Japanese Studies — CUHK Minor Requirements (2026-27)

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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. Elective Courses: 18 units

(a) Any two courses from the following:(6 units)
JASP1090, 1100, 1120
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CodeTitleT1T2T1 Teaching scheduleT2 Teaching schedulePrerequisitesAlso in minor
JASP 1090Understanding 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 1100Japanese 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 1120Understanding 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
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(b) Any four courses from the following non-language courses:(12 units)
JASP1140, 1160, 1180, 1190, 1200, 2020, 2100, 2200, 2400, 2520, 2600, 2720, 2820, 2910, 2920, 3110, 3120, 3430, 3470, 3700, 3800, 4000, 4100, 4110, ANTH2327, 2350, HIST3380, 3381, 4420, LING1000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3101, 3201, 3204, MGNT4530, SOCI2103
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CodeTitleT1T2T1 Teaching scheduleT2 Teaching schedulePrerequisitesAlso in minor
JASP 1140Japanese 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 1160Japanese 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 1180Modern Sino-Japanese Relations
A-LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM
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JASP 1190Tourism and Sustainable Development—
--LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM
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JASP 1200Japanese History: From Samurai to Salaryman
--LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM
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JASP 2020Modern Japanese Literature————
JASP 2100Japan and Asian Creative Industries—
--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM
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JASP 2200Introduction to Japanese Animation, Comic and Game
A-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM
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JASP 2400Culture of Japanese Mass Media
--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM
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JASP 2520Intimacy in Contemporary Japan
--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM
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JASP 2600Japanese Management—
--LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM
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JASP 2720History of Japanese Literature
--LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM
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JASP 2820Introduction to Japanese Economy————
JASP 2910The History of 20th Century Japan—
--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM
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JASP 2920Asia at War————
JASP 3110The Construction of Japanese Ethnic and Cultural Identity
--LEC: We 3:30PM - 6:15PM
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JASP 3120Everyday Life and Cultural Representation in Modern Japan
--LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM
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JASP 3430Japan and Hong Kong
--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM
———
JASP 3470Japanese Youth Cultures in Asia—
--LEC: We 10:30AM - 1:15PM
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JASP 3700Japanese 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 3800Japanese Philosophy—
--LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM
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JASP 4000Special Topics in Japanese Studies————
JASP 4100Japanese Dialectology——Prerequisite: students should have one year studying experience in Japan or equivalent competence in Japanese.—
JASP 4110Anthropology of Japan——Not for students who have taken JASP5615.—
ANTH 2327Ethnographies of Japan———
ANTH 2350Meanings 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
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HIST 3380History of Traditional Japan——Not for students who have taken HIST3213 and HIST5507F.
HIST 3381History of Modern Japan———
HIST 4420(not found in course_info)
LING 1000Invitation 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 2003Phonetics I
--LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM
-T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM
-T02-TUT: We 9:30AM - 10:15AM
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LING 2004Phonology 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 2005Syntax 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 2006Semantics
--LEC: Mo 3:30PM - 5:15PM
-T01-TUT: Mo 5:30PM - 6:15PM
-T02-TUT: Mo 5:30PM - 6:15PM
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LING 3101Morphology———
LING 3201First Language Acquisition
--LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM
-T01-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM
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LING 3204Second Language Acquisition———
MGNT 4530Japanese Business——Prerequisite: MGNT1020.
SOCI 2103Japan 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.