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Japanese Minor

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Requirements for the Minor

Core Courses (14 Credit Hours)

JAPN 2401 - Intermediate Japanese
JAPN 2402 - Intermediate Japanese: Second Term
JAPN 3311 - Third-Year Japanese
JAPN 3312 - Third-Year Japanese: Second Term

Elective Course (3 Credit Hours)

One course from the following:

ANTH 3323 - East Asia in Motion
FILM 3359 - National Cinemas
HIST 3395 - Problems in Asian History
PLSC 3346 - Japanese Politics and Society
PLSC 4386 - International Relations of East Asia
WL 3387 - Japanese Culture Through Film
WL 4385 - Internship: World Languages (with approval from Japanese area chair)

Total: 17 Credit Hours