Japanese

Subject abbreviations: JPN

Committee in Charge

Anne McKnight, Director, Ph.D.,

Japanese/Comparative Literature John N. Kim, Ph.D., German/Japanese/ Comparative Literature Traise Yamamoto, Ph.D,. English/Asian American Literary and Cultural Studies Setsu Shigematsu, Ph.D., Media and

Cultural Studies Daryle Williams, Ph.D, Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

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. Students 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.

• c) Eight (8) units from CPLT 001 or CPLT 001W,

and 1 lower-division CPLT course.

• 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/GSST 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.

• c) Four (4) units in CPLT 193. (CPLT 196

strongly recommended but not required)

The Japanese Minor enables students to acquire intermediate proficiency in the Japanese language and to develop critical thinking skills in their analysis of these literary, filmic, and social texts. Students are encouraged to study in Japan through the University of California’s numerous Education Abroad Programs.

• 1. Lower-division requirements

(4 units plus language proficiency)

• a) Proficiency in Japanese through the

intermediate level (JPN 006 or its equivalent)

• b) Four (4) units from lower-division

lecture courses on Japanese literature and culture: JPN 022/AST 022/MCS 022, JPN 023/AST 023/CPLT 023, JPN 034/ AST 034, JPN 035, JPN 056/AST 056/ CPLT 056, 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 (20 units)

• a) Eight (8) 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 8 required units by taking JPN 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) Twelve (12) units in Japanese literature

and culture from: AST 190, CPLT 142J/ GSST 142J, JPN 110, JPN 134/CPLT 134/ GER 134/MCS 114, JPN 145/CPLT 145, JPN 150/AST 150, JPN 152 (E-Z)/AST 152 (E-Z), JPN 153 (E-Z)/AST 153 (E-Z), JPN 154 (E- Z)/AST 154 (E-Z), JPN 184/AST 184/MCS 184, JPN 190, and any other upper-division lecture courses on Japanese literature, culture, and film chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

Japanese Courses

Foreign Language Placement Examination A placement examination is required of all freshmen entering the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences who wish to meet the foreign language requirement with the same language taken in high school. Consult the quarterly Schedule of Classes and placementtest. ucr.edu for date and time. Transfer students who have taken a college-level language course may not take the placement examination and should consult with their advisors. No college-level credit may be duplicated. See college placement examination policy.