Major Requirements
- Six 4-credit courses (24 credit hours) of 200/300-level Japanese with a minimum of three 300-level courses
- Five 4-credit courses (20 credit hours) of 200/300-level Allied Courses from at least three different departments
- Two 4-credit courses (8 credits) of 200/300-level Japanese or Allied Courses
No English-language ("E-designation") courses can be applied toward the "Six Advanced Level Courses in Japanese Language" requirement of the major. Please note the following course sequence for Japanese courses:
Plan of Study Grid | First Year | Hours |
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| Fall Quarter |
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| JPN 101 | BASIC JAPANESE I | 4 |
| Winter Quarter |
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| JPN 102 | BASIC JAPANESE II | 4 |
| Spring Quarter |
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| JPN 103 | BASIC JAPANESE III | 4 |
| Second Year |
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| Fall Quarter |
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| JPN 104 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I | 4 |
| Winter Quarter |
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| JPN 105 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II | 4 |
| Spring Quarter |
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| JPN 106 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III | 4 |
| Third Year |
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| Fall Quarter |
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| JPN 201 | ADVANCED JAPANESE I | 4 |
| Winter Quarter |
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| JPN 202 | ADVANCED JAPANESE II | 4 |
| Spring Quarter |
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| JPN 203 | ADVANCED JAPANESE III | 4 |
| Fourth Year |
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| Fall Quarter |
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| JPN 311 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING I | 4 |
| JPN 301 | ADVANCED JAPANESE IV | 4 |
| Winter Quarter |
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| JPN 312 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING II | 4 |
| JPN 302 | ADVANCED JAPANESE V | 4 |
| Spring Quarter |
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| JPN 313 | ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING III | 4 |
| JPN 303 | ADVANCED JAPANESE VI | 4 |
| Fifth Year |
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| Fall Quarter |
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| JPN 342 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE I [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | 4 |
| Winter Quarter |
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| JPN 343 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE II [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | 4 |
| Spring Quarter |
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| JPN 344 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | 4 |
JPN 395: FLAC Japanese (2 credits, offered occasionally with an Allied course)
Japanese Studies Allied Course List
Art and Architecture, History of
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
HAA 216 | JAPANESE ART | |
HAA 219 | JAPANESE FILM ARTS | |
HAA 220 | BUDDHIST ART | |
HAA 273 | ANIME AND MANGA | |
HAA 373 | KYOTO (WORLD CITIES) | |
HAA 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS/HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE (Japanese Painting and Prints) | |
HAA 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS/HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE (Japanese Art and the Warrior Elite) | |
History
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
HST 263 | JAPAN TO C. 1200 | |
HST 264 | JAPAN c.1200 - 1800 | |
HST 265 | JAPAN, c. 1800-PRESENT | |
HST 339 | HISTORY FROM PICTURES: VISUAL CULTURE IN EAST ASIAN HISTORY | |
HST 340 | CULTURE AND GENDER IN JAPAN | |
HST 390 | CAPSTONE IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING | |
Literature and Culture
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
JPN 240E | MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE | |
JPN 241E | JAPANESE WOMEN'S LITERATURE: GENDER AND SEXUALITY | |
JPN 242E | JAPANESE POP CULTURE | |
JPN 342 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE I [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
JPN 343 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE II [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
JPN 344 | JAPANESE TRANSLATION PRACTICUM I [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
JPN 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
Philosophy
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PHL 287 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHIES | |
Political Science
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 246 | ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY | |
PSC 253 | ASIAN POLITICS | |
PSC 350 | JAPANESE POLITICS | |
PSC 359 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Japanese Politics, Culture, and Society) | |
Religious Studies
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
REL 202 | ATOM BOMB DISCOURSE (Atom Bomb Discourse) | |
REL 205 | COMPARATIVE ETHICS (Industrial Diseases) | |
REL 245 | RELIGION IN JAPANESE HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE | |
REL 247 | LITERATURE AND RELIGION IN JAPAN | |
REL 342 | ZEN MIND | |
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
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