Japanese

The Japanese major program at Temple University Japan Campus is a unique undergraduate degree program designed to offer a comprehensive four-year Japanese language curriculum in a JSL (Japanese as a Second Language) setting. It aims to achieve advanced and well-balanced proficiency in Japanese so that students will be well-equipped with linguistic skills and fully prepared to examine socio-cultural aspects of Japan and Japanese literature.

The Bachelor of Arts in Japanese will be conferred upon the student after the completion of 123 credits across the following requirements categories:

• 36 credit hours of General Education coursework
• 43 credit hours (14 courses) required for major; major courses must be passed with at least a C-
• 44 elective credit hours

Summary of Requirements for the Degree

1. University requirements

• All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major.
• Students must complete the General Education curriculum (36 s.h.)

2. Major requirements (minimum 43 credits)

• Language requirements (16 credits): Japanese 2702, 3001, 3002, 4001 and 4002
• Language Skills (12 credits): Choose 4 courses from the following: Japanese 2003, 2301, 2631, 3000, 3003, 3010, 3096, 3631, 4003
• Area Studies electives and Writing Intensive (12 credits): In consultation with the Major Coordinator, choose 4 content courses in other related disciplines that focus exclusively on Japan, one of them being a writing-intensive (WI) course taught in English.
• Capstone (3 credits): Japanese 4196, 4296, or 4396

Suggested Semester-by-Semester Plan

Please note that this is a suggested academic plan. Depending on your situation, your academic plan may look different.