Japanese Studies, Minor

Total number of hours for the program: 21.

The minor in Japanese Studies prepares students for jobs in the public or private sector in which Japanese language skills (speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and grammar skills) are required or desired.

Core Courses (15 hours)

JPN 140 and JPN 240 substitute for JPN 101 + JPN 102 and JPN 231+ JPN 232, respectively.

JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I Credits: 3
JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese II Credits: 3
OR
JPN 140 - Accelerated Beginning Japanese Credits: 6
and
JPN 231 - Intermediate Japanese I Credits: 3
JPN 232 - Intermediate Japanese II Credits: 3
OR
JPN 240 - Accelerated Intermediate Japanese Credits: 6
and
JPN 301 - Third Year Japanese I Credits: 3

Guided Electives from Japanese Courses (6 hours)

JPN 302 - Third Year Japanese II Credits: 3
JPN 306 - Anime, Manga and Japan Credits: 3
JPN 307 - Japanese Language in Cinema Credits: 3
JPN 308 - Japanese Calligraphy Credits: 3
JPN 393 - Special Topics in Japanese Credits: 3, R12
JPN 451 - Advanced Japanese Grammar Credits: 3
JPN 452 - Advanced Japanese Conversation Credits: 3
JPN 493 - Special Topics in Japanese Credits: 3, R12