Languages and Literatures/Japanese
Catalog pages 191
Subject abbreviations: JPN
Committee in Charge
Margherita Long, Ph.D., Chair, Japanese/
Comparative Literature Kelly Jeong, Ph.D. Korean Literature and Culture/
Comparative Literature John N. Kim, Ph.D., German/Japanese/
Comparative Literature Mariam Beevi Lam, Ph.D. Vietnamese/Comparative
Literature Perry Link, Ph.D. Chinese Literature, Language
and Culture Hendrik M.J. Maier, Ph.D. Southeast Asian
Literature/Comparative Literature Lisa Raphals, Ph.D. Chinese/Comparative
Literature Annmaria Shimabuku, Ph.D. Japanese Literature
and Culture Yenna Wu, Ph.D. Chinese/Civilizations/Comparative
Literature Yang Ye, Ph.D. Chinese/Civilizations/Comparative
Literature Stephen E. Cullenberg, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio
Major
The Japanese Major enables students to acquire advanced proficiency in the Japanese language and to develop critical thinking skills in their analysis of Japanese literary, filmic, and social texts. Student are encouraged to study in Japan through the University of California’s numerous Education Abroad Programs.
- 1. Lower-division requirements (16 units plus
language proficiency)
- a) Proficiency in Japanese through the
intermediate level (JPN 006 or its equivalent)
- b) Eight (8) units from lower-division lecture
courses on Japanese literature and culture: AST 022/JPN 022/MCS 022, AST 023/CPLT 023/JPN 023, AST 032/ JPN 032, AST 034/JPN 034, AST 056/ CPLT 056/JPN 056, JPN 035. and any other lower-division lecture courses on Japanese literature, culture, and film chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
- 2. Upper-division requirements (36 units)
- a) Twelve (12) upper-division units in
Japanese language from JPN 101A, JPN 101B, JPN 101C, JPN 110. Students whose proficiency exceeds the 101 series should take the 12 required units by taking 110 more than once, by using EAP language courses, or, under the JPN 190 rubric, by converting an existing “content” course into a language course with the instructor’s help.
- b) Twenty (20) units in upper-division Japanese
literature and culture from AST 150/JPN 150, AST 151/JPN 151, AST 152 (E-Z)/JPN 152 (E-Z), AST 153 (E-Z)/JPN 153 (E-Z), AST 184/JPN 184, AST 190, CPLT 134/GER 134/JPN 134/MCS 134, CPLT 142J/WMST 142J, CPLT 145/JPN 145, JPN 110, JPN 190, KOR 112, and any other upper-division lecture courses on Japanese literature, culture, and film chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
strongly recommended but not required)