 | | Course ID: | JPNS 1001. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary Japanese I | Course
Description: | Emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students
will learn grammar, Hiragana and Katakana characters, and about
60 Kanji characters. All lessons include Japanese culture notes.
Not open to native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Elementary Japanese I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 1002. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary Japanese II | Course
Description: | Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Students will learn grammar and 90 Kanji characters. Lessons
include Japanese culture notes as well. Not open to native
speakers. | | Athena Title: | Elementary Japanese II | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 1001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 1100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intensive Japanese | Course
Description: | Japanese language course with focus on reading, writing, speaking, and understanding Japanese for students beyond the beginning level. | | Athena Title: | INTENSIVE JPN | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 1002 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 2001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Japanese I | Course
Description: | Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Students will learn grammar and about 100 Kanji characters. All
lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. Not open to
native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate Japanese I | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 1002 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 2002. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Japanese II | Course
Description: | Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Students will learn grammar and about 100 Kanji characters. All
lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. Not open to
native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Intermediate Japanese II | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 2001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Japanese I | Course
Description: | Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Students will learn grammar and about 220 Kanji characters. All
lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. Not open to
native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Japanese I | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 2002 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Japanese II | Course
Description: | Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Students will learn grammar and about 270 Kanji characters. All
lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. Not open to
native speakers. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Japanese II | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 3010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 3990. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Japanese Language and Literature | Course
Description: | Independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED STUDY | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 4110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Japanese III | Course
Description: | A continuation of Advanced Japanese II, with emphasis on improved proficiency in the four language skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and concentration on the reading of literary texts in Japanese. | | Athena Title: | ADVANCED JPN III | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 3020 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 4500/6500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Readings in Japanese Literature | Course
Description: | Selected readings of Japanese literature in the original language. Texts will vary, with focus on readings of works of literature and discussion of issues in literary criticism in Japanese. | | Athena Title: | JAPANESE READINGS | | Prerequisite: | JPNS 3020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JPNS 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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