School of Education

Major Requirements: Japanese Education

Advisor: Professor Naomi Fujita Geyer, 1260 Van Hise Hall, 262-9221 or 262-2291, nfgeyer@wisc.edu. Students not yet admitted to this program should consult with advising staff at Education Academic Services (EAS), Rust-Schreiner Halls, 115 North Orchard Street, 262-1651.

Minimum 38 credits. Students must complete at least 15 credits of upper-level major course work (numbered 220 and above) in residence on the UW-Madison campus. The courses listed below are East Asian Languages and Literature listings unless otherwise indicated.

Prerequisites to major course work are East Asian 103-104, First and Second Semester Japanese, 6 credits each. Majors must take 103-104, transfer equivalent course work into UW-Madison, or demonstrate proficiency equivalent to completion of both courses.

• 203 Third Semester Japanese, 6
• 204 Fourth Semester Japanese, 6
• 253 Introduction to Japanese Culture and Civilization, 3
• 303 Fifth Semester Japanese, 4
• 304 Sixth Semester Japanese, 4
• 335 Intermediate Japanese Conversation, 3
• 353 Survey of Japanese Literature, 4
• 354 Survey of Japanese Literature, 4
• 434 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics, 3
• History 104 Introduction to East Asia: Japan, 4 (changes are pending regarding this requirement)
• Additional course work, if necessary, to total 38 credits. Recommended courses:
• 323-324 First Year Classical Japanese, 3 cr each
• 403 Seventh Semester Japanese, 3
• 404 Eighth Semester Japanese, 3
• 503 Fifth Year Japanese, 3
• 633-634 History of the Japanese Language, 3 cr each