Japanese Studies

Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements for the major in Japanese Studies include:

The major in Japanese Studies requires 40 credits of interdisciplinary coursework. Language courses at the 1000 and 2000 level do not count toward the total number of credits for the major. Courses that are listed under more than one section can only satisfy the requirement for one section. A minimum of 15 credit hours of the major must be at the upper division level (course numbers 3000 or above).

Core Course

• course Perspectives on Japan (4)

Japanese Studies (16 credits)

• course Arts of Asia and the Islamic World (4)

• course Japanese Art (4)

• course Buddhist Art (4)

• course Twentieth-Century Japan (4)

• course Women Gender and Sexuality in Asia (4)

• course Japan Exchange Program I (16 TO 18)

• course Japan Exchange Program I (16 TO 18)

• course Japan Exchange Program II (16 TO 18)

• course Japan Exchange Program II (16 TO 18)

• course Japan Program: Shiga I (4 TO 18)

• course Japan Program: Shiga I (4 TO 18)

• course Japan Program: Shiga II (4 TO 18)

• course Seminar in East Asian Studies (4)

• course Introduction to Asian Literature (4)

• course East Asian Popular Cultures and Societies (4)

• course Philosophies and Religions of Asia (4)

• course Political Systems of Asia (4)

Chinese or South Asian Studies (8 credits)

• course Chinese Art (4)

• course Buddhist Art (4)

• course  Chinese Architecture (4)

• course Peoples and Cultures of China (4)

• course  Peoples and Cultures of India (4)

• course China: The Middle Kingdom before 1700 (4)

• course China’s Last Dynasty: The Qing, 1644-1911 (4)

• course China in Revolution, 1911-1949 (4)

• course Women in China: Past and Present (4)

• course  China since 1949 (4)

• course China and Inner Asia (4)

• course Perspectives on China (4)

• course Women Gender and Sexuality in Asia (4)

• course Perspectives on India (4)

• course Seminar in East Asian Studies (4)

• course Introduction to Asian Literature (4)

• course East Asian Popular Cultures and Societies (4)

• course Philosophies and Religions of Asia (4)

• course Communism (4)

• course Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy (4)

• course Political Systems of Asia (4)

course Directed Research, focused on Japan (4 credits)

Japanese Language at the 3000-4000 Level (8 credits)

Other Coursework

With the approval of the International Studies Program director or Faculty Adviser prior to enrollment, students may also use the following courses for major credit provided that the specific course topic to be studied in any given semester is consistent with their chosen major.

• course Special Topics in International Studies (4)

• course Directed Readings in International Studies (2 TO 8)

• course Directed Research in International Studies (2 TO 8)

• ML 1500 - Studies in Foreign Film (4)

• course Topics in Foreign Literature (4)

• course Special Topics in Art History (1 TO 4)

Note

Students using this catalog to meet Japanese studies major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the Japanese Studies or Chinese or South Asian Studies areas above and published in a later catalog.

Additional Program Information

Students wishing to study in Japan may do so through an exchange program between Oakland University and Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan, and the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Hikone, Shiga, Japan. See International Studies Program and Study Abroad.

Applicable Minors

All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, International Orientation for EGR/CS, Japanese Language, and Sustainability Engineering.