Japanese Language & Culture

Overview

The Japanese minor at USU provides students with the tools necessary for advanced Japanese language and culture study. Through beginning and advanced language classes, cultural studies of classic and contemporary Japanese film and literature, and a unique calligraphy course, graduates will leave prepared to enter an international community and advance their Japanese language education.

Career Application

Graduating with a Japanese minor allows students to seek employment on a global scale. Graduates of this program can pursue many career options including interpretation, government translation, foreign intelligence, language teaching, banking/finance, and more.

Get Involved

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Japanese Club

Pound mochi, participate in Sports Day celebrations, and practice your Japanese with fellow students and native speakers.

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Study Abroad

Study languages in their native contexts and gain greater understanding of the ways that language influences populations and cultures.

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TALC Language Labs

Studying language at USU? Visit the Technology Assisted Language Center to print assignments, visit with tutors, and read native language media.

Alumni Advice

Ernesto Lopez

Ernesto Lopez spent more than a decade with Bear River Head Start before working to train domestic and international franchise owners.

Porter Illi

Porter Illi (BA International Studies and Political Science '12), Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State, currently serving in the External Political Unit at the U.S. embassy in Berlin.

Srinidi Carling & Jordan Davis

Srinidi Carling joined iFit immediately after graduating with a BA in Spanish and Global Communications. Jordan Davis (BA in Asian Studies and BS in International Business) is a Senior Manager for Adobe.

Ted Twinting

CHaSS Alumn, Ted Twinting (History & French) talks to students about the challenges he faced after graduating and how he found his career using the skills he learned in college.