Japanese Studies — CUHK Minor Requirements (2025-26)
Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26.
Description
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:
1. Elective Courses: 18 units
(a) Any 2 courses from the following:
JASP1090, 1100, 1120
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASP 1090 | Understanding Japan | A-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM AT01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM B-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM BT01-TUT: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM BT02-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM C-LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM CT01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM | D-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM DT01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM | Not for students who have taken JASP1020. | — | ||
| JASP 1100 | Japanese Culture and Society | A-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM | B-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM C-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM | Not for Japanese Studies Majors or students who have taken UGEC1232. | — | ||
| JASP 1120 | Understanding Japanese Languages and Culture | A-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 5:15PM | B-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM C-LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — |
(b) Any 4 courses from the following non-language courses:
JASP1140, 1160, 1180, 1190, 2100, 2200, 2400, 2520, 2600, 2720, 2820, 2910, 2920, 3110, 3120, 3210, 3430, 3470, 3480, 3500, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4110, 4410, ANTH2350, 2327, HIST3380, 3381, 4420, LING1000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3101, 3201, 3204, MGNT4530, SOCI2103
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASP 1140 | Japanese Cinema | A-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM | B-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM C-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM D-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM | Not for students who have taken GESC2080, JASP1150 or UGEC1302. | — | ||
| JASP 1160 | Japanese Popular Culture in Cultural Globalization | A-LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 1:15PM B-LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 1:15PM C-LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | D-LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 1:15PM E-LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | Not for students who have taken JASP1110 or UGEC1271. | — | ||
| JASP 1180 | Modern Sino-Japanese Relations | A-LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 1190 | Tourism and Sustainable Development | — | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 2100 | Japan and Asian Creative Industries | — | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 2200 | Introduction to Japanese Animation, Comic and Game | A-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM | — | — | |||
| JASP 2400 | Culture of Japanese Mass Media | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 2520 | Intimacy in Contemporary Japan | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | |||
| JASP 2600 | Japanese Management | — | --LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 2720 | History of Japanese Literature | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 2820 | Introduction to Japanese Economy | — | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 2910 | The History of 20th Century Japan | — | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 2920 | Asia at War | — | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 3110 | The Construction of Japanese Ethnic and Cultural Identity | --LEC: We 3:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 3120 | Everyday Life and Cultural Representation in Modern Japan | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 3210 | (not found in course_info) | ||||||
| JASP 3430 | Japan and Hong Kong | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 3470 | Japanese Youth Cultures in Asia | — | --LEC: We 10:30AM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 3480 | (not found in course_info) | ||||||
| JASP 3500 | (not found in course_info) | ||||||
| JASP 3700 | Japanese Language and Society | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | Students taking this course should possess Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2 certificate or having Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT N2 level; or should have completed JASP2480/3340. | — | ||
| JASP 3800 | Japanese Philosophy | — | --LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 3900 | (not found in course_info) | ||||||
| JASP 4000 | Special Topics in Japanese Studies | — | — | — | — | ||
| JASP 4100 | Japanese Dialectology | — | — | Prerequisite: students should have one year studying experience in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — | ||
| JASP 4110 | Anthropology of Japan | — | — | Not for students who have taken JASP5615. | — | ||
| JASP 4410 | (not found in course_info) | ||||||
| ANTH 2350 | Meanings of Life | --LEC: Th 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T04-TUT: TBA | — | — | |||
| ANTH 2327 | Ethnographies of Japan | — | — | — | |||
| HIST 3380 | History of Traditional Japan | — | — | Not for students who have taken HIST3213 and HIST5507F. | |||
| HIST 3381 | History of Modern Japan | — | — | — | |||
| HIST 4420 | (not found in course_info) | ||||||
| LING 1000 | Invitation to Linguistics | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM | LING1000 is double-coded with UGED1924.Not for students who have taken UGED1924. | |||
| LING 2003 | Phonetics I | --LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: We 9:30AM - 10:15AM | — | — | |||
| LING 2004 | Phonology I | — | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM | Pre-requisite: LING2003. | |||
| LING 2005 | Syntax I | — | --LEC: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| LING 2006 | Semantics | --LEC: Mo 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | |||
| LING 3101 | Morphology | — | — | — | |||
| LING 3201 | First Language Acquisition | --LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | |||
| LING 3204 | Second Language Acquisition | — | — | — | |||
| MGNT 4530 | Japanese Business | — | — | Prerequisite: MGNT1020. | |||
| SOCI 2103 | Japan in a Global Perspective | — | — | Not for students who have taken UGEC2260 or GESC2160 or UGEC1232/JASP1100. | |||
Explanatory Notes
[a]This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Japanese Studies.
[b]No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.