Certificate in Japanese Language and Culture
Certificates may be earned by regularly matriculated or extended learning students and denote successful completion of a prescribed program of study designed to:
- impart specified professional/vocational/career competencies; or
- produce mastery of the content of a sub-field of an academic major (discipline); or
- provide exposure to the range of materials in a traditional or emerging interdisciplinary field.
Certain certificate programs contain 6000-level courses as requirements and/or electives. These 6000-level courses may not be taken by undergraduate students. Candidates must receive two-thirds of their certificate-applicable credit from the university. The transferring of credit or the substitution of courses may occur only after application to the appropriate campus authority.
Certificate Requirements (17 units)
Proficiency in Japanese equal to JAPN 1111 or equivalent.
Note: Entering students with previous training in Japanese or those who are heritage/native speakers should contact the Department of World Languages and Literatures for information about placement and credit by examination. Students with no prior exposure to Japanese must complete JAPN 1111 which will not count toward the 17-unit requirement for the certificate.
| Lower-Division Core (11) | ||
| JAPN 1112 | Beginning Japanese II | 3 |
| JAPN 2111 | Second Year College Japanese A | 4 |
| JAPN 2112 | Second Year College Japanese B | 4 |
| Electives (6) | ||
| 6 units chosen from: | 6 | |
| Japanese Calligraphy | ||
| Conversation in Japanese | ||
| Japanese Literature in English | ||
| Analysis of Japanese Culture through Film | ||
| Third Year College Japanese A | ||
| Third Year College Japanese B | ||
| Advanced Conversation in Japanese | ||
| Voices & Visions from the World of Japanese Anime and Manga | ||
| May substitute no more than 3 units from the list below: | ||
| Study Abroad in Japan | ||
| Study Abroad in Japan | ||
| Study Abroad in Japan | ||
| Community Service Project | ||
| Community Service Project | ||
| Community Service Project | ||
| Total Units | 17 | |