Japanese Minor

Completion of 18 semester hours including 6 hours of core courses and 12 hours of electives, consisting of JPN 294, any JPN course at the 300 level or higher, or other upper level courses approved by the minor advisor whose primary focus is on Japanese language, history, culture, or society. A grade of “C-” or better is required in each course counted toward the minor, and the average of all courses counted toward the minor cannot be below a “C” (2.00) average.

Japanese Minor

Completion of 18 semester hours including 6 hours of the core courses, and 12 credits from the list of elective courses or approved substitutions.

Language Core

The Japanese minor is grounded in a basic command of the Japanese language, and it is encouraged that students complete the core language proficiency courses as early as possible.

JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
JPN 202 - Intermediate Japanese II Credit Hours: 3

Elective Courses

Twelve hours of elective courses from the list below, as well as approved study abroad courses. A grade of “C-” or better is required in each course counted toward the minor, and the average of all courses counted toward the minor cannot be below a “C” (2.00) average.

JPN 294 - Japanese Study Abroad I Credit Hours: 1 To 9
JPN 301 - Japanese Grammar and Composition I Credit Hours:
JPN 302 - Japanese Writing and Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3
JPN 311 - Perspectives on Contemporary Japanese Culture Credit Hours: 3
JPN 394 - Departmental Study Abroad II Credit Hours: 1 To 6
JPN 491 - Directed Individual Study Credit Hours: 1 To 3
FST 385 - Japanese Cinema Credit Hours: 3
INT 338 - Modern Japan through Film Credit Hours: 3
INT 339 - Japan Encounters the World Credit Hours: 3
PAR 374 - Japanese Religions Credit Hours: 3
HST 363 - History of Modern East Asia Credit Hours: 3