Certificate in Japanese Studies (17 credits)
Required courses (11 credits, 3 courses):
• JPNS 201 – Intermediate Japanese I [4 credits]
• JPNS 202 – Intermediate Japanese II [4 credits]
• JPNS 301 – Advanced Japanese I [3 credits]
Electives (6 credits, 2 courses):
• Students must complete two of the following courses:
- JPNS 302 – Advanced Japanese II [3 credits]
- JPNS 309 – Business Japanese [3 credits]
- JPNS 319 – Japanese Translation [3 credits]
- MLL 316 – Japanese Language in Society [3 credits]
- MLL 317 – Images of Society in Contemporary Japanese Films [3 credits]
- MLL 327 – Modern Japanese Culture [3 credits]
- MLL 333 – Japanese Food Culture [3 credits]
NOTE: : At least three courses must be taken at UMBC in order to complete the certificate.
All courses in fulfillment of the Certificate in Language Studies must be completed with a grade of B or higher. The certificate cannot be combined with an MLLI-JPNS major or minor.