50 courses with the subject JAPN, 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.
JAPN 111Elementary Japanese I4
Introduction to the basic structure of the Japanese language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with a focus on an accurate command of grammar and culturally appropriate communication skills.
Introduction to the basic structure of the Japanese language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with a focus on an accurate command of grammar and culturally appropriate communication skills.
Continued study of the basic structure of the Japanese language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with a focus on an accurate command of grammar and culturally appropriate communication skills.
Continued study of the basic structure of the Japanese language. Practice in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with a focus on an accurate command of grammar and culturally appropriate communication skills. CSBSJU Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027 357
This course introduces novels, short stories, manga, and films written by Japanese and Japanese-American woman writers and filmmakers since the 1970s. We read texts that explore questions of identity related to gender, race, and ethnicity in a comparative context, from the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II to the rethinking of female icons of Japanese mythology and folklore, as well as what it means to be alienated in what is supposed to one’s “homeland” and being insufficiently fluent in one’s “mother tongue.” With texts set in the United States, Japan, and Europe, this course aims to demonstrate the relevance of great literature and film by Japanese women to questions at the heart of an intersectional analysis of gender, race, and ethnicity. Equivalent courses: GEND 180D, GEND 360E, JAPN 321A Attributes: CSD: Identity (CI)
Selected readings deal with world languages and cultures. Texts read may be classics in a national literature, works by writers who recently won a high literary prize, or texts dealing with current topics critical to the history or politics of a particular country. Texts may be tied to on- campus lectures on world literature by invited speakers. This course can be repeated once for credit with the permission of the chair. Offered for S/
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can be repeated once for credit with the permission of the chair.
Review and continued study of grammar together with additional training in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Satisfactory completion of JAPN 211 fulfills the global language proficiency requirement. Attributes: Global Language Proficiency
Review and continued study of grammar together with additional training in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Satisfactory completion of JAPN 211 fulfills the global language proficiency requirement. Attributes: Global Language Proficiency
Review and continued study of grammar together with additional training in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Equivalent courses: JAPN 212A, JAPN 212Z Attributes: Global Language Proficiency
Selected readings deal with world languages and cultures. Texts read may be classics in a national literature, works by writers who recently won a high literary prize, or texts dealing with current topics critical to the history or politics of a particular country. Texts may be tied to on- campus lectures on world literature by invited speakers. This course can be repeated once for credit with the permission of the chair. Offered for S/
Subject
JAPN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
can be repeated once for credit with the permission of the chair.
Review and continued development of grammar together with development of skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Equivalent courses: JAPN 315
Review and continued development of grammar together with development of skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Equivalent courses: JAPN 316
Reading and analysis of classic literary works in English translation from selected periods. Examination of the development and adaptation of different literary genres in the process of social transformations such as migration and immigration. Taught in English.
Through Japanese texts and visual media (film, print), this course explores a diversity of representations of love in modern Japanese culture, with a brief introduction to classical representations of love in order to set the framework for their modern legacy. We ask how love in Japan can be understood in relation to sexuality, gender, and family with reference to theories from gender and queer studies. We will move through themes such as double-suicide, modern love, feminism, homosexuality, prostitution, sex and war, castration, and more, pairing great literary works with their equally influential filmic adaptations. Taught in English. Equivalent courses: GEND 290A
This course gives a broad overview of Japanese film and visual culture from the 1940s to the present. Cinema in Japan has a rich history, from samurai sword-fight films to tokusatsu monster movies, horror, New Wave, films on the family unit, long-running drama series, documentary, anime, and beyond. We will explore the genres of Japanese film and their historical, political, and cultural contexts while gaining a critical langua for discussing and writing about film. We will screen (subtitled) films by directors such as Mizoguchi Kenji, Kurosawa Akira, Masumura Yasuzo, Koreeda Hirokazu, Kawase Naomi, and many more. Courses (CS) you first must complete the following Integrations requirements; Learning Foundations (LF), Theological Encounter (TE), and Cultural and Social Difference: identity (CI). Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS), Global Engagement (GL)
This course surveys a broad range of themes related to Japan's cultural history through analysis of literary and visual media from ancient to modern times. However, rather than seeking to discover an essence or key to understanding Japan, this course aims to complicate the picture of a unitary, internally consistent, and monolithic Japan. We take as premise that Japan is and has always been hybrid, fractured, and transnational. Hence, we interrogate how understanding of what is "Japan" often has much to do with transnational exchange, migration, negotiation, and acknowledge that this "Japan" is in constant flux. For example, we explore not only how Japanese thinkers represented Japan to people within Japan, but how thinkers attempted to project a certain image of Japan onto an international stage. We will work with both primary sources in translation and secondary sources, considering perspectives of the people of Japan--including ethnic minorities--and outsiders looking in. Taught in English. Equivalent courses: MCLT 319C Attributes: Human Experience (HE), Thematic Encounter3 - Justice
This course looks at the development of Japanese folklore, exploring ge the narrative origins of Japanese folk beliefs and myths as well as their transmission and adaptation to the present. These modern adaptations and retellings often reveal injustices of the past, highlighting issues of gender, race, class, and beyond. With an introduction to theories of folklore, we delve into supernatural tales involving ghosts and shape- shifting creatures as well as moralistic teachings that inform Japanese religious traditions. Class material ranges from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (10th century) to collections by 20th century folklorist Yanagita Kunio to the literary adaptations by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Oba Minako, Kawakami Hiromi, and the anime of Studio Ghibli. Participants will experience the orality of folktales through in-class narrations and create their own modern retelling in ways that highlight injustices today. Attributes: CSD: Systems (CS)
Business Japanese reviews polite language (keigo) from the advanced Japanese language classes (311, 312) and expands its application for practical use in business settings. This includes proper workplace interactions, email correspondences, and culturally appropriate gestures and practices (such as the exchange of business cards). This course may be offered as a standalone, or crosslisted with other advanced Japanese courses, in which case learning material beyond the regular course textbooks will serve as supplement. Attributes: Human Experience (HE) CSBSJU Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2026-2027 359 JAPN 370JA Advanced Japanese III Abroad - Japam (4 Credits) As a part of the Japan study abroad program, this course deepens Japanese communicative proficiency giving emphasis to spoken language and grammatical accuracy in an immersion setting. It offers practice in presentational and interactive uses of Japanese. Open to students participating in the Japan program.
Supervised reading or research at the upper-division level. Permission of department chair and completion and/or concurrent registration of 12 credits within the department required. Not available to first-year students. Languages and Cultures (LNGS)
