JPN 1130 Beginning Japanese 1 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Beginning study covering four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Prerequisite: placement test.

JPN 1131 Beginning Japanese 2 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Continued study of the four skills with additional vocabulary and grammar.

Prerequisite: JPN 1130 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

JPN 2230 Intermediate Japanese 1 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Intermediate study of the four skills with new vocabulary and grammar.

Prerequisite: JPN 1131 with minimum grade of C or S or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

JPN 2231 Intermediate Japanese 2 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Continuation of intermediate study.

Prerequisite: JPN 2230 with minimum grade of C or S or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

JPN 3410 Advanced Japanese 1 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Advanced study of the four skills with attention to more complex structures.

Prerequisite: JPN 2231 with minimum grade of C or S or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

JPN 3411 Advanced Japanese 2 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Continuation of advanced study in Japanese.

Prerequisite: JPN 3410 with minimum grade of C, or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

JPN 3440 Business Japanese 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides grammatical structures and essential business vocabulary, develops conversation strategies and presentation skills, and raises awareness of the customs and cultural differences in Japanese business interactions.

Prerequisite: JPN 2231 with minimum grade of C or S, or the equivalent.

JPN 3730 Language in Japanese Society 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Analysis of variation in regional dialects: gender-based differences, pragmatics of interpersonal communication, language acquisition, and discourse structure.

Prerequisite: JPN 1130 or LIN 3010.

JPN 4415 Japanese Translation: Theory and Practice 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Key concepts and approaches of translation studies applied to the translation of Japanese to English, and English to Japanese, in a variety of media, genre, and text types.

Prerequisite: JPN 3410 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C or instructor permission.

JPN 4850 Structure of Japanese 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Linguistic analysis of modern standard Japanese. Topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and writing. Readings and discussions in English. (S and N)

Prerequisite: JPN 1131 or instructor permission.

Attributes: General Education - International, General Education - Social Science

JPN 4905 Individual Study 1-5 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

For those who seek independent work not offered in another course. Available only by special arrangement.

JPN 4911 Undergraduate Research in Language or Linguistics 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: S/U

Provides firsthand, supervised research in Language or Linguistics. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application in Language or Linguistics.

JPN 4930 Special Topics in Japanese Studies 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Variable topics dealing with specific issues in and in-depth study of special topics in Japanese studies.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

JPN 4935 Senior Honors Thesis 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Select a Japanese faculty member to act as director for an independent research project that culminates in an honors thesis.

Prerequisite: Minimum 3.5 GPA and instructor permission.

JPN 4940 Internship 0-6 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Faculty (or delegated authority) supervised internship. Requires a written post-internship report.

Prerequisite: instructor and department permission.

JPN 4956 Overseas Studies 1 1-15 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides a mechanism by which coursework taken as part of an approved study abroad program can be recorded on the UF transcript and counted toward graduation.

Prerequisite: undergraduate advisor permission.

JPN 4957 Overseas Studies 2 1-15 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Revolving topics provide a mechanism for coursework taken at a foreign university as part of an approved study abroad program to be transferred to UF. Credits taken will be entered in the student's transcript and may or may not count toward graduation, at the discretion of major's advisors.

Prerequisite: undergraduate advisor permission.

JPT 3100 Tales of Kyoto 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

An investigation of literary texts from the 8th through the 17th centuries presented within the framework of Western literary and feminist criticism.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

JPT 3120 Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Critical examination of stories, autobiographies, and secondary criticism from the 19th century to the present. Become familiar with the forms and topics of criticism through Japanese and Western sources.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

JPT 3121 Contemporary Japanese Literature: Postwar to Postmodern 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Companion to JPT 3120 that reflects the increasing clarity with which contemporary Japanese literature (1945 to present) is emerging as a separate field with its own set of issues, major texts and significance for the American student of Japan. Writers range from Dazai and Oe Kenzaburo to Murakami Haruki, and issues range from subjectivity to cybernetics.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

JPT 3140 Modern Women Writers 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examination of narratives written by women who published during the Taisho (1912-25), Showa (1925-89) and Heisei (1989 to present) periods.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

