Japan Studies Program: Requirements
Japan Studies Minor
The Japan Studies minor is designed to provide students with an understanding
of Japanese history, culture and language, and a working knowledge of contemporary
Japanese political, economic and social dynamics.
Requirements:
A minor in Japan Studies consists of 24 semester hours. Students using Japanese
101 through 202 as the college language requirement start the Japan Studies minor
with Japanese 303 and 304 or equivalent elsewhere.
Students who use another language
to fulfill the college language requirement must complete at least Japanese 202.
It is suggested that these students also take Japanese 303 & 304.
All students
are required to take SOC 260-Japanese Society. Students must pass all courses
with a minimum grade of "C."
- Elementary
Japanese-
101 and
102
- Intermediate
Japanese-
201 and
202
- Advanced
Japanese-
303 and
304
- Japanese
478-
Special
Topics
in Japanese
- Japanese
Society-
Sociology
202
- Women
in Japanese
Society-
Sociology
360 (cross
listed
in the
Women's
Studies)
- Modern
Japan-
History-
343A
- Japan
in Asia-
Political
Science-
342
- Japanese
Economic
Development-
Economics
350
- Japanese
305-
Survey
of Modern
Japanese
Literature
in Translation
- Japanese
306- Selected
Readings
in Modern
Japanese
Literature
in Translation
Transfer of Credits:
Except for SOC 260, students may take Japan Studies courses at some other approved
college and transfer a maximum of 50% (12 hours) of credit hours to satisfy
the 24 credit-hour Japan Studies Minor requirement.
Courses taken elsewhere
do not have to be social science courses, but must be Japan related. A course
may receive credit although it is not offered at Spelman, e.g. geography, but
it must still be Japan related. The Japan Studies Director will determine this
transfer of credit.
