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 |
Fall Quarter |
JPN 101 |
BASIC JAPANESE I |
4 |
Winter Quarter |
JPN 102 |
BASIC JAPANESE II |
4 |
Spring Quarter |
JPN 103 |
BASIC JAPANESE III |
4 |
Second Year |
Fall Quarter |
JPN 104 |
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I |
4 |
Winter Quarter |
JPN 105 |
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II |
4 |
Spring Quarter |
JPN 106 |
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III |
4 |
Third Year |
Fall Quarter |
JPN 201 |
ADVANCED JAPANESE I |
4 |
Winter Quarter |
JPN 202 |
ADVANCED JAPANESE II |
4 |
Spring Quarter |
JPN 203 |
ADVANCED JAPANESE III |
4 |
Fourth Year |
Fall Quarter |
JPN 311 |
ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING I |
4 |
JPN 301 |
ADVANCED JAPANESE IV |
4 |
Winter Quarter |
JPN 312 |
ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING II |
4 |
JPN 302 |
ADVANCED JAPANESE V |
4 |
Spring Quarter |
JPN 313 |
ADVANCED DISCUSSION AND READING III |
4 |
JPN 303 |
ADVANCED JAPANESE VI |
4 |
Fifth Year |
Fall Quarter |
JPN 342 |
ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE I |
4 |
Winter Quarter |
JPN 343 |
ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE II |
4 |
Spring Quarter |
JPN 344 |
ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE III |
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 | |
Japanese Studies / Language
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
JPN 240E | MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE | |
JPN 241E | JAPANESE WOMEN'S LITERARY MASTERPIECES | |
JPN 242E | JAPANESE POP CULTURE | |
JPN 342 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE I | |
JPN 343 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE II | |
JPN 344 | ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE III | |
JPN 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | |
Modern Languages (Japanese Literature and Culture)
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
MOL 310 | JAPANESE CULTURE | |
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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