Japanese courses brochure - LaGuardia Community College - CUNY

Liberal Arts Social Science and Humanities: Japanese Option
e Liberal Arts SSH Japanese Option is a major for those who wish to major in Japan Studies
(e.g., East Asian History, East Asian Civilization, Asian Art, Japanese Linguistics etc.) at a
four-year institution upon their graduation from LaGuardia Community College. is option
is currently articulated with the East Asian Studies major at Queens College with the
following admission requirements:
• Graduation from LaGuardia Community College with an AA degree and a GPA of 2.75
or better,
• A grade of “B” or better in each Japanese language course taken at LaGuardia (ELJ101,
ELJ102, ELJ103, and ELJ104)
• A completed application to the Department of CMAL at Queens College,
• Completion of 12 credits taken at Queens College with GPA of 2.75 or better in their first
semester at QC.
e Liberal Arts SSH Japanese Option will be offered under the Pathways framework starting
in Spring 2014. Below is the curriculum for the option.
JAPANESE OPTION CORE
ELJ103 Intermediate Japanese 1
ELJ104 Intermediate Japanese 2
ELJ250 Japanese Literature in Translation
Select one from the following:
ELC101 Elementary Modern Chinese 1
ELC102 Elementary Modern Chinese 2
ELC103 Intermediate Modern Chinese 1
ELC105 Modern Chinese for Heritage Students
ELC201 Modern Chinese Literature (taught in Chinese)
ELC202 Contemporary Chinese Literature (taught in Chinese)
ELC203 Classic Chinese Literature (taught in Chinese)
ELK101 Elementary Korean 1
ELK102 Elementary Korean 2
ELK103 Intermediate Korean 1
ELK201 Modern Korean Literature (taught in Korean)
[Note] One Chinese or Korean language course depending on the
placement score. ELC101 and ELK101 are not paired with the 102-level
course for Japanese Option students.
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LA SSH: Japanese Option Curriculum
COURSE & TITLE
CUNY PATHWAYS REQUIRED CORE
English Composition
ENG101 Composition I
ENG102 Writing rough Literature
Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning
MAT107 Mathematics and the Modern World
MAT112 College Algebra with Modeling
MAT118 Introductory Statistics
Life and Physical Sciences
SCB101 Topics in Biological Science
SCC101 Topics in Chemistry
SCP101 Topics in Physical Science; or
SCP140 Topics in Astronomy
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COUNSELING
New Student Seminar
ENGLISH
3 CREDITS
ENG103 Research Paper 3
LIBERAL ARTS
3 CREDITS
LIB200 Humanism, Science and Technology 3
HUMANITIES
Select one from the following:
HUA101 Introduction to Art
HUC106 Public Speaking
HUC150 e Art of Film
HUM101 Introduction to Music
HUN195 Art in New York
HUP101 Introduciton to Philosophy
HUP104 Ethics and Moral Issues
HUA191 e Art of Eastern Asia
CUNY PATHWAYS FLEXIBLE CORE
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1. Six three-credit courses. At least one course form each of the five areas and no more than two
courses in any discipline.
2. Students without any previous instruction in Japanese are encouraged to take Elementary
Japanese 1 (ELJ101) and Elementary Japanese 2 (ELJ102) as part of Flexible Core for the LA
Japanese Option.
3. One Flexible Core course must be an Urban Studies course.
World Cultures and Global Issues (ELJ101 & ELJ102) 6
[Note] Students who wish to transfer to Queens College are advised to
U.S. Experience in its Diversity 3
take HUA191 e Art of Eastern Asia, which will count toward the EAS
Creative Expression 3
major at QC (=Art History 114: Survey of Asian Art).
Individual and Society 3
Scientific World 3
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