Minor in Japanese Language & Literature

The Japanese minor covers the foundational concepts in spoken and written Japanese, including both official language and commonly used speech patterns. All minors complete six courses, with topics including pre-modern through present day literature, history and social science, newspapers and documentaries.

Students in the minor are also required to complete four prerequisite language courses before finishing the remaining requirements.

Questions about the Japanese minor? Contact Brendan Morley.

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Japanese Placement Exam

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Japanese Program Faculty

Course Requirements

The following requirements must be fulfilled:

Code	Title	Credits
Prerequisite courses
The prerequisite courses listed below are not required for students who demonstrate proficiency beyond the level of a given course. For example, a student who demonstrates proficiency beyond the first-year level can be exempted from JAPN 1001 and JAPN 1002. A student whose proficiency exceeds that of JAPN 2004 is not required to take any of these courses.
JAPN 1001	Beginning Japanese I
JAPN 1002	Beginning Japanese II
JAPN 2003	Intermediate Japanese I
JAPN 2004	Intermediate Japanese II
Required for the minor
Six JAPN courses (18 credits) numbered 3000 or above. At least one of these courses must be selected from the following:
JAPN 4107	Readings in Modern Japanese I
JAPN 4108	Readings in Modern Japanese II
JAPN 4109	Introduction to Bungo, Literary Japanese
JAPN 4110	Readings in Classical Japanese
JAPN 4121W	Advanced Conversation and Composition I
JAPN 4122W	Advanced Conversation and Composition II