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20 courses with the subject JAPAN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

JAPAN 100Intensive Elementary Japanese

Credit(s): 8 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) 998

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 101Elementary Japanese I

Credit(s): 4 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is intended for absolute beginners (those who have never studied Japanese) and those who have some background in Japanese, but would like to start afresh. We will focus on some elements of grammar including present and past tenses, hiragana and katakana writing systems, and fixed phrases, Students also learn about 30 kanji (Chinese characters). All four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) will be covered. Distribution Area: World Languages Course Catalog ID: 020659 Course Offer Number: 1

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 102Elementary Japanese II

Credit(s): 4 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is a continuation of JAPAN 101, and assumes the knowledge of Japanese covered in it. Students who studied Japanese elsewhere and wish to take the course need to demonstrate a similar level of competency. All four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) will be covered. In addition to new elements of grammar, students will learn about 50 new kanji. 999

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 201Intermediate Japanese I

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Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 202Intermediate Japanese II6

Advanced Intermediate Language Courses

Subject: JAPAN
Credits (min): 6
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 222LIntroduction to Japanese Music

Formerly: JAPAN 222 Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is an introduction to Japanese music from the 5th century to the present. Students will explore a variety of genres, including J-pop and music in the contexts of performing arts and films. In addition, we will discuss the use of traditional instruments in modern music and the influence of Japanese music in other parts of the world. The course will consist of lectures, discussions, and in-class demonstrations and workshops by the instructor and guest performer(s). Course Note: Knowledge of Japanese language and formal training in music are not required. This course is cross-listed as: ASIAN 222L Course Catalog ID: 040992 Course Offer Number: 1

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 250Modern Japanese Literature

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 252LPremodern Japanese Culture:From Ancient Times to 1868

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course surveys Japanese culture from the 8th century to the 19th century, with particular emphasis on literature, history, as well as contemporary material culture and social history. All readings are in English, and no knowledge of Japanese is required. Course Note: JAPAN 252L and ASIAN 252L are the same course. 1001

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 260Japanese Theatre

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is a survey of the rich world of Japanese theatre. We examine such traditional performing arts as No, Kyogen, and Kabuki, as well as more contemporary genres inclusing Takarazuka and Butoh. All readings are in English. All students interested in Japanese culture as well as performance studies are welcome. Diversity Area: International Course Catalog ID: 035048 Course Offer Number: 1

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 270Contemporary Japan

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course examines major cultural and social issues in Japan from the mid- nineteenth century to the present that continue to shape contemporary Japanese society. Treating social phenomena and a variety of cultural forms?including movies, music, and literature?we will engage the idea of Japan that they reflect and try to uncover what lies behind the stereotypes and superficial images of Japanese culture. By supplementing primary materials with relevant secondary sources, we will also explore the nature, status, and implications of cultural exchange between Japan and the world. Knowledge of Japanese language is helpful, but not required, as all materials will be available in English. 1002

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 280LPostwar Japanese Cinema: From Kurosawa Akira to Kurosawa Kiyoshi

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 290Special Topics

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Repeatable - total credits: 12 / total completions: 4 Description: Special topics in Japanese. Course Catalog ID: 039151 Course Offer Number: 1

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 301Advanced Intermediate Japanese I

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course is written and spoken Japanese beyond the intermediate level builds on the material covered in JAPAN 101 through 202 , focusing on acquisition of more idiomatic expressions and nuances of modesty and politeness. Students also further develop the quantity and quality of communicative and writing skills acquired in the previous semesters. Distribution Area: World Languages Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: JAPAN 202 Course Catalog ID: 020677 1003

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 302Advanced Intermediate Japanese II6

Non-Language Electives

Subject: JAPAN
Credits (min): 6
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 305Japanese Pronunciation

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 367LFood and Culture in Japan: National Identity and Diversity, Past and Present

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course explores how food and its consumption have been practiced and represented in premodern and modern Japan. Students will learn about the place of food in Japanese society, as well as the less commonly known aspects of Japanese food culture. The preparation, presentation, and consumption of food take place within structures of power. Food is often intimately tied to discourses of nationalism and national identity, yet it can also symbolize the diversity of society, such as regional identity, gendered divisions of labor, or the "foreign" and its appropriations. The class will investigate these and other aspects of Japanese food culture through written texts, visual arts, and film, in order to encourage a nuanced, complex, and critical understanding of the place of food in Japan. Course Note: ASIAN 367L and JAPAN 367L are the same course. This course is cross-listed as: ASIAN 367L 1004

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 378Independent Study

Credit(s): 1-3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Repeatable - total credits: 999 / total completions: 99 Description: Study of a particular area of this subject under the supervision Course Note: Students wishing to register must do so through the department. Enrollment Requirements: Instructor consent consent required for enrollment: Instructor Course Catalog ID: 020680 Course Offer Number: 1

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 379Independent Study

Credit(s): 1-3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Repeatable - total credits: 999 of a faculty member. 1005

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 385LTopics in Japanese Cinema

Formerly: JAPAN 380 Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture Grading Basis: Graded (includes P/F option) Repeatable for credit: Not repeatable Description: This course offers in-depth study of Japanese cinema related to a particular theme. The focus changes from semester to semester depending on the theme treated in that specific semester. In all cases, the class will examine the chosen theme as depicted Japanese cinema from the prewar period to the present through a wide range of cinematic styles, including silent, black-and-white, anime, period, and contemporary films, and urge students to engage in questions pertaining to the production, consumption, and reception of film in Japanese society and beyond. This course will be taught in English. Course Note: JAPAN 385L and CINE 385L are the same course. This course is cross-listed as: CINE 385L Course Catalog ID: 041481 Course Offer Number: 1

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

JAPAN 479Readings & Research

Credit(s): 3 Component(s): Lecture 1006

Subject: JAPAN
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.umb.edu

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