The Department of Modern and Classical Languages seeks to provide undergraduate students communicative competence in a second language, greater understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, insight into the human experience of other peoples, intellectual development through enhanced cognitive and analytical skills, and the integration of these experiences with liberal arts into a world view which encompasses the historic Christian faith.

This major will permit the student to prepare for forms of employment in which a knowledge of Japanese and familiarity with Asian is required.

The Japanese Composite Major consists of a minimum of 36 credits of work divided between:

• Japanese language study, a minimum of 24 credits
• Courses from the Departments of History, Philosophy, Political Science and Religion
• May Term in Japan program, minimum of 8 credits, which are currently taught on a regular basis. Among recommended courses are:
  • HIST 295 ? Japanese History and Culture
  • POL 303 ? Asian Politics
  • Special courses taught by the Meiji Gakuin exchange professor.
• A maximum of 16 credits in Japanese with a grade of C+ or better from off-campus study may be applied to the major, with prior approval by the Japanese section head.