Japanese Minor

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Affiliation: School of Arts & Letters

The minor in Japanese offers opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of cultural, linguistics, and societal diversity by focusing on studies of Japan, including traditional and modern culture, language, literature, history and religion. With the approval of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, courses taken in International Studies Exchange or Study Abroad Programs in Japan can be substituted for courses listed below.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

A 2.00 GPA in minor requirements.
At least nine hours of the program requirements must be completed at Truman State University.
This minor requires the successful completion of 15-18 credit hours as listed below.

Program Requirements:

Two courses may double count toward a major or toward a second minor.

6 credit hours (complete both):

JAPN 301 - Advanced Japanese I Credit(s): 3
JAPN 323 - Japanese Culture and Sociolinguistics Credit(s): 3 OR JAPN 324 - Japanese Linguistics and Language Credits: 3

9-12 credit hours from the following:

HIST 3631 - History of Modern Japan Credit(s): 4
JAPN 302 - Advanced Japanese II Credit(s): 3
JAPN 323 - Japanese Culture and Sociolinguistics Credit(s): 3
JAPN 324 - Japanese Linguistics and Language Credit(s): 3
JAPN 340 - Topics in Japanese Credit(s): 3 (may be repeated for credit under different topics)
JAPN 401 - Fourth Year Japanese I Credit(s): 3
JPN 350 - Service Learning In Japan Credit(s): 4
JPN 353 - Modern and Traditional Japan Credit(s): 3-7