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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Japanese Minor

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. 

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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.

MINOR - JAPANESE

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
JPNS 101Elementary Japanese I5
JPNS 102Elementary Japanese II5
JPNS 150HJapanese Culture & Civilization3
JPNS 201Intermediate Japanese I5
JPNS 202Intermediate Japanese II5
Upper-Division Elective Courses 1
Complete 9 credits from the following courses:9
Jpns Lit Medieval to Mod
Japanese Film and Anime
Research (may be taken for up to 3 credits only)
Special Topics
Independent Study (may be taken for up to 3 credits only)
Modern Japanese Writers and Thinkers
Introduction to Classical Japanese
Post-War Japanese Literature
Special Topics
Total Hours32
1

If offered, JPNS 191JPNS 291, or upper-division language courses such as JPNS 301 and/or JPNS 302 may be taken in place of up to 2 of the electives. Also permitted in substitution would be one course from outside the department if it has a substantial East Asia-related element.

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