JPNS 1001. Elementary Japanese I. 4 hours.
Emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn grammar, Hiragana and Katakana characters, and about 80 Kanji characters. All lessons include Japanese culture notes. Course also includes conversation sessions and character recognition and pronunciation exercise sessions on computers.
Offered fall semester every year.

JPNS 1002. Elementary Japanese II. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 1001.
Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn grammar and 120 Kanji characters. Lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. The course also includes conversation sessions and character recognition and pronunciation exercise sessions on computers.
Offered spring semester every year.

JPNS 1100. Intensive Japanese. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 1002.
Japanese language course with focus on reading, writing, speaking, and understanding Japanese for students beyond the beginning level.
Not offered on a regular basis.

JPNS 2001. Intermediate Japanese I. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 1002.
Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn grammar and about 140 Kanji characters. All lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. The course also includes character recognition and pronunciation exercise sessions on computers.
Offered fall semester every year.

JPNS 2002. Intermediate Japanese II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 2001.
Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn grammar and about 160 Kanji characters. All lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. The course also includes character recognition and pronunciation exercise sessions on computers.
Offered spring semester every year.

JPNS 2150. Business Japanese. 3 hours.
Prerequisite or corequisite: JPNS 1002.
Language, customs, and skills that are essential to transact business successfully in Japan, with textbooks as well as with actual and audio-visual materials.
Offered fall semester every year.

JPNS 3010. Advanced Japanese I. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 2002 or permission of department.
Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn grammar and about 220 Kanji characters. All lessons include Japanese culture notes as well. The course also includes character recognition and pronunciation exercise sessions on computers.
Offered fall semester every year.

JPNS 3020. Advanced Japanese II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 3010 or permission of department.
Equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn grammar and about 270 Kanji characters. All lessons include Japanese culture notes as well.
Offered spring semester every year.

JPNS 3990. Directed Study in Japanese Language and Literature. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent study and research under the direction of individual faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Not offered on a regular basis.

JPNS 4110. Advanced Japanese III. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 3020 or permission of department.
A continuation of Advanced Japanese II, with emphasis on improved proficiency in the four language skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and concentration on the reading of literary texts in Japanese.
Offered fall semester every year.

JPNS 4120. Advanced Japanese IV. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: JPNS 4110 or permission of department.
A continuation of Advanced Japanese III, including the introduction of basic concepts of translating and interpreting from English into Japanese and from Japanese into English and the reading of literary texts in Japanese.
Offered spring semester every year.

JPNS 4500/6500. Readings in Japanese Literature. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JPNS 3020.
Selected readings of Japanese literature in the original language. Texts will vary, with focus on readings of works of literature and discussion of issues in literary criticism in Japanese.
Not offered on a regular basis.