Japanese B.A.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF ARTS - JAPANESE
- Students are required to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all their upper-division JPNS courses presented in fulfillment of requirements for the Japanese major.
- All other courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the major or minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
- The minimum GPA required is 2.00 in all lower-division work attempted in the major.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| JPNS 101 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 |
| JPNS 102 | Elementary Japanese II | 5 |
| JPNS 150H | Japanese Culture & Civilization | 3 |
| JPNS 201 | Intermediate Japanese I | 5 |
| JPNS 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 5 |
| East Asian Studies | ||
| Complete at least 1 East Asian Studies or history course on Japan or East Asia at any level that are not taught in the World Languages and Cultures Department. | 3 | |
| Chinese Poetry in Translation | ||
| Chinese Folktales | ||
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| Experimental Offering: Comparative Politics | ||
| Upper-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| JPNS 301 | Advanced Japanese | 3 |
| JPNS 302 | Advanced Japanese | 3 |
| JPNS 411 | Modern Japanese Writers and Thinkers (repeatable once) | 3 |
| JPNS 412 | Introduction to Classical Japanese (JPNS 415) | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 12 credits from the following courses: | 12 | |
| Jpns Lit Medieval to Mod | ||
| Japanese Film and Anime | ||
| Research (may be taken for up to 3 credits only) | ||
| Special Topics (may only be counted as an elective when the course is a Japanese literature, Japanese pedagogy/linguistics, or Japanese cultural course not part of basic Japanese language instruction) | ||
| Independent Study (may be taken for up to 3 credits only) | ||
| Post-War Japanese Literature | ||
| Special Topics (may only be counted as an elective when the course is a Japanese literature, Japanese pedagogy/linguistics, or Japanese cultural course not part of basic Japanese language instruction) | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Hours | 50 | |