture in Japan: National Identity and Diversity, Past and Present 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)