1. Students are able to communicate effectively in Japanese in three modes: interpersonal, interpretive and presentational; and in a culturally appropriate manner in a variety of social and professional settings and circumstances at the Intermediate-High level of language proficiency, according to the ACTFL Guidelines.
  2. Students gain competency in the Japanese language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse, and compare and analyze the structural differences between Japanese and English.

Required Courses

  • Language and Culture Courses taught in Japanese (Select two)
  • JAPN 300: Intro to Adv Communication (4 units)
  • JAPN 302: History of Japan (4 to 6 units)
  • JAPN 380: Japan: Land & People (4 units)
  • JAPN 402: Japanese Literature (4 units)
  • Upper Division Language and Communication related courses taught in Japanese (Select two)
  • JAPN 301: Adv Japanese Lang Cult & Com (4 to 6 units)
  • JAPN 303: Business Japanese (4 units)
  • JAPN 312: Japanese for the Professions (4 units)
  • JAPN 304: Intro Translate & Interpret (4 units)
  • JAPN 401: Structure of Japanese Lang (4 units)