Minor5: Japanese Minor

Requirements

CourseTitleCredits

Select 6 credits of Japanese language courses:

6

JAPN202

Intermediate Japanese II (6 credits)

JAPN301

Advanced Japanese I (6 credits)

JAPN302

Advanced Japanese II (6 credits)

JAPN311

Traditional Japanese Language and Culture

JAPN401

Readings in Modern Japanese Literature (3 credits)

JAPN402

Readings in Japanese Cultural Studies (3 credits)

JAPN407

The Art of Translation

JAPN499

Directed Study in Japanese (3 credits)

Select one Japanese linguistics course:

3

JAPN421

History of the Japanese Language

JAPN422

JAPN428

Seminar in Japanese Discourse and Conversation Analysis

JAPN438

Topics in Japanese Pragmatics

Select one Japanese literature/cultural studies course:

3

JAPN221

Radical Transformations in Japanese Culture

JAPN314

JAPN315

JAPN316

Women and Japanese Literature: Japanese Literature in Translation

JAPN325

Modern Japanese Literature and Film (In Translation)

JAPN424

Japan From the Margins

JAPN425

The Atomic Bomb in Literature and Memory

JAPN498

Special Topics in Japanese Studies

Select one additional 3 credit course from the lists above.

3

Total Credits

15

  • At least nine of the fifteen hours must be at the 3xx or 4xx level.

  • Students must receive a "C-" or better in all courses used for the minor.

  • An overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor is required for graduation.

  • No more than 6 of the 15 credits toward the minor may be taken at an institution other than UMCP.