Japanese Studies, Minor

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A minimum of 15 credits of the degree must be comprised of upper-division courses.

Students must complete 15 credits from section one and six additional credits from section two or approved Japanese language/Japan related coursework in a study abroad program in Japan.

section one

JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I 3 credits
JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II 3 credits
JPN 301 - Intensive Kanji Study 3 credits
JPN 343 - Advanced Japanese Grammar and Composition 3 credits
JPN 345 - Japanese Conversation 3 credits
JPN 346 - Japanese Culture: Past and Present 3 credits
JPN 347 - Business Japanese 3 credits
JPN 348 - Reading Japanese History 3 credits
JPN 349 - Advanced Japanese: Topics in Literature and Cinema 3 credits
JPN 350 - Topics in Japanese Cinema 3-6 credits
JPN 399 - Individual Study 3-6 credits
JPN 490 - Internship 1-3 credits
JPN 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity 1-3 credits
JPN 498 - Junior/Senior Seminar 3 credits
JPN 499 - Individual Study ½-6 credits

section two

AH 203 - Exchange and Evolution in the Arts of China and Japan 3 credits
HON 240 - Anime and War 3 credits
HIST 262 - History of the Samurai 3 credits
WLC 310 - Japanese Film History 3 credits
REL 336 - Buddhism 3 credits
HIST 354 - From Samurai to Pokemon: A Social History of Modern Japan 3 credits
HON 363 - The Castaway Narrative in World Literature 3 credits
ENG 449 - Literature in Translation 3 credits (Japanese)

total credits 21

Students are encouraged to spend at least one semester in Japan.