Japanese Minor

Exciting changes are coming in Fall 2022 to the Japanese major and minor requirements! No worries, though—we’re here to help. 

If you have declared Japanese as your major or minor prior to Fall 2022, absolutely no changes for you! Simply review the Old Requirement Section below and complete your course work as planned. If you have any questions, please make an appointment with your academic advisor.

If you declare Japanese as your major or minor after the new degree requirements become effective as of Fall 2022, you will fulfill the new set of requirements. Refer to the New Requirement Section below for more details. Even if you do not have any questions, it is a good idea to meet with your academic advisor to make an academic plan for the rest of your undergraduate program at MSU:)

If you have already declared Japanese as your major or minor prior to Fall 2022 but would like to fulfill the new degree requirements, please discuss this option with your academic advisor.

Requirements for the minor are designed to give you a solid foundation in the Japanese language, as well as a broad and nuanced understanding of its culture, history and society.  In addition to completing the degree requirements, minor are encouraged to take courses in Japanese premodern, modern and contemporary culture, as well as to participate in education abroad programs and Asia and Japan-related cultural events at Michigan State University and beyond.

 

Old Requirements
(prior to Fall 2022)

Japanese Minor (16-17 credits)

  1. All of the following courses:
    1. JPN 201: Second-Year Japanese I (5 credits)
    2. JPN 202: Second-Year Japanese II (5 credits)
    3. JPN 369: Introduction to Japanese Literature and Culture (3 credits)
  2. One of the following elective courses (or approved substitution):
    1. JPN 301: Third-Year Japanese I (4 credits)
    2. JPN 302: Third-Year Japanese II (4 credits)
    3. JPN 350: Studies in Japanese Language (3 credits)

New Requirements
(effective of Fall 2022)

Japanese Minor (16-17 credits)

* No changes 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching Minor in Japanese

(24 credits)

  1. All of the following courses:
    1. JPN 201: Second-Year Japanese I (5 credits)
    2. JPN 202: Second-Year Japanese II (5 credits)
    3. JPN 301: Third-Year Japanese I (4 credits)
    4. JPN 302: Third-Year Japanese II (4 credits)
    5. JPN 369: Introduction to Japanese Literature and Culture (3 credits)
    6. LLT 307: Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 credits)

Teaching Minor in Japanese

(24 credits)

  1. All of the following courses (19 credits):
    1. JPN 202: Second-Year Japanese II (5 credits)
    2. JPN 301: Third-Year Japanese I (4 credits)
    3. JPN 302: Third-Year Japanese II (4 credits)
    4. JPN 350: Japanese Language in Society (3 credits)
    5. JPN 369: Introduction to Japanese Literature and Culture (3 credits)
  2. All of the following courses (5 credits):
    1. LLT 307: Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 credits)
    2. TE 409 Crafting Teaching Practice in the Secondary Teaching Minor (1 credit)
    3. TE 503 Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners in Additional Endorsement Areas (1 credit)