Program: MCLLC - Japan Studies, BA 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
JPN 101 - BEGINNING JAPANESE I Credit(s): 4
MCL 100 - THE WORLD OF LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3
UK 101 - ACADEMIC ORIENTATION Credit(s): 1 - 2 (Variable)
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
JPN 102 - BEGINNING JAPANESE II Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

JPN 201 - INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I Credit(s): 4
JPN 320 - INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE, PRE-MODERN TO 1868 Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JPN 202 - INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II Credit(s): 4
MCL 200 - READING THE WORLD Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

JPN 301 - ADVANCED JAPANESE I Credit(s): 3
JPN 321 - INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE, MEIJI (1868) TO PRESENT Credit(s): 3
OR
JPN 351 - THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Credit(s): 3
JPN Core Credit(s): 3
JPN Core 300+ Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Lab Credit(s): 1

Second Semester

JPN 302 - ADVANCED JAPANESE II Credit(s): 3
JPN Core Credit(s): 3
JPN Core 300+ Credit(s): 3
MCL Cross Disciplinary Requirement Credit(s): 3
A&S - Social Science Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

JPN 401 - ADVANCED JAPANESE III Credit(s): 3
JPN Core Credit(s): 3
JPN Core 300+ Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

JPN 402 - ADVANCED JAPANESE IV Credit(s): 3
MCL 495 - MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES CAPSTONE Credit(s): 3 (GCCR)
300+ Elective Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3