Japan Studies Minor
The Japan Studies Program offers a non-teaching, interdisciplinary minor in Japan Studies through the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. The program's mission is to provide students with the skills and understanding they need to succeed in Japanese contexts. This program is not designed for teacher certification. The minor requires basic Japanese language proficiency and a broad knowledge of Japanese history, literature, and civilization. It includes 12 credits in Japanese language training and 15-16 credits in elective coursework, for a total of 27-28 credits.
In order to receive the minor, students must successfully complete the following course work:
Required
| JPNS 101 | Elementary Japanese I | 3 |
| JPNS 102D | Elementary Japanese II | 3 |
| JPNS 201D | Intermediate Japanese I | 3 |
| JPNS 202D | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 |
| Take one of these lower division electives: | 3-4 | |
| Japanese Culture & Civ | ||
| Reinventing Japan | ||
| Choose three upper division electives: | 9 | |
| Age of the Shoguns | ||
| Japan's Meiji Revolution | ||
| Environ, Health & Sci in Japan | ||
| Japanese Adv Conversations | ||
| Classical Japanese Literature | ||
| Modern Japanese Literature | ||
| Outcast Literature | ||
| Japanese Adv Reading & Grammar | ||
| Japanese Text and Cinema | ||
| Total Credits | 24-25 | |
Not all courses may be taken in the same department. Credits earned for Japanese language study abroad may be applied to both the Language Requirement and the Upper Division Electives; but students must fulfill the Lower Division Electives at MSU. Study abroad students may transfer a maximum of 3 content course credits per semester.