UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
MAJOR IN JAPANESE (30 UNITS)
FL 325: Linguistics and Foreign Language (3 units)
JAPN 301: Japanese Conversation (3 units)
JAPN 302: Japanese Reading and Grammar (3 units)
JAPN 305: Advanced Conversation and Composition I or JAPN 306: Advanced Conversation and Composition II (3 units)
JAPN 309: Advanced Readings in Japanese (3 units)
JAPN 401: Topics in Japanese Culture (3 units)
JAPN 510: Modern Japanese Literature (3 units)
Upper-division electives on advisement (9 units=3 courses)
MINOR IN JAPANESE (21 UNITS)
JAPN 301: Japanese Conversation (3 units)
JAPN 302: Japanese Reading and Grammar (3 units)
JAPN 305: Advanced Conversation and Composition I or JAPN 306: Advanced Conversation and Composition II (3 units)
JAPN 309: Advanced Readings in Japanese (3 units)
Electives on Advisement (A total of 9 units; 3 units must be upper division)
HOW TO PROGRESS TOWARD THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN JAPANESE
The following is semester-by-semester instruction on courses to take. Complete lists of elective courses and supporting courses are also found below.
1. CORE COURSES (Required)
JAPN 101, 102, 103 are prerequisites for upper-division courses. JAPN 301, 302, 305 or 306, 309, 325, 401, and 510 are required upper-division core courses.
Courses 101, 102, 103, and 301 are offered every semester.
302, 305 or 306, 309, 325, 401, and 510 are usually offered every other semester.
1st Semester
JAPN 101 Firest Semester Japanese
2nd Semester
JAPN 102 Second Semester Japanese
(Also take Level 1 of Kanji in JAPN 250: Intensive Study of Kanji, a supporting course, in the 2nd semester. This Kanji course can be repeated as many times as needed. JAPN 250 includes five progressive levels.)
3rd Semester
JAPN 103 Third Semester Japanese
(Also take Level 2 of Kanji in JAPN 250: Intensive Study of Kanji, in the 3rd semester.)
4th Semester
JAPN 301 Japanese Conversation
JAPN 302 Japanese Reading and Grammar
(Also take Level 3 of Kanji in JAPN 250: Intensive Study of Kanji, in the 4th semester.
Students MUST have the Level 3 competency in Kanji — the knowledge of 1000 basic Chinese characters — before taking JAPN 309 Advanced Readings in Japanese.)
If JAPN 302 is not offered in the 4th semester, students may take, in addition to JAPN 250 and JAPN 301, other courses (such as JAPN 325 Practical Linguistics of Japanese, JAPN 401 Topics in Japanese Culture, JAPN 330 Proverbs and Idiomatic Expressions in Japanese, JAPN 305/306 Advanced Conversation and Composition) on advisement. Be sure to consult your Japanese Program Advisor for individualized recommendations for courses to take.
5th through 6th Semesters
JAPN 305 Advanced Conversation and Composition I or JAPN 306 Advanced Conversation and Composition II (Only one of these two courses is required.)
JAPN 309 Advanced Readings in Japanese
FL 325 Linguistics and Foreign Language
JAPN 401 Topics in Japanese Culture
(In addition to these required courses, students may take elective courses.
We also urge that students take Level 4 of Kanji in JAPN 250 in the 5th/6th semester to go beyond the required 1000 "Educational Kanji." Remember that the knowledge of about 2000 kanji is necessary to read Japanese newspapers! )
7th or 8th Semester
JAPN 510 Modern Japanese Literature
(Also complete the elective course requirements in this semester. Students are strongly advised to take Level 5 of Kanji in JAPN 250 to further increase their kanji knowledge.)
JAPN 510 is the most advanced course among all the required courses that count toward the B.A. degree in Japanese, and it the course in which students' exit-level reading and writing skills in Japanese are assessed. In the course, students will read literary texts in Japanese and present their literary analyses orally and in writing in Japanese. Be sure to take JAPN 309 Advanced Reading in Japanese as well as JAPN 305 or 306 Advanced Conversation and Composition BEFORE taking JAPN 510. Those who have not completed the Level 3 Kanji requirement are not allowed to take JAPN 510.
2. ELECTIVE COURSES
(Take a minimum of 3 elective courses, after completing JAPN 301 and JAPN 302.)
JAPN 330 Proverbs and Idiomatic Expressions in Japanese
JAPN 350 Introduction to Translation
JAPN 390 Business Japanese
JAPN 395 Business Writing
JAPN 401 Topics in Japanese Culture
JAPN 560 Modern Japanese Fiction
JAPN 590 Topics in Japanese Literature
JAPN 690 Introduction to Consecutive Interprestation
JAPN 699 Special Study (individual study)
Qualified undergraduate seniors may take the following graduate language workshop classes upon advisement and with the consent of the instructor. These courses count toward the fulfillment of the elective course requirement:
JAPN 710 Current Topics: Newspaper
JAPN 710 Current Topics: Radio and Television
JAPN 710 Current Topics: Magazines and Periodicals
JAPN 710 Translation Workshop
JAPN 710 Interpretation Workshop
3. SUPPORTING COURSES
IMPORTANT:Students MUST demonstrate their mastery of the 1000 "Educational Kanji" by passing either our Program's Level 3 Kanji Examination or the final examination for Level 3 in JAPN 250 Intensive Study of Kanji, with a C- or a better grade. Students MUST repeat the course until they satisfactorily fulfill this kanji requirement. Fulfillment of the kanji requirement is a prerequisite for JAPN 309 Advanced Reading in Japanese and JAPN 510 Modern Japanese Literature.
No other supporting courses are required for receiving a B.A. in Japanese.
JAPN 200 Art of Japanese Writing and Calligraphy
JAPN 250 Intensive Study of Kanji (There are five levels within the course. Can be repeated as needed)
JAPN 251 Advanced Study of Kanji (not offered recently due to budget shortage; the course content has been integrated into JAPN 250)
JAPN 600 Topics in Japanese Culture and Literature in English (not offered recently due to budget shortage)
Updated February 15, 2006 by Minami.
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