Major in Japanese

Bulletin entry for the Japanese major

Major in Japanese Language and Culture

Requires 29 hours, including three advanced language courses beyond JPN 201. Students may take up to fourteen hours of Japanese language courses, three hours of which (either JPN 231, JPN 255, or JPN 291) may substitute as a Japanese literature, film, and culture elective. Study abroad in Japan is also highly recommended. A minimum C average is required for all courses in the major.

Required major courses

JPN 220  Third-year Japanese I (4)
JPN 230  Third-year Japanese II (4)
JPN 231  Fourth-year Japanese (3)
or JPN 291 Special Topics in Japanese (3)
EAL 375 Senior Research Seminar (3

Select three electives in Japanese literature, film and/or culture

EAL 219 Major Works of Japanese Literature I (3)
EAL 220 Major Works of Japanese Literature II (3)
EAL 241 Gender and Sexuality in Modern and Contemporary Japan (3)
EAL 253 Japanese Film: Themes and Methods (3)
EAL 270 Contemporary Japanese Culture (3)

Select one of the following Japanese history and/or religion courses

HST 246 Japan before 1600 (3)
HST 247 Japan since 1600 (3)
HST 348 Samurai and Geisha: Fact, Film, and Fiction (3)
REL 363 The Religions of Japan (3)
REL 381 Zen Buddhism (3)

Select one course in East Asian/Korean/Chinese literature, film, or culture

EAL 221 Themes in Chinese Literature I (3)
EAL 222 Themes in Chinese Literature II (3)
EAL 223 Traditional Chinese Literature (3)
EAL 231 Experiments in Modern Chinese Literature and Visual
Culture (3)
EAL 252 Chinese Cinemas (3)
EAL 260 Global Work and Life: A Chinese Linguistics Approach (3)
EAL 271 Mass Culture in Modern China (3)
EAL 272 Fiction and Film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beyond (3)
EAL 273 Kung Fu China: Culture, Narrative, Globalization (3)
EAL 275 Survey of East Asian Cultures (3)
EAL 279 Korean Cinema: History, Gender, and Genre (3)
EAL 285 Contemporary East Asian Cinema (3)
ART 236 Art of East Asia (3)
REL 329 Asian Medicine, Health, and Healing Traditions (3)

Honors
To graduate with the distinction “Honors in Japanese Language and Culture,” following the completion of EAL 375 the student must enroll in EAL 376, submit an honors-quality research paper, successfully defend the paper in an oral examination, and earn and overall GPA of 3.0 with an average of 3.3 on work in courses taken as part of the major in Japanese. For additional information, students should consult their Japanese Language and Culture major advisor or the EAL 375 instructor.