Effective Fall 2025
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
All majors and minors in the department must earn a minimum grade of 'C' 2.000 (a grade of C- is not acceptable) in each upper-division course that carries the LJPN subject code.
Any transferred language courses, other than gtPathways courses, will be evaluated by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures for equivalency to CSU language courses or as substitutions for CSU language courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete the following courses. If students place out of or directly into LJPN 201, they must complete additional courses to complete the minor. 1 | 10 | |
| Second-Year Japanese I (GT-AH4) | ||
| Second-Year Japanese II (GT-AH4) | ||
| Upper-Division Courses (Select 6 to 12 credits from the following courses): | 6-12 | |
| Oral Communication--Japanese | ||
| Third-Year Japanese I | ||
| Third-Year Japanese II | ||
| Issues in Japanese Culture | ||
| Japanese Pop Culture--Edo Period to Present | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Cinema Studies | ||
| Advanced Japanese Communication Skills | ||
| Historical Aspects of the Language and Society | ||
| Integrated Japanese: Beyond Words | ||
| Advanced Kanji Study 2 | ||
| Independent Study-Japanese | ||
| Group Study-Japanese | ||
| Upper-Division Courses (Select up to 6 credits from the following courses): | 0-6 | |
| Study Abroad--Japan: Art History | ||
| Study Abroad--Japan: Studio Practice | ||
| Study Abroad--Japan: Studio Research | ||
| Asian-Pacific Americans and the Law | ||
| Modern East Asia Through Film | ||
| Tokugawa and Modern Japan, 1600-Present | ||
| East Asia in the Age of Empire, 1800-Present | ||
| Studies in Foreign Film: Asia | ||
| Philosophies of East Asia | ||
| Topics in Asian Philosophy | ||
| Comparative Asian Politics | ||
| Asians in the U.S. Media | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 22 | |
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Students placed out of or directly into LJPN 201 must complete additional lower-division or upper-division courses to complete the minor. Students should consult with their advisor about possible course substitutions HIST 120, HIST 121, LJPN 208, LJPN 250, or PHIL 172).
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