Japanese (JPN)
JPN 601D Japanese I 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for students with no previous coursework in Japanese. Emphasis on basic skills in listening and speaking Japanese and in reading and writing hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Introduction to Japanese culture. Includes computer-assisted instruction. Japanese 601D and 506 may not both be counted. Japanese 601D and 507 may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 506 First-Year Japanese I 5 Hours
(TCCN: JAPN 1411)
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Japanese 601D and 506 may not both be counted. Six class hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 507 First-Year Japanese II 5 Hours
(TCCN: JAPN 1412)
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Japanese 507 and 601D may not both be counted. Six class hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 506 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 610D Japanese II 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Expand on skills in listening and speaking Japanese and in reading and writing hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Japanese 610D and 412K may not both be counted. Japanese 610D and 412L may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 601D with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 611D Intermediate Japanese 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intermediate level of competency in Japanese to enable students to function in a variety of real-life contexts. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 610D or 412L with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 412K Second-Year Japanese I 4 Hours
(TCCN: JAPN 2311)
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Japanese 610D and 412K may not both be counted. Five class hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 507 or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 412L Second-Year Japanese II 4 Hours
(TCCN: JAPN 2312)
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Japanese 610D and 412L may not both be counted. Five class hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 412K or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 317C Japanese Grammar, Composition, and Conversation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to prepare students for specialized advanced Japanese language courses. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 611D or 412L with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
JPN 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Japanese 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Asian Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
JPN 320K Readings in Modern Japanese I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Exploration of different types of texts written in a variety of grammar structures with rich vocabulary. Examination of similarities and differences between various aspects of Japanese culture and the student's own culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 317C with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 320L Readings in Modern Japanese II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continued development of Japanese reading and comprehension skills using authentic print and web-based resources. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 320K with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 322 Classical Japanese 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the principal elements of premodern literary or classical" Japanese (bungo), the standard form of the written language. A survey of the principal linguistic features, close reading, and translation of a variety of prose and poetry texts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 320L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 325K Advanced Conversation I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Participate in conversations on more complex situations and subjects, including formal and informal contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 317C with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 325L Advanced Conversation II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continued development of conversation skills taught in Japanese 325K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 325K with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 326 Business Japanese 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of basic business manners and business-related vocabulary and conversation skills appropriate in an office environment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 317C with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 327 Advanced Reading and Writing of Kanji Characters 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Building more advanced vocabulary and kanji knowledge through systematic study (recognition, reading, and writing) of kanji. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 317C with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Japanese 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Asian Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
JPN 330 Topics in Advanced Japanese 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fourth-year Japanese readings on special topics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Japanese 320L with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Intensive Advanced Japanese Language: Japan. Taught in Japan in Japanese. Emphasizes reading skills and conversation.
Topic 2: Advanced Readings in Newspaper Articles. For students with an advanced level of proficiency in Japanese. Conducted in Japanese. Readings from newspaper articles and other authentic materials, including short stories and websites, selected to expand linguistic and social knowledge, vocabulary, and knowledge of kanji.
Topic 3: Practical Readings in Advanced Japanese. For students with an advanced level of proficiency in Japanese. Conducted in Japanese. Readings selected to promote a wide variety of reading skills such as scanning, skimming, prediction, reading for details, and reading for meaning. Readings include essays, comic strips, short stories, websites, magazine and newspaper articles, and other authentic materials.
Topic 4: Reading Japanese Literature. Japanese 330 (Topic: Reading Japanese Literature) and 330 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Murakami Haruki and the Art of Translation. Explore the fiction of the novelist Murakami Haruki in relation to the act of translation. Engage with Murakami's Japanese-language literary style and experiment with ways of rendering it into literary English. Recommended for those with an advanced level of proficiency in Japanese. Japanese 330 (Topic: Murakami and Translation) and 330 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
JPN 330.2 Advanced Readings in Newspaper Articles 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For students with an advanced level of proficiency in Japanese. Conducted in Japanese. Readings from newspaper articles and other authentic materials, including short stories and websites, selected to expand linguistic and social knowledge, vocabulary, and knowledge of kanji.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 330.3 Practical Readings in Advanced Japanese 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For students with an advanced level of proficiency in Japanese. Conducted in Japanese. Readings selected to promote a wide variety of reading skills such as scanning, skimming, prediction, reading for details, and reading for meaning. Readings include essays, comic strips, short stories, websites, magazine and newspaper articles, and other authentic materials.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 330.4 Reading Japanese Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Japanese 330 (Topic: Reading Japanese Literature) and 330 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 330.5 Murakami Haruki and the Art of Translation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the fiction of the novelist Murakami Haruki in relation to the act of translation. Engage with Murakami's Japanese-language literary style and experiment with ways of rendering it into literary English. Recommended for those with an advanced level of proficiency in Japanese. Japanese 330 (Topic: Murakami and Translation) and 330 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 130D Japanese across Disciplines 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Reading and discussion of Japanese language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course in Asian studies. Meetings with the instructor will be devoted to the discussion of linguistic problems, literary features, and crucial passages. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, concurrent enrollment in an appropriate Asian studies course, and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 360 Conference Course in Japanese Language and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Japanese language or literature. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Japanese, and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
JPN 381 Conference Course in Japanese Language and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study in Japanese language or culture. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor on a form obtained from the graduate coordinator.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
JPN 384 Topics in Japanese Language and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of various aspects and periods of Japanese language and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Japanese with a grade of at least C or consent of instructor; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Classical Japanese. Only one of the following may be counted: Japanese 322, 340 (Topic: Classical Japanese), 384 (Topic 1).
Topic 2: Fantasy and Reality in Modern Japanese Literature.
Topic 3: Modern Japanese Literature. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 386 (Topic 2), 384 (Topic 3).
Topic 4: Murakami Haruki and the Art of Translation. Explore the fiction of the novelist Murakami Haruki in relation to the act of translation. Engage with Murakami's Japanese-language literary style and experiment with ways of rendering it into literary English. Japanese 384 (Topic: Murakami and Translation) and 384 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
JPN 384.3 Modern Japanese Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 386 (Topic 2), 384 (Topic 3).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
JPN 384.4 Murakami Haruki and the Art of Translation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the fiction of the novelist Murakami Haruki in relation to the act of translation. Engage with Murakami's Japanese-language literary style and experiment with ways of rendering it into literary English. Japanese 384 (Topic: Murakami and Translation) and 384 (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral