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 |
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S1 | JAPN1401 | Japanese 1 |
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S2 | JAPN1402 | Japanese 2 |
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S1 | JAPN2001 | Japanese 3A |
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Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
Availability | Unit code | Unit name | Unit requirements |
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S2 | ASIA3002 | Issues in Japanese Society and Culture |
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S1 | JAPN2403 | Japanese 3 |