Essential Liberal Arts Courses (31 hours)
Required
| CCC100 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| CCC102 | Public Speaking | 3 |
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| MATH100 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts | 4 |
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| MATH101 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
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| Scientific Inquiry | 4 |
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| Experiential Learning | 2 |
Great Conversation Series
Required
| GCON110 | Great Conversation: The Meaning of Life | 3 |
| GCON120 | Great Conversation: Western Civilization | 3 |
| GCON130 | GCON130 - Great Conversation: Global Civilization | 3 |
| GCON140 | GCON140 - Great Conversation: Art | 3 |
| GCON150 | GCON150 - Great Conversation: What It Means to Be A U.S. Citizen | 3 |
The expected first course for the Japanese Studies major is MLCJ201/201L. Students who do not place into MLCJ201/201L based on the language placement policy may need to complete the prerequisite courses in addition to the core courses listed below.
Possible Prerequisite Courses for MLCJ201/201L: Japanese III
MLCJ101 Japanese I (3)
MLCJ101L Japanese I Lab (1)
MLCJ102 Japanese II (3)
MLCJ102L Japanese II Lab (1)
Japanese Studies Major Core (12 hours)
Required
Japanese Studies Major Cognates (6 hours)
Choose 6 hours required from the following:
| HIST132 | Japanese History I | 3 |
| HIST133 | Japanese History II | 3 |
| HIST221 | History of Japanese Women | 3 |
| HIST239 | Cultural History of Japan | 3 |
| HIST355 | History and Memory of the Atomic Bombings | 3 |
RELG302
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| MLCJ350 | Advanced Japanese Language | 4 |
Japanese Studies Major Electives (17 hours)
The Japanese Studies electives generally will be completed during a semester in Japan:
1 course in spoken Japanese above the MLCJ202 level (5 hours)
1 course in reading and writing Japanese (3 hours)
9 additional hours of MLCJ courses at the 300-400 level