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Japanese Minor

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies
109 Satterfield Hall
Tel: 330-672-2150
E-mail: mcls@kent.edu
Web: www.kent.edu/cas/mcls

The Japanese minor provides a solid grounding in the Japanese language through challenging coursework in the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The electives allow students to explore different aspects of traditional and contemporary culture and society in Japan and in Asia as a whole.

 I. JAPANESE MINOR PREREQUISITES*
Course Title
JAPN 15101 Elementary Japanese I
  15102 Elementary Japanese II
  25201 Intermediate Japanese I
  25202 Intermediate Japanese II
 II. JAPANESE MINOR REQUIREMENTS (26 credits)
Course Title Credits
JAPN 35101 Advanced Intermediate Japanese I 5
  35102 Advanced Intermediate Japanese II 5
  45201 Advanced Japanese I 5
  45202 Advanced Japanese II 5
Electives: choose from the following
 6
ARTH 42023 The Arts of Japan (3)  
GEOG 37070 Geography of East and Southeast Asia (3)  
HIST 41116 History of Japan (3)  
JAPN 45301 Business Japanese (3)  
  45421 Japanese Culture (3)  
  45591 Variable Topic Seminar in Japanese (3)  
MUS 42151 Asian Music (3)  
POL 30530 Asian Politics (3)  
TOTAL 26

 

*Prerequisites can be waived by demonstrated proficiency.

The department reserves the right to substitute appropriate courses.

Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.