Santa Clara University

Academic Programs - Japanese Studies Program

Modern Languages and Literatures department

The Japanese Studies Program

At Santa Clara University

A printable pdf version is available here.
Detailed course descriptions can be found here.

MAJOR MINOR – minimum of 19 Upper Division Units
 At this time, Santa Clara University does not offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese Studies.  Students who would like to pursue a major in Japanese language or in Japanese Studies may do so as an Individual Studies major.  Please contact the Individual Studies Program Coordinator (Jean Pedersen, Math) or the Department of Modern Languages for more details.

 As part of the 19 units, the following courses must be included:

  • Japanese 100 or dept. approved substitution
  • Japanese 101 or dept. approved substitution
  • Japanese 102 or dept. approved substitution
  • One upper division course in Japanese literature taught in English may be included among the units required for the minor
  • 10 units must be taken at SCU or taught by SCU faculty
  • Maintain a grade point average of 2.0 in the minor
  • A junior year of study in Japan is recommended, but not required.

Language Skills

   
Lower Division Upper Division
JAPN 1

Elementary Japanese I 

JAPN 100 Advanced Japanese I 
JAPN 2 Elementary Japanese II JAPN 101  Advanced Japanese II 
JAPN 3 Elementary Japanese III JAPN 102  Advanced Japanese III 
JAPN 21 Intermediate Japanese I JAPN 113  Readings in Japanese I 
JAPN 22 Intermediate Japanese II  JAPN 114  Readings in Japanese II 
JAPN 23 Intermediate Japanese III JAPN 115  Readings in Japanese III 

Literature & Culture

Special Courses

JAPN 110 Japanese Culture JAPN 194 Peer Educator
JAPN 125 Colloquium: Japanese Literature and Culture JAPN 198 Directed Study
JAPN 140 Modern Japanese Literature in translation JAPN 199 Directed Reading
JAPN 150 Post-War Japanese Literature in Translation
JAPN 182 Japanese Women’s Literature in Translation