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JPN 20 courses with the subject JPN, 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.
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Introduction to the study of Japanese language and culture. Emphasis on speaking (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu JPN 102 Beginning Japanese II 3
Continued study of Japanese language and culture. Emphasis on speaking (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 101 or permission instructor. Credits: 3 JPN 140 Accelerated Beginning Japanese 6
This course combines the first two courses in the Japanese language sequence (JPN 101 and JPN 102) in a single-semester, intensive course. It is designed for beginners and serves as an introduction to the study of Japanese language and culture. Emphasis on speaking (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 6 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu JPN 190 First Year Seminar: An Introduction to Japanese Popular Culture 3
Selected topics of Japanese popular culture, with a focus on martial arts, cuisine, and animation.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu JPN 231 Intermediate Japanese I 3
Continued study of Japanese language and culture, with emphasis on oral development (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 102 or equivalent. Credits: 3 JPN 232 Intermediate Japanese II 3
Continued study of Japanese language and culture with emphasis on oral development (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 231 or equivalent. Credits: 3 JPN 240 Accelerated Intermediate Japanese 6
This course combines the third- and fourth-semester Japanese language sequence (JPN 231 and JPN 232) in a single-semester, intensive course. It is open to any student who has completed JPN 102 or JPN 140. This course takes students through the intermediate level and prepares them for upper-level courses.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 6 Credits (max) 6 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 102 or JPN 140 . Credits: 6 JPN 301 Third Year Japanese I 3
Continued study of Japanese language (composition) and culture (Liberal Studies P6).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 232 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3 JPN 302 Third Year Japanese II 3
Continued study of Japanese language and culture.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 301 Credits: 3 JPN 305 Introduction to Japanese
Subject JPN Type course Edition 2023-2024 Source www.wcu.edu JPN 306 Anime, Manga and Japan 3
JPN 232 Exploration of anime and manga to take a deeper look in Japanese language, culture, people, society, and its current issues.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 232 Credits: 3 JPN 307 Japanese Language in Cinema 3
Exploration of the use of Japanese language, and its social/cultural contexts, in film (classic to contemporary).
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 232 Credits: 3 JPN 308 Japanese Calligraphy 3
This course introduces students to Japanese calligraphy, emphasizing not only the art and technique of creating calligraphy, but also the history and sociological aspects of this pillar of traditional Japanese culture.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Sophomore Standing. Credits: 3 JPN 310 Travel Experience in Japan 3
This faculty-led travel course will give students first-hand access to the culture, history, and most important sites in various cities in Japan, which may include Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and others. Language of instruction is English. May be repeated once with a change in content.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Repeatable May be repeated once with a change in content. Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu JPN 393 Special Topics in Japanese 3
Special Topics in Japanese
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 232 . Credits: 3, R12 JPN 451 Advanced Japanese Grammar 3
Continued study of Japanese language and culture.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 301 Credits: 3 JPN 452 Advanced Japanese Conversation 3
Continued study of Japanese language (conversational) and culture.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 302 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3 JPN 481 Independent Study 3
Independent Study in Japanese. Students may choose either a language proficiency option or research option.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite JPN 301 or equivalent with permission of instructor. Credits: 3, R6 JPN 482 Capstone Experience in Japanese 1
In this 1-credit, independent study course, students will actively prepare to take one or more Japanese language proficiency tests that are administered to students completing a minor or other degree program in Japanese. At the end of the semester in whic
Subject JPN Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 1 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2023-2024 Source www.wcu.edu Prerequisite Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in JPN 301. JPN 493 Special Topics in Japanese 3
Special topics in Japanese. For summer travel courses and study abroad courses only.
Subject JPN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Permission of instructor. Credits: 3, R12 Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
