Foreign Languages, Japanese Concentration, B.A.

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
615-898-5357
Priya Ananth, program coordinator
Priya.Ananth@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages consists of 35 semester hours in one language (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work.

Students choosing the Japanese concentration are required to take JAPN 3010 , JAPN 3020 , JAPN 3030 , 6 hours of 3000-level JAPN courses, and 12 hours of 4000-level JAPN courses. One minor is required.

Majors should choose HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation to satisfy part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirements.

Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, Japanese

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
JAPN 1010 - Elementary Japanese I 3 credit hours AND
JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II 3 credit hours OR
JAPN 1040 - Intensive Elementary Japanese 6 credit hours (only 3 hours may be counted for the degree)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
JAPN 2010 - Intermediate Japanese I 3 credit hours
JAPN 2020 - Intermediate Japanese II 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 hours

Junior

JAPN 3010 - Advanced Japanese 3 credit hours
JAPN 3020 - Advanced Japanese 3 credit hours
JAPN 3000-4000 level electives 6 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Electives 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 hours

Senior

JAPN 3030 - Advanced Japanese III 3 credit hours
JAPN 4000-level elective 3 credit hours
JAPN 3000-4000 level electives 9 credit hours
Electives 7 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 hours

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Map

Following are printable, suggested four-year schedules of courses:

Foreign Languages, Japanese, B.A., Academic Map

Foreign Languages, Japanese (Study Abroad), B.A., Academic Map