Requirements

Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 16

Credits at CSUMB: 16

Prerequisites
  • CSUMB Language Requirement or equivalent
  • upper-division status
  • and 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 16 units that include both language and culture courses; with at least one upper division language course from the list below in LO 1.

Courses completed during Study Abroad can be counted toward this minor with approval from an advisor in the Japanese program.

LO 1 Language Proficiency

Students will demonstrate an Intermediate-Mid proficiency level in the four major skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) according to American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines.

LO 2 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.