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Japanese Studies

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
In completing the minor in Japanese Studies, students take a series of courses centering on the history and civilization of Japan while keeping in view Japan’s close ties with China and Korea. Students choose courses for the minor with the approval of the director of the minor.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_d7c10715
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Minor Requirements

1 item
  1. JPN 211
    Intermediate Japanese I 4 credits
    Not resolved to a course
    or: JPN 212 - Intermediate Japanese II 3 credits

Five of the following

33 items
  1. AAS 216
    Introduction to Japanese Studies 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  2. AAS 219
    Japan in the Age of Courtier and Samurai 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  3. HIS 220
    Japan in the Age of Courtier and Samurai 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  4. AAS 237
    Introduction to Japanese Literature 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  5. AAS 322
    Literature of Japan 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  6. AAS 331
    Japanese Literature in the Feminine Domain 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  7. WST 331
    Japanese Literature in the Feminine Domain 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  8. AAS 332
    Japanese Literature in the Meiji Era 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  9. AAS 343
    Modern Japan 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  10. HIS 344
    Modern Japan 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  11. AAS 344
    Learning of Asian Languages 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  12. AAS 353
    Postwar Japan 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  13. HIS 353
    Postwar Japan 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  14. AAS 382
    Japanese Buddhism 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  15. RLS 382
    Japanese Buddhism 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  16. AAS 385
    Translation Studies of Asian Languages 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  17. AAS 447
    Directed Readings in Asian and Asian American Studies 1-6 credits (appropriate topic only)
    Not resolved to a course
  18. AAS 487
    Supervised Research in Asian and Asian American Studies 0-3 credits (appropriate topic only)
    Not resolved to a course
  19. ANT 311
    Immersion in Another Culture 3 credits (appropriate topic only)
    Not resolved to a course
  20. JPN 212
    Intermediate Japanese II 3 credits (if not used in requirement 1)
    Not resolved to a course
  21. JPN 311
    Advanced Japanese I 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  22. JPN 312
    Advanced Japanese II 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  23. JPN 331
    Social Sciences Topics in Japanese Studies 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  24. JPN 332
    Humanities Topics in Japanese Studies 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  25. JPN 410
    Business Japanese 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  26. JPN 411
    Advanced Japanese III 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  27. JPN 412
    Advanced Japanese IV 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  28. JPN 426
    Structure of Japanese 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  29. JPN 447
    Independent Study 1-6 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  30. JPN 475
    Undergraduate Teaching Practicum I 3 credits,
    Not resolved to a course
  31. JPN 476
    Undergraduate Teaching Practicum II 3 credits,
    Not resolved to a course
  32. JPN 487
    Independent Research 0-3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  33. PHI 344
    Japanese Thought and Philosophy (I) 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course

Notes

5 items
  1. Students excused from JPN 211 and JPN 212 because of previous Japanese language proficiency are required to take an extra course from Requirement 2 in order to satisfy Requirement 1.
    Not resolved to a course
  2. No more than 3 credits with a grade of P (Pass) or S (Satisfactory) may be applied to the minor.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. JPN 212
    may not count toward Requirement 1 and Requirement 2.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Independent study may fulfill only three credits.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. The Japanese Studies minor has full-year and half-year study abroad programs with seven major Japanese universities. In addition, a summer program is offered during which students stay with Japanese host families for one month while studying in Japan. Credits earned during these programs count toward the Japanese Studies minor and the major in Asian and Asian American Studies.
    Not resolved to a course
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