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 205JAPN 205: Intro Japanese Culture & Civ, JAPN 305JAPN 305: Intro Japanese Clture/Civ or JAPN 311JAPN 311: Social Issues In Japan
You can combine any of the following courses to complete the 16-credit requirement:
Note: You can take no more than two 200-level courses to fufill the requirement
JAPN 205JAPN 205: Intro Japanese Culture & Civ or JAPN 305JAPN 305: Intro Japanese Clture/Civ
JAPN 212JAPN 212: Samurai Spirit
JAPN 215JAPN 215: Cool Japan Today
JAPN 306JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind
JAPN 307JAPN 307: Japan-American Experierence
JAPN 308JAPN 308: Japanese Pop-Culture
JAPN 309JAPN 309: Japanese Lit in Translation
JAPN 310JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema
JAPN 311JAPN 311: Social Issues In Japan
JAPN 213JAPN 213: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan or JAPN 313JAPN 313: Manga, Anime & Modern Japan
JAPN 314JAPN 314: JPN Visual Culture & Media
JAPN 395JAPN 395: Special Topics
JAPN 405JAPN 405: Economic History Of Japan
JAPN 407JAPN 407: Japan in Asia
JAPN 408JAPN 408: Business In Japan
HCOM 322HCOM 322: Asian American Literature