GRADUATE CURRICULUM

(30 units)
CORE COURSES for Both Empases: Select three courses (9 units)

J750 Seminar in Japanese Linguistics
J800 Analysis of Japanese Cultural Studies
J860 Seminar in Modern Japanese Literature
J890 Integrated Seminar in Japanese Language and Culture

Teaching Japanese
as a Foreign Language
REQUIRED
(Select four courses from the list below: 12 units)
Professional Applications
MINIMUM 12 UNITS:
6 MUST BE GRADUATE LEVEL
J760 Pedagogical Japanese Linguistics
J765 Second Language Acquisition
J770 Seminar: Teaching Japanese
J775 Materials Development for Teaching Japanese
J780 Practicum in Teaching Japanese

J350 Introduction to Translation
J390 Business Japanese
J395 Business Writing
J401 Edo Culture
J401 Heian Culture - Culture of Peace
J401 Japanese Identity
J401 Japanese Way of Living
J401Life and Thought of Medieval Japan
J401 Modern Cultural History of Japan
J510 Modern Japanese Literature
J590 Japanese Women Writing
J590 Contemporary Japanese Literature
J690 Intro. to Consecutive Interpretation
J710 Curr. Topics: Magazines and Periodicals
J710 Curr. Topics: Newspapers
J710 Curr. Topics: Radio and Television
J710 Interpretation Workshop
J710 Translation Workshop
J725 Technical Translation
J730 Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation
J735 Seminar in Simultaneous Interpretation
J765Second Language Acquisition
J860 Semimar in Modern Japanese Literature
J860 The Tale of Genji and No Plays

ELECTIVES (6 UNITS) ELECTIVES(6 UNITS)
Japanese courses or courses from other departments,
some examples of which are listed below:
J560 Modern Japanese Fiction
J590 Japanese Women Writers
J590 Contemporary Japanese Literature
J600 Contemporary Japanese Culture
J600 Effects of Zen in English
J600 Japanese Motifs in English
J600 Japanese Lit. - English Translations
J600 Masterpieces in Japanese Lit
J600 Tradition in Japn Lit in English
J710 Tanslation Workshop
J710 Interpretation Workshop
J725 Technical Translation
J730 Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation
J735 Seminar in Simultaneous Interpretation
J765 Second Language Acquisition
J860 Seminar: Topics in Japn Lit
ITEC 711 (formerly ED T631) Instructional Computing in Elementary and Middle Schools
ITEC 712 (formerly EDT 627) Instructional Computing in Secondary Schools
ISED 606 Seminar: Principles/Methods-Adult Ed.
ANTH 315 People and Cultures - Far East
ART 502 Asian Art: Special Areas
GEOG 507 Japan and California
GEOG 570 Regional Studies: Japan
HIST 560 History of Tradition Far East
HIST 561 History of Far East in Transition
HIST 566 Recent Far East
HIST 578 History of Japan
IBUS 596 Japanese Managerial System and International Competition
IBUS 856 Japn Mngrl Syst & Int Competition
PHIL 510 Far Eastern Phil & Religion: The Buddhist Tradition

Culminating Experience Requirement (3 units)
J895 Applied Research
or
J898 Master's Thesis and Oral Defense
or
An elective graduate course on advisement in Japanese language, literature, culture, pedagogy or professional application AND a Comprehensive Written and Oral Exam.


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