Major in Japanese 

A major in AMES with a concentration in Japanese requires ten courses which should be distributed as follows:

• a minimum of three up to a maximum of six (3 to 6) Japanese language courses, two of which must be at the 100 level
• a minimum of three up to a maximum of five (3 to 5) Japanese literature/culture courses or Japan related courses from other departments, two of which must be taken from AMES
• a minimum of one up to a maximum of two (1 to 2) literature/culture courses outside of Japanese concentration from AMES

 

A sample curriculum for students who need to take intermediate level Japanese:

 

Language  

• JPN 63    Intermediate Japanese I
• JPN 64    Intermediate Japanese II
• JPN 125  Advanced Japanese I
• JPN 126  Advanced Japanese II

 

Literature and culture   

• AMES 142  Girl Culture, Media and Japan 
• AMES 152  Topics in Japanese Anime
• AMES 153  East Asian Cultural Studies  
• AMES 162  World of Japanese Pop (Spring ’10)
• AMES 171  Japanese Cinema

 

Outside the area of concentration

• AMES 153 Trauma and Space in Asia  (Spring ’10)
• AMES 177 Colonial Cinema  (Spring ’10)

          or  any other AMES course on areas and cultures beyond Japan

 

 

 

 

Students who start with Japanese at the 100 level can opt to take three language courses (e.g. JPN 125-126-183 or JPN 126-183-184) and more literature/culture courses. Alternately, students can take more than four language courses (e.g. JPN 63-64, 125-126, and 183) and fewer literature/culture courses.

 

Minor in Japanese

Minor in Japanese is available in two tracks: the language track and the literature track. Five courses are required in each track. A minor in the language track requires 3-4 language courses, two of which must be at the 100 level, and 1-2 literature/culture courses.  A minor in the literature track requires 2 language courses above the elementary level, 1-2 Japanese literature/culture courses and 1-2 other AMES literature/culture courses.

 

A sample curriculum for students who need to take intermediate level Japanese:

The language track

Language  

• JPN 63    Intermediate Japanese I
• JPN 64    Intermediate Japanese II
• JPN 125  Advanced Japanese I
• JPN 126  Advanced Japanese II

Literature and culture

• AMES 162 World of Japanese Pop  (Spring ’10)

or  any other AMES course on Japanese literature/culture

 

The literature track

Language  

• JPN 63  Intermediate Japanese I
• JPN 64  Intermediate Japanese II

Literature and culture

• AMES 162 World of Japanese Pop (Spring ’10)

     or  any other two AMES courses on Japanese literature/culture

 

Outside the area of concentration

• AMES 153 Trauma and Space in Asia  (Spring ’10)

           or  any other AMES course on areas and cultures beyond Japan

 

 

 

Please contact Professor Hitomi Endo (hendo@duke.edu) for further information.

 

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