Credits Required
Total credits in the minor: 16
Credits at CSUMB: 16
Prerequisites
Approval from the School of World Languages and Cultures
Outcomes, Courses and Assessment
You must achieve both of the Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing courses or alternative assessment options as described in the section that follows.
Courses completed during Study Abroad can be counted toward this minor with approval from an advisor in the Japanese program.
LO 1 Cultural Knowledge
Students will be able to provide a comparative description and basic analysis of the people, history and culture of Japan; engage in learning about the evolution of cultural customs and practices from the traditional into the modern; attain an appropriate knowledge base and other skills necessary for cross-cultural communications acquired by exploring non-western ways of thinking and perspectives as revealed in such topics as social issues, popular culture, Japanese Mind, Anime, literature and related topics.
LO 2 Historical Knowledge
Students will be able to identify and describe significant historical periods and patterns of change, from the development of Japan's ancient cultures and civilization to the emergence of the Japanese nation-state, and related social, economic and political revolutions, culminating with the rise of modern Japan; and can employ processes of critical historical inquiry.
Courses
Required
JAPN 205: Intro Japanese Culture & Civ, JAPN 305: Intro Japanese Clture/Civ or JAPN 311: Social Issues In Japan, you can combine any of the following courses to complete the 16-credit requirement:
JAPN 205: Intro Japanese Culture & Civ or JAPN 305: Intro Japanese Clture/Civ
JAPN 215: Cool Japan Today
JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind
JAPN 307: Japan-American Exper
JAPN 308: Japanese Pop-Culture
JAPN 309: Japanese Lit in Translation
JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema
JAPN 213: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan or JAPN 313: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan
JAPN 314: JPN Visual Culture & Media
JAPN 395: Special Topics
JAPN 405: Econ History Of Japan
JAPN 408: Business In Japan
JAPN 407: Japan in Asia
HCOM 322: Asian American Literature