# Japanese (JAPANSE) courses UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 26 courses Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/japanse/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### JAPANSE 1A — Fundamental Japanese - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** Placement into JAPANSE 1A is accepted - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - Overlaps with JAPANSE S1AB - Restrictions: JAPANSE 1A and JAPANSE S1AB may not be taken for full credit Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities in Japanese for meaningful communication. Content deals with daily life, society, and culture in Japan. Approximately 180 kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced in addition to the hiragana and katakana orthography. ### JAPANSE 1B — Fundamental Japanese - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 1A with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE S1AB with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 1B is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE S1AB, JAPANSE S1BC - Restrictions: JAPANSE 1B and JAPANSE S1AB and JAPANSE S1BC may not be taken for full credit Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities in Japanese for meaningful communication. Content deals with daily life, society, and culture in Japan. Approximately 180 kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced in addition to the hiragana and katakana orthography. ### JAPANSE 1C — Fundamental Japanese - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 1B with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE S1AB with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 1C is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE S1BC - Restrictions: JAPANSE 1C and JAPANSE S1BC may not be taken for full credit - (VI) Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities in Japanese for meaningful communication. Content deals with daily life, society, and culture in Japan. Approximately 180 kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced in addition to the hiragana and katakana orthography. ### JAPANSE S1AB — Fundamentals of Japanese - **Units:** 7.5 - **Prerequisite:** Placement into JAPANSE 1A or JAPANSE 1B - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE 1A, JAPANSE 1B - Restrictions: Students with credit for JAPANSE 1B may not receive full credit for JAPANSE S1AB First half of first-year Japanese in an intensified form. ### JAPANSE S1BC — Fundamentals of Japanese - **Units:** 7.5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE S1AB with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE 1B with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 1C is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE 1C, JAPANSE 1B - Restrictions: Students with credit for JAPANSE 1B may not receive full credit for JAPANSE S1BC - (VI) Second half of first-year Japanese in an intensified form. ### JAPANSE 2A — Intermediate Japanese - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 1C with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE S1BC with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 2A is also accepted - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - Overlaps with JAPANSE S2AB - Restrictions: JAPANSE 2A and JAPANSE S2AB may not be taken for full credit - (VIII) Japanese listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities developed for meaningful communication. Content deals with daily life, society, and culture, including social issues in Japan. Approximately 180 kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced in addition to the 180 characters learned in 1A-B-C. ### JAPANSE 2B — Intermediate Japanese - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 2A with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 2B is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE S2AB - Restrictions: JAPANSE 2B and JAPANSE S2AB and JAPANSE S2BC may not be taken for full credit - (VIII) Japanese listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities developed for meaningful communication. Content deals with daily life, society, and culture, including social issues in Japan. Approximately 180 kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced in addition to the 180 characters learned in 1A-B-C. ### JAPANSE 2C — Intermediate Japanese - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 2B with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE S2AB with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 2C is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE S2BC - Restrictions: JAPANSE 2C and JAPANSE S2BC may not be taken for full credit - (VIII) Japanese listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities developed for meaningful communication. Content deals with daily life, society, and culture, including social issues in Japan. Approximately 180 kanji (Chinese characters) are introduced in addition to the 180 characters learned in 1A-B-C. ### JAPANSE S2AB — Intermediate Japanese - **Units:** 7.5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 1C with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE S1BC with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 2A is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE 2A, JAPANSE 2B - (VIII) First half of second-year Japanese in an intensified form. ### JAPANSE S2BC — Intermediate Japanese - **Units:** 7.5 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE S2AB with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE 2B with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 2C is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Overlaps with JAPANSE 2C, JAPANSE 2B - Restrictions: Students with credit for JAPANSE 2B may not receive full credit for JAPANSE S2BC - (VIII) Second half of second-year Japanese in an intensified form. ### JAPANSE 10 — Learning Assistant Program - **Units:** 0 - **Prerequisite:** Placement into JAPANSE 103A - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - 1 Workload Units - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 4 times Learning Assistant Program in which students at an advanced level of Japanese (JAPANSE 103A or above) provide assistance to students at fundamentals (JAPANSE 1A-B-C). ### JAPANSE 100A — Classical Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 103C with a minimum grade of C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduction to classical Japanese grammar and vocabulary with emphasis on reading and analysis of basic texts. ### JAPANSE 100B — Classical Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 100A with a minimum grade of C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Introduction to classical Japanese grammar and vocabulary with emphasis on reading and analysis of basic texts. ### JAPANSE 103A — Advanced Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 2C with a minimum grade of C or JAPANSE S2BC with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 103A is also accepted - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - (VIII) Students are taught to conceptualize in Japanese as they learn to understand, read, write, and speak. Authentic Japanese texts are used. Approximately 360 kanji (Chinese characters) and the 270 characters learned in the first and second years are introduced. ### JAPANSE 103B — Advanced Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 103A with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 103B is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - (VIII) Students are taught to conceptualize in Japanese as they learn to understand, read, write, and speak. Authentic Japanese texts are used. Approximately 360 kanji (Chinese characters) and the 270 characters learned in the first and second years are introduced. ### JAPANSE 103C — Advanced Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 103B (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C. Placement into JAPANSE 103C is also accepted - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Japanese Language and Literature majors have the first consideration for enrollment - (VIII) Students are taught to conceptualize in Japanese as they learn to understand, read, write, and speak. Authentic Japanese texts are used. Approximately 360 kanji (Chinese characters) and the 270 characters learned in the first and second years are introduced. ### JAPANSE 104A — Fourth Year Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 103C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule Continued emphasis on comprehension, grammar, and proficiency in reading, composition, and conversation through intensive study and analysis of a variety of texts. ### JAPANSE 104B — Fourth Year Japanese - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 103C - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) Continued emphasis on comprehension, grammar, and proficiency in reading, composition, and conversation through intensive study and analysis of a variety of texts. ### JAPANSE 199 — Independent Study - **Units:** 1-4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken for credit for 12 units Investigation of special topics through directed reading in Japanese. Paper required. ### JAPANSE 203 — Readings in Modern Japanese Literature - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 101C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Texts include both fiction and nonfiction by important writers, and may be supplemented where needed by literary criticism and cultural-studies texts in English. ### JAPANSE 211B — Studies in Traditional Japanese Prose - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 100B and JAPANSE 211A with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Studies in selected areas of traditional Japanese prose. Topics addressed vary each quarter. Research paper required. ### JAPANSE 212A — Studies in Traditional Japanese Poetry or Drama - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 100B - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Studies in selected areas of traditional Japanese poetry or drama. Topics addressed vary each quarter. Research paper required. ### JAPANSE 213B — Studies in Modern Japanese Literature - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 203 with a minimum grade of B- and JAPANSE 213A with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times A two-quarter, in-depth look at a major author and/or issue in modern Japanese literature. Seminar format. The first quarter is devoted to reading of the requisite texts; the second quarter, to the writing of a research paper. ### JAPANSE 215 — Studies in Japanese Religion - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** JAPANSE 101C - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Studies in selected areas of Japanese religion. Topics addressed vary each quarter. Research paper required. ### JAPANSE 290 — Independent Study - **Units:** 4 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times Directed research on topic determined in consultation with faculty member. A term paper or project is required. ### JAPANSE 299 — Dissertation Research - **Units:** 4-12 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/japanse.md) - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times - Restrictions: Doctor of Philosophy only For Students who have been admitted to doctoral candidacy.