Japanese Language — CUHK Minor Requirements (2026-27)
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.
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. Required Courses : 12 units
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASP 1450 | New Practical Japanese I | A-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM Tu 8:30AM - 10:15AM B-LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM C-LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM D-LEC: Mo 8:30AM - 10:15AM Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM E-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM We 9:30AM - 11:15AM F-LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM G-LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM H-LEC: Tu 1:30PM - 3:15PM Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM I-LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM We 1:30PM - 3:15PM J-LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM We 4:30PM - 6:15PM K-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM L-LEC: Fr 9:30AM - 11:15AM Tu 3:30PM - 5:15PM M-LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM Mo 3:30PM - 5:15PM N-LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM Th 8:30AM - 10:15AM O-LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM P-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM We 11:30AM - 1:15PM Q-LEC: We 12:30PM - 2:15PM Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM R-LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | Not for students who have taken JASP2000,2450,2460,2470,2480,2490,3180,3310,3320,3330,3340,3350,3360,3370,3380,3390,3600,4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 1460 | New Practical Japanese II | — | A-LEC: Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM We 12:30PM - 2:15PM B-LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM We 4:30PM - 6:15PM C-LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM D-LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM E-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM We 11:30AM - 1:15PM F-LEC: Tu 3:30PM - 5:15PM Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM G-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM We 2:30PM - 4:15PM H-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM Th 1:30PM - 3:15PM I-LEC: Tu 8:30AM - 10:15AM Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM J-LEC: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM K-LEC: Fr 9:30AM - 11:15AM Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM | Prerequisite: JASP1450 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP2000,2450,2460,2470,2480,2490,3180,3310,3320,3330,3340,3350,3360,3370,3380,3390,3600,4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 2450 | New Practical Japanese III | A-LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM B-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM C-LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM D-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM We 9:30AM - 11:15AM E-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM We 11:30AM - 1:15PM | — | Prerequisite: JASP1460 or equivalent.Not for students who have taken JASP3180,3310,3320,3330,3340,3350,3360,3370,3380,3390,3600,4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 2460 | New Practical Japanese IV | — | A-LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM B-LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM C-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM We 2:30PM - 4:15PM D-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM We 10:30AM - 12:15PM E-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM We 8:30AM - 10:15AM | Prerequisite: JASP2450 or equivalent.Not for students who have taken JASP3180,3310,3320,3330,3340,3350,3360,3370,3380,3390,3600,4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — |
2. Elective Courses : 6 units
Any two courses from the following language courses:
JASP3180, 3200, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3340, 3350, 3360, 3380, 3390, 3600, 4180, 4350, 4380, 4390, 4440, 4510, 4520
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JASP 3180 | Practical Business Japanese | — | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM | Prerequisites: JASP1040,2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3200 | Selected Topics in Japanese Grammar | — | --LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 12:15PM | Prerequisites: JASP2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3310 | Japanese Reading | — | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 4:15PM | Prerequisites: JASP1040, 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3320 | Spoken Japanese | A-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM | B-LEC: We 3:30PM - 6:15PM C-LEC: We 12:30PM - 3:15PM | Prerequisites: JASP1040, 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3330 | Japanese Composition | --LEC: Fr 8:30AM - 11:15AM | — | Prerequisites: JASP1040, 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3340 | Japanese Improvement Strategies- Vocabularies, Grammar, Listening and Reading | -C01-CLW: We 12:30PM - 2:15PM Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM | — | Students should have passed JLPT (N3) (certificate issued within 3 years upon the day of registration), or passed JASP3340 placement test.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3350 | Japanese-Chinese Translation | A-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM | B-LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | Prerequisites: JASP1040, 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3360 | Chinese-Japanese Translation | — | --LEC: Fr 8:30AM - 11:15AM | Prerequisites: JASP1040, 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3380 | English-Japanese Translation | — | — | Prerequisites: JASP2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4420,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3390 | Japanese Through Media | — | --LEC: Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM | Prerequisites: JASP1040, 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 3600 | Intermediate Japanese through Listening and Reading | — | --LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 3:15PM | Pre-requisite: JASP1040 or 2460 or 2480 or equivalent competence in Japanese.Not for students who have taken JASP4180,4310,4330,4350,4360,4370,4380,4390,4440,4450,4510,4520. | — | ||
| JASP 4180 | Advanced Business Japanese | — | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| JASP 4350 | Advanced Japanese-Chinese Translation | — | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM | Prerequisite: One year of study in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — | ||
| JASP 4380 | Advanced English-Japanese Translation | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 1:15PM | — | Prerequisite: One year of study in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — | ||
| JASP 4390 | Advanced Spoken Japanese | — | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 5:15PM | Prerequisite: One year of study in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — | ||
| JASP 4440 | Advanced Japanese Improvement Strategies-Grammar & Listening Comprehension | -C01-CLW: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM | — | Prerequisite: One year of study in Japan or passed Japanese Proficiency Test Level 2 or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — | ||
| JASP 4510 | Advanced Japanese Writing | — | — | Prerequisite: One year of study in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — | ||
| JASP 4520 | Advanced Japanese Writing for the Professions | — | — | Prerequisite: One year of study in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese. | — |
Explanatory Notes
[a]Students who have prior knowledge of Japanese before admission may be exempted from taking JASP1450, 1460, 2450 and 2460. They should seek the advice of the Department to take substitute courses in accordance with their academic qualifications.
[b]This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Japanese Studies.
[c]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.