Japanese Minor

The Japanese minor provides a solid grounding in the Japanese language through challenging coursework in the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The electives allow students to explore different aspects of traditional and contemporary culture and society in Japan and in Asia as a whole.

I. JAPANESE MINOR PREREQUISITES*
Course	Title
JAPN	15101	Elementary Japanese I
	15102	Elementary Japanese II
	25201	Intermediate Japanese I
	25202	Intermediate Japanese II
II. JAPANESE MINOR REQUIREMENTS (26 credits)
Course	Title	Credits
JAPN	35101	Advanced Intermediate Japanese I	5
	35102	Advanced Intermediate Japanese II	5
	45201	Advanced Japanese I	5
	45202	Advanced Japanese II	5
Electives: choose from the following	6
ARTH	42023	The Arts of Japan (3)
GEOG	37070	Geography of East and Southeast Asia (3)
HIST	41116	History of Japan (3)
JAPN	45301	Business Japanese (3)
	45421	Japanese Culture (3)
	45591	Variable Topic Seminar in Japanese (3)
MUS	42151	Asian Music (3)
POL	30530	Asian Politics (3)
TOTAL	26

 

*Prerequisites can be waived by demonstrated proficiency.
**By approval of the director of the minor.

The department reserves the right to substitute appropriate courses.

Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.