Minor Overview

About this minor
This Minor combines language study and cultural knowledge of Japanese society and is designed to boost the employment prospects of STEM graduates. It equips students with the skills to communicate and negotiate with people of different cultural backgrounds. Graduates will be able to speak and behave appropriately in different situations and contexts, and demonstrate an understanding of Japanese culture and society. By pairing with a Major in Medicine, Social Sciences, Science or Engineering, students gain an advantage after graduation as they enter the global employment market. For students taking a minor which shares units with their other unit sets (majors or minors): in order for minors to be recognised on academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of one unit overlapping between their unit sets.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) demonstrate a Japanese language proficiency, in both oral and written forms, equivalent to N5 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test; (2) demonstrate cultural competence and an understanding of the current socio-cultural issues in Japan; and (3) acquire information literacy and management skills in Japanese through a variety of media and search techniques.
Incompatibility

MJD-JPNSB Japanese Studies

MJD-JPNSI Japanese Studies

MJD-JPNSP Japanese Studies

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2

All students are required to complete at least three Japanese language units in sequence and then choose between doing a fourth Japanese language unit or taking ASIA3002 Issues in Japanese Society and Culture.

Take all units (18 points):

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S1 JAPN1401 Japanese 1
Incompatibility
ATAR Japanese Year 11 or higher.
JAPN1101 Japanese Beginners I
S2 JAPN1402 Japanese 2
Prerequisites
JAPN1401 Japanese 1
or JAPN1101 Japanese Beginners I
Incompatibility
JAPN1102 Japanese Beginners II
S1 JAPN2001 Japanese 3A
Prerequisites
JAPN1402 Japanese 2
or JAPN1102 Japanese Beginners II
Incompatibility
JAPN2201 Japanese Intermediate Bridging
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S2 ASIA3002 Issues in Japanese Society and Culture
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
any one level 2 Unit(s) from the School of Social Sciences
or Humanities
Incompatibility
ASIA2218 Japan: Social and Cultural Tensions.
ASIA2214 Japan in Changing Asia.
ASIA2217 Shifting Identities in Japan
S1 JAPN2403 Japanese 3
Prerequisites
JAPN1402 Japanese 2
or JAPN1102 Japanese Beginners II
Co-requisites
JAPN2001 Japanese 3A
Incompatibility
JAPN2203 Japanese Intermediate I