JPT 3150 Classical Japanese Poetry 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Historical survey of traditional Japanese poetry (waka) from the 8th to the 16th century.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

JPT 3300 Samurai War Tales 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Explores the historical and cultural stimuli that led to war, recorded later as war narratives. Supported by images of architecture, narrative picture scrolls, and extant military accoutrements. (H and N)

Corequisite: JPT 3500 recommended.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

JPT 3330 Early Modern Japanese Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Surveys Japanese literature of the Early Modern period (also called the Edo period), 1600-1868. Introduces and analyzes historically significant, foundational works of Early Modern Japanese literature and theater. Explores the history of the period and the development of print technologies and new genres, and introduces critical aesthetic and cultural concepts.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 4000 Words of Writing Requirement

JPT 3391 Introduction to Japanese Film 4 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Introduces the formal and historical features of Japanese film that have given it a unique position in film history. Emphasizes formal and critical analysis as well as the intellectual stakes of studying non-western film.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

JPT 3500 Japanese Culture 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Introduction to Japanese culture with emphasis on tracing the origin and development of important aspects of Japanese literature, art, religion, and society. All readings in English.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 6000 Words of Writing Requirement

JPT 3702 Japanese Visual Culture 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Explores issues within Japanese visual culture, and uses visual-cultural products to explore Japanese political, cultural, social, and historical issues. Introduces and analyzes historically significant, foundational works of Japanese visual culture, unpacks genre and genre tropes in contemporary works, and analyzes several visual-cultural works that tackle significant social issues.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International, Satisfies 4000 Words of Writing Requirement

JPT 4130 The Tale of Genji 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Investigation of the 11th-century masterpiece and its pervasive influence on Japanese literature, past and present.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

JPT 4502 Japanese Folklore 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Study of native belief systems and the supernatural as reflected in the folk practice of ritual observance and in tales, myths, songs, and proverbs.

Prerequisite: Critical Tracking semester 2 or greater.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

JPT 4510 Representations of Japan's Modern Empire 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Examines a variety of literary, historical, anthropological, and theoretical texts to explore racial and social issues related to Japan's imperial past. (H and N)

Corequisite: JPT 3500 recommended.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

JPT 4911 Undergraduate Research in English Translation 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: S/U

Provides firsthand, supervised research. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery, or application.

JPT 4956 Overseas Studies 1 1-15 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides a mechanism by which coursework taken as part of an approved study abroad program can be recorded on the UF transcript and counted toward graduation.

Prerequisite: undergraduate advisor permission.

JPT 4957 Overseas Studies 2 1-15 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Revolving topics provide a mechanism for coursework taken at a foreign university as part of an approved study abroad program to be transferred to UF. Credits taken will be entered in the student's transcript and may or may not count toward graduation, at the discretion of major's advisors.

Prerequisite: undergraduate advisor permission.

JPW 3143 Classical Japanese 1 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Introduction to classical Japanese texts with emphasis on reading comprehension, grammar analysis and translation.

Prerequisite: JPN 2231 with minimum grade of C, or the equivalent.

JPW 3144 Classical Japanese 2 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Complex texts in classical Japanese with focus on comprehension, grammar, literature and culture.

Prerequisite: JPN 3143 with minimum grade of C, or the equivalent.

JPW 4130 Readings in Japanese Literature 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

A fourth-year language course based on literary texts, incorporating advanced reading skills and the analysis of literature in the original. (H and N)

Prerequisite: JPN 3411 with minimum grade of C or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

Attributes: General Education - Humanities, General Education - International

JPW 4131 Japanese Texts and Contexts 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Complements JPW 4130, Readings in Japanese Literature, and focuses on contemporary issues as encountered in a variety of Japanese media.

Prerequisite: JPN 3411 with minimum grade of C or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test.

JPW 4911 Undergraduate Research in Target Language 0-3 Credits

Grading Scheme: S/U

Provides firsthand, supervised research in Target Language. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application in Target Language.