University General Course Catalog 2017-2018

Mar 18, 2026

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Japanese Studies, Minor (Interdisciplinary)

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I. Contact Information

Department of World Languages and Literatures
241 Edmund J. Cain Hall
(775) 784-6055
wll@unr.edu

Department Advising: Yoshie Kadowaki, EJCH 246, 775-682-8886, yoshie@unr.edu

II. Description

The College of Liberal Arts offers an undergraduate minor in Japanese studies under the direction of the Department of World Languages and Literatures. Twenty-one units are required, 15 of which must be core courses taken through the department. Six units of related electives (at the 300-400 level) may be selected from the list below.

III. Program Requirements (21 units)

A. Core Courses

JPN 212 - Second Year Japanese II (3 units)
JPN 221 - Japan and Its Culture (3 units) CO11
JPN 305 - Japanese Composition and Conversation I (3 units)
JPN 306 - Japn Comp And Conv II (3 units)
JPN 309 - Japanese Conversation (3 units)

B. Related Electives

Select two courses from the following list:

ENG 492B - Language, Literature and Culture (3 units)
GEOG 489 - East Asia (3 units)
HIST 211 - History of East Asia I (3 units) CO11
HIST 212 - History of East Asia II (3 units) CO11
HIST 494A - Medicine and Technology in Traditional China (3 units) CO11
HIST 494B - Pathologies of Daily Life in Modern China (3 units) CO11
HIST 494C - Topics in Chinese Culture and Society (3 units)
HIST 450A - Modern Chinese History (3 units) CO11
JPN 307 - Pronunciation and Kanji (3 units)
PSC 407B - Political Systems of East Asia (3 units)