The Japanese Studies minor focuses on Japanese language, literature and culture though an interdisciplinary combination of language, culture, politics and history courses.
Course Requirements
- Three quarters of college-level Japanese language study (at any level).
- Five additional courses from at least two different disciplines, chosen in consultation with an advisor or faculty member, from the current approved Japanese Studies Allied Course List.
Japanese Studies Allied Course List
Art and Architecture, History of
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| JAPANESE ART | |
| JAPANESE FILM ARTS | |
| BUDDHIST ART | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE (Japanese Film Arts) | |
| KYOTO (WORLD CITIES) | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS/HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE (Japanese Painting and Prints) | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS/HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE (Japanese Art and the Warrior Elite) | |
Geography
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| THE STATE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH | |
History
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| JAPAN TO C. 1200 | |
| JAPAN c.1200 - 1800 | |
| JAPAN, c. 1800-PRESENT | |
| TOPICS IN ASIAN HISTORY | |
| HISTORY FROM PICTURES: VISUAL CULTURE IN EAST ASIAN HISTORY | |
| CULTURE AND GENDER IN JAPAN | |
International Studies
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| TOPICS IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES (Japanese Culture I) | |
Literature and Culture
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE | |
| JAPANESE WOMEN'S LITERARY MASTERPIECES | |
| JAPANESE POP CULTURE | |
| ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE I [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
| ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE II [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
| ADVANCED HIGH JAPANESE III [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM [Thematic content course conducted in Japanese] | |
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SELF,CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN (undergraduates by permission) | |
Philosophy
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHILOSOPHIES | |
Political Science
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ASIAN POLITICS | |
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (International Political Economy of the Pacific Rim) | |
| JAPANESE POLITICS | |
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS (Japanese Politics, Culture, and Society) | |
Religious Studies
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ATOM BOMB DISCOURSE (Atom Bomb Discourse) | |
| COMPARATIVE ETHICS (Industrial Diseases) | |
| COMPARATIVE ETHICS (Japanese Ethics) | |
| RELIGION IN JAPANESE HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE | |
| LITERATURE AND RELIGION IN JAPAN | |
| ZEN MIND | |
Students majoring in Japanese Studies (BA) or minoring in Japanese are restricted from earning this minor.