The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers undergraduate programs in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages and literatures. Each program enables students to achieve proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking the language and to acquire a fundamental knowledge of the literature of the country. The Department offers an undergraduate minor in Japanese, which compliments other majors and helps prepare students for graduate study in the humanities, social sciences, and professional schools and also for careers in business, teaching, law, journalism, and government agencies.

1. Understand the history, societies, and cultures of Japan.


2. Become an informed and engaged global citizen.


3. Develop critical language skills.


4. Prepare yourself for a wide variety of future careers or further studies.


5. Understand the forces that drive global trends in popular culture.

Japanese

College of Arts and Sciences
541-346-4041
eall.uoregon.edu

• At least three Modern Japanese language courses: JPN 301, 302, 303, 411, 412, 413


• At least two literature or linguistics courses: JPN 305, 306, 307, or 315


• Sixth course may be any JPN or EALL upper-division course

Required       20 credits
Electives         4 credits

Total       24 credits

• Non-governmental and intragovernmental organizations


• Federal government agencies


• Public interest groups


• Consulting firms


• International business

• Oral and written communication


• Critical thinking and analysis


• Cross-cultural collaboration


• Language tutoring and translating


• Linguistic and cultural competency in Japanese

• Asian Studies


• Economics


• Global Studies


• Mathematics


• Mathematics and Computer Science

Tykeson College and Career Advising
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An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be made available in accessible formats upon request. © 2020 University of Oregon. Revised 9/15/2020

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