The Certificate in Japanese Language and Culture requires 30 credit hours of course work beyond Basic Japanese.

Requirements

Prerequisite:

• JAPN 1001-1002 = Basic Japanese (10 credits)

Required courses:

• JAPN 2001-2002-3 Second Year Japanese (10 credits)
• JAPN 3001-3002 Third Year Japanese (10 credits)
• AIST 2082 Introduction to Japanese Culture (3 credits)

One of the following courses:

• AIST 2083 Introduction to East Asian Films
• ARTH 1040 Survey of East Asian Art
• ARTH 2071 Survey of Japanese Art
• ARTH 3042 Early Modern Japanese Art 
• ARTH 6050 History of Japanese Prints, 1670 -1970
• HIST 2011 History of Japan
• HIST 4084 Modern Japan
• JAPN 3051 Topics in Japanese Literature I
• JAPN 3052 Topics in Japanese Literature II
• JAPN 4001 Fourth-year Japanese I
• JAPN 4002 Fourth-year Japanese II
• JAPN 4005 Topics in Japanese Culture and Society

Students successfully completing course work at either Nagoya University of Foreign Studies or Nagoya University in Japan may apply selected credits to the Japanese Certificate.

For more information, please contact Dr. Noriko Fujioka-Ito

email: noriko.fujioka@uc.edu; office- 737 Old Chem; ph: 513-556-2747.