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I. PREREQUISITES (24 credits)
Japan 126	Intensive Elementary Japanese I	6 credits
Japan 246	Intensive Elementary Japanese II	6 credits
Japan 326	Intensive Intermediate Japanese I	6 credits
Japan 327	Intensive Intermediate Japanese II	6 credits
II. LINGUISTICS COMPONENT
A. Required Courses (9 credits)
Ling 201	Introduction to Linguistic Theory	3 credits
Ling 401	Introduction to Syntax	3 credits
Ling 402	Speech Sounds and Structure	3 credits
B. Select 3 courses from among the following: (9 credits)
Ling 404	Field Methods	3 credits
Ling 410	Introduction to Semantics	3 credits
Ling 411	Introduction to Psycholinguistics	3 credits
Ling 414	Introductory Phonetics for Linguists	4 credits
Ling 503	Intermediate Syntax	3 credits
Ling 505	Introduction to Historical Linguistics	3 credits
III. JAPANESE COMPONENT
A. Select 9 credits from among the following: (9 credits)
Japan 375	Introduction to Japanese Linguistics	3 credits
Japan 556	Introduction to Classical Japanese	3 credits
Japan 575	Syntactic Structures of Japanese	3 credits
Japan 580	Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language	3 credits
B. Select 6 courses from among the following: (6 credits)
Japan 497B	Contemporary Japanese I	3 credits
Japan 497D	Contemporary Japanese II	3 credits
Japan 497A	Readings in Modern Japanese I	3 credits
Japan 497C	Readings in Modern Japanese II	3 credits
Japan 536	Advanced Modern Japanese I	3 credits
Japan 537	Advanced Modern Japanese II	3 credits
C. Select 1 course from among the following: (3 credits)
Japan 135	Japanese Arts and Culture	3 credits
Japan 143	Literature: Classical and Medieval	3 credits
Japan 144	Literature: Modern	3 credits
Japan 560	Seminar in Japanese Literature	3 credits
D. Junior Writing
Japan 391G	Junior Year Writing Program	1-3 credits
IV. REQUIREMENTS Grade of C or better; GPA 2.0+; no pass/fail

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