2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Japanese Studies, B.A.

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Majors must complete AST-200 plus at least eleven courses (44 credits) focused on Japan, with at least four courses having a prefix other than JPN. The following courses are required for all majors:

AST-200 Introduction to Asian Studies
AST-470 Seminar in Asian Studies (focused on Japan)

At least three Japanese courses beyond JPN 201:

At least three Japan focused courses (12 credits) from the following:

ANT-204 Modern Japanese Society through Films
ANT-205 Japanese Popular Culture
ART-263 Arts of Japan
HST-161 Japan in the Ancient and Early Modern World
HST-162 Japan in the Modern World
JPN-225 Japanese Cinema
JPN-235 Classical Japanese Literature
JPN-245 Modern Japanese Literature
PHL-220 Realizing Bodymind
PHL-250 Japanese Philosophy
REL-327 East Asian Buddhism
REL-328 Religions in Japan
An approved FYW or MayX (2 credits) with topic focus on Japan

Only 1 of the following Pan-Asian courses may count toward the total of 12 courses:

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