Bachelor of Arts with a major in Japanese language and literature

The following requirements must be fulfilled:

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Japanese language and literature--The following requirements must be fulfilled:

1. The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Prerequisite courses--JAPN 1-2, 3-4; or equivalent
3. Required for the major--JAPN 105-6, 109, 111-12, and 18 additional credit hours of 100-level Japanese courses; plus 9 hours in related 100-level courses outside the program, as approved by the program advisor.

Minor in Japanese language and literature

Minor in Japanese language and literature--Prerequisite: JAPN 1-2, 3-4; or equivalent. The minor consists of JAPN 105-6 and 12 additional credit hours of 100-level Japanese courses

Courses in Japanese Language and Literature

Course Descriptions

1-2 Beginning Japanese I & II (4-4) Hamano and Staff

Fundamentals of grammar and pronunciation, with graded reading and practice in writing. Laboratory fee, $50 per semester. Japn 1 is prerequisite for Japn 2. (Academic year)

3-4 Intermediate Japanese I & II (4-4) Hamano and Staff

Continuation of grammar, with emphasis on speaking, reading, and writing. Laboratory fee, $50. per semester. Prerequisite: Japn 2; Japn 3 is prerequisite for Japn 4. (Academic year)

105-6 Advanced Japanese I & II (3-3) Hamano, Hanami

Continuation of reading of basic texts, writing of short pieces, conversation, systematic review of grammar. Laboratory fee, $50 per semester. (Academic year)

107-8 Readings in Modern Japanese (3-3) Hamano, Hanami

Readings in selected modern literary works, social science materials, and documentary materials. Prerequisite: Japn 106 or equivalent. (Academic year)

109 Introduction to Bungo: Literary Japanese (3) Hanami

Introduction to Bungo, the literary Japanese used in official government documents up to WWII, newspapers and journals through the Meiji period, and literature from the classical prose of the Tales of Ise to the 20th century poetry of Tawara Machi. Prerequisite: Japn 106.

110 Readings in Classical Japanese (3) Hanami

Readings in premodern texts in Japanese literature, history, and philosophy. Prerequisite: Japn109.

111-112 Japanese Literature in Translation I & II (3-3) Hanami

An introductory survey of traditional and modern Japanese literature read in English translation: love and nature poetry; theater (classical drama, puppet plays); fiction; diaries. (Academic year)

121-122 Advanced Conversation and Composition I & II (3-3) Hamano, Sato

Productive skills at the extended discourse level, topic-specific practice on commonly used speech patterns and writing formats. Prerequisite: Japn 106 for 121, and Japn 121 for 122 (academic year).

162 Japanese Culture Through Film (3) Hanami

Survey of the Japanese cultural heritage presented through films. Topics include literature, philosophy, art, religion, and social history from pre-historical times to the modern era. Lectures and discussion in English. (Spring)

185-86 Directed Reading (3-3) Staff

Reading of material in the student's field of interest. Admission by permission of instructor. (Academic year)

198-199 Proseminar: Readings for the Major in Japanese Language and Literature (3-3) Hamano, Hanami

Conferences for advanced readings, research and methodology. Prerequisite: Japn 106; Japn 198 is prerequisite to Japn 199. (Academic year)