Japanese Studies B.A. 2006-2007 Degree Requirements Checklist

39-40 semester hours

1. Either Language Core OR Non-Language Core

SEM/YR	Check	Course #	Course Title	Credits
Language Core: For non-native speakers of Japanese only (22 semester hours)
		JPNS 101	Elementary Japanese	4
		JPNS 102	Elementary Japanese	4
		JPNS 201	Intermediate Japanese	4
		JPNS 202	Intermediate Japanese	4
		JPNS 301	Third-Year Japanese	3
		JPNS 302	Third-Year Japanese	3

Non-Language Core: For native speakers of Japanese only (21 semester hours)
	LING 102	Introduction to Linguistics	3
	LING 121	Introduction to Language	3
	LING 321	Morphology and Syntax	3
	LING 324	Modern English Grammar and Usage	3
	JPST 425	Translation Workshop	3
		AND any two upper-division writing intensive courses
			3
			3

2.A total of 18 semester hours in Japan-related courses from at least two of the following three blocks:

Block I

JPST 310	History of Japan I: Early Japan	3
JPST 311	History of Japan II: Tokugawa to Meiji	3
JPST 314	History of Japan III: 20 th Century to Present	3
JPST 353	Politics of Japan	3
JPST 356	Japan	3
JPST 358	Japanese Immigrants	3
JPST 494	Special Topics in Japanese Studies	3

Block II

JPST 315	East Asian Religions	3
JPST 365	Japanese Literature in English	3
JPST 375	Japanese Music	3
JPST 381	Art of Japan	3
JPST 430	Philosophy of Zen	3
JPST 450	Mahayana Buddhist Philosophy	3
JPST 494	Special Topics in Japanese Studies	3

Block III

JPST 340	Japanese Composition	3
JPST 394	Special Topics in Japanese Studies	1-3
JPST 401*	Fourth-Year Japanese * (non-native speakers only)	3
JPST 425	Translation Workshop	3
JPST 451	Structure of Japanese (first of a two-semester course sequence)	3
JPST 452	Structure of Japanese (second of a two-semester course sequence)	3
JPST 481	Readings in Modern Japanese Literature	3

Revised 2/2/07