100-Level Courses
JAPAN 101 : First-Year Japanese.
(4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Writing systems, grammar and vocabulary-building fundamentals, basic conversation and reading. |
JAPAN 102 : First-Year Japanese.
(4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 101, or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Writing systems, grammar and vocabulary-building fundamentals, basic conversation and reading. Includes introduction to Chinese characters. |
200-Level Courses
JAPAN 201 : Second-Year Japanese.
(4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 102 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Further practice in conversation; basic reading and writing skills. |
JAPAN 202 : Second-Year Japanese.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 201 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Further practice in conversation, reading, and writing; introducing culture through short stories, articles. |
| NOTE: | Not for returned missionaries. This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
300-Level Courses
JAPAN 301 : Japanese Reading and Culture.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand; Winter On Demand; Spring On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 202 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading and writing emphasizing essential characters, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. |
| NOTE: | First course for returned missionaries. |
JAPAN 302 : Readings in Japanese History and Culture.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 301 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings in Japanese history and literature with essential characters, vocabulary, and grammatical principles. |
JAPAN 321 : Reading Modern Documentary Styles.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 302 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings in modern documentary styles, emphasizing reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary building. |
JAPAN 322 : Reading Modern Short Fiction.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 302 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings in modern short fiction, emphasizing grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary building, and stylistic analysis. |
JAPAN 326 : Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and English.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | JAPAN 302 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Contrastive overview of Japanese and English phonology, syntax, semantics, and discourse. |
JAPAN 345 : Traditional Japanese Culture.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Spring On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | General survey emphasizing aesthetics, religion, and value systems. All readings in English. |
JAPAN 350 : Japanese Literature in Translation--Eighth Through Sixteenth Centuries.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from 700 through 1600 (Nara, Heian, and medieval periods). |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
JAPAN 351 : Japanese Literature in Translation--Seventeenth Through Nineteenth Centuries.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from 1600 through 1900 (Edo and Meiji periods). |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
JAPAN 352 : Japanese Literature in Translation: The Modern Era.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading and discussing selected topics in Japanese literature (narrative, lyric, drama) from Meiji period to the present. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
JAPAN 377 : Japanese Language Teaching Procedures.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 302 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Acquiring knowledge and skills specific to teaching of Japanese as a foreign language. Conducted in Japanese and English. |
JAPAN 390 : Japanese for Special Purposes.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 321 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Readings, video materials, discussions, and projects in content areas related specifically to business, science, and technology. |
400-Level Courses
JAPAN 441 : Introduction to Classical Japanese.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | JAPAN 321 & JAPAN 322 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading of premodern texts, emphasizing grammar and syntax, and showing differences from and influences on the modern idiom. |
JAPAN 443 : Advanced Documentary Style.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 321, 322; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Reading and discussion of modern expository texts; developing advanced listening skills using authentic materials. |
JAPAN 444 : Reading Modern Japan.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Japan 321, 322; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fictional texts from major twentieth-century authors. Texts primarily in Japanese. |
JAPAN 490R : Individual Study in Japanese.
(.5-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Consent of advisor and instructor. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Topics vary. Assignments to fit individual needs of the advanced student. |
JAPAN 495 : Senior Seminar.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Department approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone course for the Japanese major. |
| NOTE: | Required of all majors. To be taken the last semester prior to graduation. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)