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JAPANESE

College of Arts and Letters

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A working knowledge of Japanese is increasingly becoming an important tool in the world of international business and foreign affairs; hence Sacramento State offers a minor program in the Japanese language. Coursework in Japanese may be applied toward other specially designed minors and majors such as Asian Studies, Anthropology, Humanities and Religious Studies, International Business, and International Affairs.

Requirements - Minor

Total units required for Minor: 12

Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.

Specific course requirements are:

(3)

JAPN 110

Introduction to Japanese Literature (JAPN 2B or instructor permission)

(3)

JAPN 116A

Language and Culture of the Japanese and the Japanese in America (JAPN 2B or equivalent) OR

JAPN 116B

Language and Culture of the Japanese and the Japanese in America (JAPN 116A or instructor permission)

(3)

JAPN 150

Advanced Japanese Grammar, Conversation (JAPN 2B or instructor permission)

Select one of the following (3 units):

JAPN 116A*

Language and Culture of the Japanese and the Japanese in America (JAPN 2B or equivalent)

JAPN 116B*

Language and Culture of the Japanese and the Japanese in America (JAPN 116A or instructor permission)

JAPN 120

Japanese Civilization

JAPN 195

Fieldwork - Tutoring (Advanced students who have native or near native fluency or upper division status, or instructor permission)

JAPN 199

Special Problems

* Whichever course is not selected in the second 3 unit requirement above.

Faculty

Kazue Masuyama

Contact Information

Curtis Smith, Department Chair
Erika Mendoza, Administrative Support Coordinator
Mariposa Hall 2051
(916) 278-6333
www.csus.edu/wll



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