Asian Studies: Japan Studies

Asian Studies: Japan Studies
BA
Hours50 - 70 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

Courses cannot be double counted between the different requirement sections in the major.
requirement 1 Complete 4 courses
requirement 2 Complete 1 course
Complete one of the following political science core courses (cannot be double counted as an elective):
requirement 3 Complete 2 courses
History Core Courses:
HIST 343 - (Not currently offered)
HIST 344 - Modern Japan 3.0
requirement 4 Complete 1 course
requirement 5 Complete 2 options
Complete the requirements for the Language Certificate in Japanese and take the OPI and WPT assessments. These assessments must be done on the BYU campus, and must be completed before graduation. See http://languagecertificate.byu.edu/program-requirements for complete details:
option 5.1 Complete 2 courses
JAPAN 321 - Reading Modern Documentary Styles 3.0
JAPAN 345 - (Not currently offered)
option 5.2 Complete 1 course
Note: Only Japan 321 can be double counted as an elective.
requirement 6 Complete 1 option
option 6.1 Complete 6 courses
No more than 2 courses may be selected from any one department.
ANTHR 335 - Peoples of India 3.0
ANTHR 336 - Cinema and Culture in India 3.0
ANTHR 341 - Ethnonationalism and Southeast Asia 3.0
ANTHR 343 - Chinese Culture and Society 3.0
ANTHR 348 - Contemporary Japan 3.0
ARTHC 203 - Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture 3.0
ARTHC 375 - Japanese Art and Architecture 3.0
CHIN 342 - Chinese Film in Translation 3.0
CHIN 343 - Chinese Literature in Translation--Poetry 3.0
CHIN 344 - Chinese Literature in Translation--Prose 3.0
CHIN 345R - Chinese Culture 3.0
CHIN 346 - Introduction to Chinese Philosophy 3.0
CHIN 441 - Classical and Literary Chinese 3.0
CHIN 442 - Classical and Literary Chinese 3.0
CHIN 443 - Modern Chinese Literature 3.0
CHIN 444 - Contemporary Chinese Literature 3.0
CHIN 445R - Chinese Poetry 3.0
GEOG 272 - East Asia 3.0
GEOG 273 - Southeast Asia 3.0
HIST 337 - Pre-modern Korea 3.0
HIST 338 - Modern Korea 3.0
HIST 340 - Traditional China 3.0
HIST 341 - China Since 1200 3.0
HIST 347 - Chinese Cultural History 3.0
HIST 348 - Modern South East Asia 3.0
HIST 349 - History of Asian Religions and Thought 3.0
JAPAN 321 - Reading Modern Documentary Styles 3.0
JAPAN 322 - Reading Modern Short Fiction 3.0
JAPAN 350 - Japanese Literature in Translation--Eighth Through Sixteenth Centuries 3.0
JAPAN 351 - Japanese Literature in Translation--Seventeenth Through Nineteenth Centuries 3.0
JAPAN 352 - Japanese Literature in Translation: The Modern Era 3.0
JAPAN 441 - Introduction to Classical Japanese 3.0
JAPAN 444 - Modern Japanese Literature 3.0
JAPAN 445 - Christianity in Japanese Literature 3.0
KOREA 321 - Selected Readings of Modern Korean 3.0
KOREA 340 - Korean Literature to 1900 3.0
KOREA 345 - Korean Culture 3.0
KOREA 441 - Classical Korean (Hanmun) 3.0
KOREA 443 - Korean Literature after 1900 3.0
MUSIC 203 - World Music Cultures 3.0
MUSIC 336R - Balinese Gamelan 1.0
POLI 346 - Southeast Asian Politics 3.0
POLI 348 - Government and Politics of Asia 3.0
POLI 353 - China: Government and Politics 3.0
POLI 354 - Japan: Government and Politics 3.0
POLI 385 - International Relations of Asia 3.0
POLI 386 - Japanese Foreign Policy 3.0
POLI 388 - Chinese Foreign Policy 3.0
REL C 358 - Survey of Eastern Religions 2.0
Note: If approved beforehand, up to 9 hours of 330R or 399R credit may be counted for overseas work done under one of the following: Study Abroad, internships, mentored research, or independent field studies.
Program Outcomes

Factual Knowledge

Demonstrate general factual knowledge of the literature, humanities, history, politics, economics, geography, and social conditions of East Asia. The courses that are the foundation for this knowledge are the core coures in the major: Asian 200, Intro to Asin Studies: Methods and Materials; Asin 342, Asian Literary Traditions; History 231, Introduction to East Asian History; IHum 240, Introduction to the Humanities of Asia; and either Poli 348, Government and Politics of Asia or Poli 385, International Relations of Asia.

Language Proficiency

Communicate in Japanese at the "intermediate" level according to ACTFL proficiency guidelines-i.e. "handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations . . . limited to those predictable and concrete exchanges necessary for survival." Comprehend "simple, sentence-length speech . . . in a variety of basic personal and social contexts." Read "short, non-complex texts that convey basic information and deal with basic personal and social topics."

Effective Writing

Demonstrate effective writing skills by completing a research paper on a major East Asian topic.

Research Philosophies and Methodologies

Understanding basic research philosophies and methodologies associated with research in the social science and humanities.