Program: Japanese, B.A. - Northern Kentucky University

Apr 03, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

These prerequisites are not included in the program totals in the table below, but they must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.

Special graduation requirements: No course in which a grade below a C- is earned can be used to fulfill the major course requirements in French, German, Japanese or Spanish.

Core Courses (18 hours)

ALL JAPANESE MAJORS MUST FOLLOW ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO TRACKS

Cultural and Literary Studies Track

Culture Study (6 hours)

Select any two courses from the following not taken above

Literary Study (6 hours)

Select any two not taken above

Interdisciplinary Course (3 hours)

Select one course from the following

Electives (3 hours)

Select any one course from among the following:

Any JPN course above the 202 level
WLL 396 World Languages and Literatures Internship (3 Credits)

Applied Japanese Track with Required Professional Studies Minor

Culture Study (6 credits)

Select any two courses from the following not taken above

Literary Study (6 credits)

Select any two courses from the following not taken above

Courses for the Professions (6 credits)

Select two of the following

Required Professional Studies Minor

A professional studies minor is defined as:

Students in this track are required to take a professional minor (or professional major) to complete the requirements. The available professional minors are listed below. Speak to your department chair or program director about double majoring using a professional major if you are interested.

Business

Accounting (23 credits)
Business Analytics (24 credits)
Business (28 credits)
Construction Management Minor (24 credits)
Economics (24 credits)
Entrepreneurial Studies Minor (18 credits)
Finance Minor (18 credits)
Management Minor (21 credits)
Marketing Minor (18 credits)
Sports Business and Event Management Minor (18 credits)
Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Minor (22-23 credits)

Communications, Journalism, Government & Non-profit Agencies

Communication Studies (21 credits)
Journalism (21 credits)
Organizational Leadership Minor (18 credits)
Professional Writing (21 credits)
Public Service (18 credits)

Informatics

Computer Forensics (21 credits)
Computer Information Technology Minor (22 credits)
Computer Science Minor (21-24 credits)
Data Science (22 credits)
Electronic Media Broadcasting (21 credits)
Electronics Technology (21 credits)
Geographic Information Systems Minor (18-19 credits)
Information Security Minor (28-31 credits)
Information Systems Minor (24 credits)
International Business Minor (18 credits)

Health Professions

Culture, Society, and Health Minor (21-22 credits)
Health Communication Minor (21 credits)
Health Informatics Minor (25 credits)
Health Promotion Minor (25 credits)
Healthcare Ethics and Policy Minor (21 credits)
Human Services and Addictions Minor (21 credits)

Law/Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Minor (21 credits)
Criminalistics Minor (21 credits)
Pre-Law (21 credits)

Sciences

Biological Sciences (20 credits)
Chemistry (20 credits)
Environmental Studies Minor (22 credits)
Industrial Technology Minor (21 credits)
Neuroscience Minor (23 credits)
Physics (21 credits)

Dual Language Track

Required Courses

Students must complete the intermediate sequence (201 Intermediate I and 202 Intermediate II courses)* in a language other than the major language. Both courses as well as subsequent courses must all be in the same language. For instance, if you choose French as your second language, you must complete FRE 201 and FRE 202.

Electives Core

Students must complete four additional courses beyond the 202-level in the language of study selected for the dual language track.