Japanese
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JPN 100A 3
Credits
JPN 100B 3
Credits
Elementary Japanese IA and IBf (h)
Courses 100A and 100B are introductory courses in the Japanese
language and culture with an emphasis on the spoken and written language. After
completion of JPN 100A and 100B the student will be able to continue on to JPN
102. Note: JPN 100A and JPN 100B must be taken to equal JPN 101, which fulfills
one semester of the foreign language core requirement. (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
JPN 101 5
Credits
JPN 102 5
Credits
Elementary Japanese I and II (h)
Introduction to spoken and written Japanese. The student will
acquire a vocabulary of approximately 1, 000 words and will learn to read and
write the two syllabaries, hiragana and katakana, as well as 150 kanji.
Cultural dimension is explored implicitly through language and explicitly
through audiovisual materials. Courses are taught in Japanese. (5 + 0)
JPN 101 Offered Fall, JPN 102 Offered Spring
JPN 201 4
Credits
JPN 202 4
Credits
Intermediate Japanese I and II (h)
The student will learn to read and write an additional 250
kanji. Conversational ability and listening comprehension enhanced by using
videotape materials. Courses are taught in Japanese. (Prerequisite: JPN 102 or
equivalent.) (4 + 0) JPN 201 Offered Fall, JPN 202 Offered Spring
JPN 210 2
Credits
Beginning Kanji (h)
Students will learn to read and write 500 basic kanji
(Chinese characters) through studying their history, composition and artistic
value. (Prerequisites: Hiragana and Katakana recognition.) (2 + 0)
Offered Fall
JPN 301 3
Credits
JPN 302O 3
Credits
Advanced Japanese (h)
Development of advanced conversational and reading skills.
Topics may include: modern Japanese prose fiction; newspaper Japanese; advanced
conversation through the study of common contractions and idiomatic usage in
the standard Tokyo dialect; and a study of television drama series. May be
repeated with different topics. (Prerequisites: For JPN 302: COMM 131X or 141X;
JPN 202 or equivalent.) (3 + 0) 301 Offered Fall, 302O Offered Spring
JPN 310 2
Credits
Intermediate Kanji (h)
Continuation of JPN 210--Beginning Kanji. Students will
learn to read and write an additional 500 kanji (Chinese characters) through
studying their history, composition and artistic value. (Prerequisites: JPN
210.) (2 + 0) Offered Spring
JPN 311 2
Credits
Advanced Kanji (h)
Continuation of JPN 310--Intermediate Kanji. Students
will learn to read and write an additional 1, 000 kanji (Chinese characters)
through studying their history, composition and artistic value. (Prerequisites:
JPN 310.) (2 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JPN 332 3
Credits
Japanese Cultural Traditions and Arts (h)
A study of Japanese cultural traditions and arts as
influenced by the religious and philosophical systems of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism
and Taoism. Lectures will cover a wide range of Japanese traditional arts such
as tea ceremony, calligraphy, martial arts, Noh, Bunraku and Kabuki. Course is
taught in English. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.
Next offered: 2008-09.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
JPN 333 3
Credits
Twentieth Century Japanese Prose Fiction (h)
A study of selected novels, short stories and film scripts in
translation representative of styles and themes which characterize twentieth
century Japanese literature. Analysis of each work in terms of
characterization, themes, structure, style and as an expression of social problems
or intellectual issues in modern Japanese society. Course is taught in English.
(Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Course may be
repeated for credit when topic varies. Next offered: 2008-09.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
JPN 377 3
Credits
Japanese American Experience (s)
Explore historical reasons the Japanese originally emigrated;
values and belief systems which came with them from Japan; economic, cultural
and sociological factors which made the issei (first generation) eventually decide
to stay in the U.S.; and evolution of the relationship between Japan and
Japanese-Americans before, during and after World War II. (Prerequisites:
Junior standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
JPN 431 3
Credits
Studies in Japanese Culture (h)
Further study of advanced written and spoken Japanese through
essays, newspaper and journal articles, and television documentaries dealing
with topics in Japanese culture. (Prerequisite: JPN 302 or permission of
instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
JPN 432 3
Credits
Studies in Japanese Language (h)
In-depth study of Japanese language or literature.
(Prerequisites: JPN 302 or permission of instructor. Course may be repeated for
credit when topic varies.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
JPN 475 3
Credits
Seminar on Contemporary Japan (h)
Ties together various threads of the Japanese Studies program
and gives students an opportunity to apply their knowledge to contemporary
issues in Japan. Provides a forum for student presentations of research papers
begun in Japan. (Prerequisite: Upper-division semester in Japan at pre-approved
program.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JPN 482 3
Credits
Selected Topics in Japanese (h)
Focuses on topics not covered in JPN 431 or JPN 432.
(Prerequisite: JPN 302 or equivalent; junior standing; or permission of instructor.
May be repeated for credit.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JPN 488 3
Credits
Individual Study: Senior Project (h)
Designed to permit the student to demonstrate ability to work
with the language and the culture through analysis and presentation, in
Japanese, of a problem chosen by the student in consultation with the
department. Offered normally in the semester preceding the student's graduation.
Conducted in Japanese. The student must apply for senior project and submit
project outline by the end of the 6th week of the semester preceding the
semester of graduation. (Prerequisite: At least 10 credits in upper-division
Japanese or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand
Warrants