Minor
The program consists of 6 subjects arranged in 3 tiers starting at Japanese III. Five of these six subjects overlap with the 8-subject HASS GIR. A student can concentrate and minor in the same field.
Students choose from the following list of subjects:
Tier I
21G.503 Japanese III
21G.504 Japanese IV
Tier II
21G.505 Japanese V
21G.506 Japanese VI
Tier III
Taught in English
17.433 International Relations of East Asia
17.537 Politics and Policy in Contemporary Japan
21H.154 Inventing the Samurai
21H.155 Modern Japan: 1600 to Present
21H.354 World War II in Asia
Taught in English with 13-unit Japanese Language Option
21G.591 Gender and Japanese Popular Culture
21G.592 Introduction to Japanese Culture
21G.593 Japanese Literature and Cinema
21G.594 Cinema in Japan and Korea
21G.595 Cultures of Popular Music in East Asia: Japan, Korea, China
21G.596 Anime: Transnational Media and Culture
21G.597 Digital Media in Japan and Korea
A typical course program for a minor in Japanese includes four language subjects (Japanese III through Japanese VI), plus two of the Tier III subjects taught in English that pertain to Japanese cultural studies. At least one of the two Tier III subjects should be taken under the 13-unit Japanese Language Option subject number. These subject numbers are reserved for minors in Japanese, and students will complete an additional assignment in the target language to earn the extra unit of credit.
Advisor: Hiromu Nagahara
Minor in Japanese: MIT Bulletin
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SHASS Minor Guidelines and Procedures
Concentration
There are several concentration options, depending on whether your focus is language or literature and culture. A language concentration consists of 3 or 4 language classes, depending on your incoming language competence.
If a student’s incoming level is Japanese I:
• 4 subjects, Japanese I through Japanese IV, are required to complete the concentration
If a student’s incoming level is Japanese II or above:
• 3 subjects are required to complete the concentration, i.e., Japanese II, III, IV; Japanese III, IV, V; or Japanese IV, V, VI
If a student’s incoming level is Japanese IV or above:
• 3 subjects are required to complete the concentration, as noted above. However, one subject taught in English that pertains to Japanese cultural studies is allowed from the following list:
17.433 International Relations of East Asia
17.537 Politics and Policy in Contemporary Japan
21H.154 Inventing the Samurai
21H.155 Modern Japan: 1600 to Present
21H.354 World War II in Asia
21G.039 Gender and Japanese Popular Culture
21G.063 Anime: Transnational Media and Culture
21G.064 Introduction to Japanese Culture
21G.065 Japanese Literature and Cinema
21G.067 Digital Media in Japan and Korea
21G.094 Cinema in Japan and Korea
21G.095 Cultures of Music in East Asia: Japan, Korea, and China
Advisor: Takako Aikawa
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Transfer Credit
Transfer credit examiner: Takako Aikawa
OTHER OPTIONS
Asian and Asian Diaspora Studies
- Concentration
- Minor
- Major Departure