Japanese (JAPN)
JAPN 100 Beginning Japanese I
Includes basic listening, speaking, and writing in Japanese. Introduces Japanese culture. Lab. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 101 Beginning Japanese II
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 100 or Japanese Foreign Language Test with a minimum score of 100
Continues and expands skills acquired in 100. Lab. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 210 Intermediate Japanese I
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 101
Includes conversation and reading. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 211 Intermediate Japanese II
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 210
Continuation of 210. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 320 Advanced Japanese Grammar and Conversation I
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 211
Involves advanced conversation, reading, and writing.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 321 Advanced Japanese Grammar and Conversation II
Prerequisite: Completion of JAPN 320
Continues JAPN 320. Expands acquired skills.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 330 Second Language Teaching
Prerequisite: Completion of Written Communication B
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit, Audit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 374 Experiencing Japan, Its Culture and Its People
Prerequisite: Completion of Written Communication B
This course provides a first hand experience of Japan, its culture and its people. Pre- and post-trip activities (cultural readings, lectures, video viewings, etc.) complement guided study and travel in Japan. Themes include the blending of traditional and modern elements; concepts of morality and beauty; and cultural and gender identities. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit
Semester Hours: 4
JAPN 399 Independent Study
Student-designed courses approved by a faculty member. Prior approval of goals, objectives, procedures, and assessment plan as directed in the Independent Study Manual is required. May be taken multiple times with a different topic for credit. Not challengeable.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit
Semester Hours: 1-4
JAPN 420 Commercial/Business Japanese
Introduces basic commercial and business Japanese, including vocabulary, grammar rules and respect language.
Grade Mode: Letter, Credit/No Credit
Semester Hours: 4