Requires 29 hours, including three advanced language courses beyond JPN 201.* Study abroad in Japan is also required.**
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| EAL 375 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Select three electives in Japanese literature, film and/or culture: * | 9 | |
| Major Works of Japanese Literature I | ||
| Major Works of Japanese Literature II | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Modern and Contemporary Japan | ||
| Japanese Film: Themes and Methods | ||
| Contemporary Japanese Culture | ||
| Select one of the following Japanese history and/or religion courses: | 3 | |
| Japan before 1600 | ||
| Japan since 1600 | ||
| The Rise of Asian Economic Power since WWII | ||
| Samurai and Geisha: Fact, Film, and Fiction | ||
| The Religions of Japan | ||
| Zen Buddhism | ||
| Select one course in East Asian/Korean/Chinese literature, film, or cutlure: | 3 | |
| Themes in Chinese Literature I | ||
| Themes in Chinese Literature II | ||
| Traditional Chinese Literature | ||
| Experiments in Modern Chinese Literature and Visual Culture | ||
| Chinese Cinemas | ||
| Global Work and Life: A Chinese Linguistics Approach | ||
| Mass Culture in Modern China | ||
| Fiction and Film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beyond | ||
| Kung Fu China: Culture, Narrative, Globalization | ||
| Survey of East Asian Cultures | ||
| Korean Cinema: History, Gender, and Genre | ||
| Contemporary East Asian Cinema | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Korea | ||
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Students may take up to fourteen hours of Japanese language courses, three hours of which (either JPN 231 or JPN 291) may substitute as a Japanese literature, film, and culture elective.
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Under special circumstances, a student may substitute an approved intensive immersion program in the U.S. for the study abroad requirement.
A minimum C average is required for all courses in the major.
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.