Japanese Minor

Japanese Minor Program Information

Department of Literature and Language

PO Box 70312
Phone: (423) 439-4264
Visit the Department of Literature and Language website.

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.

Transfer and Residency Policy

Students transferring to ETSU and wishing to receive a minor in a foreign language must complete at least 9 credits of upper division courses for the minor at ETSU.

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

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)

Minor Information

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 15 credits, of which at least 6 credits must be at the 3000-level or above.