- Students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
- Students develop analytical and critical thinking in areas such as how Japan’s cultural background influences modern Japanese life, how to compare their own culture with the Japanese culture, or how Japanese culture relates to other world cultures in an age of global inter-relatedness.
Required Courses
- Select two upper division culture related courses taught in Japanese below:
- JAPN 302: History of Japan (4 to 6 units)
- JAPN 380: Japan: Land and People (4 units)
- JAPN 402: Japanese Literature (4 units)
- AND
- Select four culture related courses taught in English below (no more than one 200-level course can be used to meet this requirement):
- JAPN 205: Intro Japanese Culture & Civ (4 units)
- JAPN 305: Intro Japanese Clture/Civ (4 units)
- JAPN 212: Samurai Spirit (4 units)
- JAPN 215: Cool Japan Today (4 units)
- JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind (4 units)
- JAPN 307: Japan-American Experierence (4 units)
- JAPN 308: Japanese Pop-Culture (4 units)
- JAPN 309: Japanese Lit in Translation (4 units)
- JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema (4 units)
- JAPN 311: Social Issues In Japan (4 units)
- JAPN 213: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan (4 units)
- JAPN 313: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan (4 units)
- JAPN 314: JPN Visual Culture & Media (4 units)
- JAPN 405: Economic History Of Japan (4 units)
- JAPN 407: Japan in Asia (4 units)
- JAPN 408: Business In Japan (4 units)