Program Requirements for Japanese Studies

Major in Japanese Studies

For a major in Global Cultural Studies with emphasis in Japanese Studies: Complete 41 credits as follows:

Departmental Core (13 credits):

• GLCS 210: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (4 credits) before going abroad
• GLCS 280: CROSS-CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC SKILLS FOR STUDY ABROAD (2 credits) before going abroad
• GLCS 380: ABROAD PORTFOLIO (2 credits) whhile abroad
• GLCS 483: ADVANCED CROSS-CULTURAL SEMINAR (5 credits) during senior year

Language Courses (8 credits):
A minimum of 8 credits from

• GLJP 201: INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
• GLJP 202: INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II
• GLJP 301: JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
• GLJP 302: INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE CONVERSATION II

Study Abroad and cultural studies courses (Take 20 credits to reach 41 required for the major).

• One cultural studies course on campus: GLJP 240 or other appropriate course. Recommended.
• Study abroad for one semester in a Linfield approved program in Japan is normally required
• Up to 12 credits (in addition to GLCS 380) from study abroad in areas such as history, religion or philosophy may be applied toward the major.
• • COMM 230: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
  • HIST 124: EAST ASIA BEFORE 1800
  • HIST 210: MODERN JAPAN
  • PHIL 160: PHILOSOPHY EAST & WEST (ALSO LISTED AS RELS 160)
  • PHIL 375: COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY: ASIAN THOUGHT
  • POLS 210: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
  • RELS 218: BUDDHISM

By departmental invitation, students may write a senior
thesis: GLCS 490 (2 credits).