Japanese Minor

Japanese Minor Program Information

PO Box 70312
Phone: (423) 439-4264
Web Address: www.etsu.edu/cas/litlang

Contact: Junko Tezuka-Arnold
email: tezuka@etsu.edu

The Department of Literature and Language offers a minor in Japanese. The minor offers students opportunities to pursue Japanese comprehension as well as an introduction to Japanese culture.

Japanese Minor Pre-requirements

• JAPN 1010 - Beginning Japanese I (3 credits) *
• JAPN 1020 - Beginning Japanese II (3 credits) *

• *Based on placement test or equivalent.

Japanese Minor Requirements: 18 credits

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 credits of which at least 9 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.

Required Courses: 12 credits

• JAPN 2010 - Second-Year Japanese I (3 credits)
• JAPN 2020 - Second-Year Japanese II (3 credits)
• JAPN 3015 - Japanese Conversation and Composition I (3 credits)
• JAPN 3025 - Japanese Conversation and Composition II (3 credits)

Advisor Approved Electives: 6 credits

Choose two of the following:

• JAPN 3005 - Japanese Language and Culture in Japan (3 credits)
• JAPN 3026 - Business Japanese (3 credits)
• JAPN 4015 - Advanced Japanese I (3 credits)
• JAPN 4020 - Reading in Modern Japanese (3 credits)
• JAPN 4025 - Advanced Japanese II (3 credits)
• JAPN 4975 - Topics in Japanese (3 credits)
• HIST 3740 - History of Asia (3 credits)
• LANG 3989 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits)