Japanese Studies minor // Structure

Students will have their appropriate entry point determined by the Japanese Studies program, based on evidence of prior learning and/or results of a placement test as required. Please refer to the following link for further information:

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute/students/placement-tests

The entry points for this minor are:

• Japanese Studies 1 entry point: Students who have never studied Japanese before or have only rudimentary knowledge of the language usually enter the progression at Japanese 1
• Japanese Studies 3 entry point: Students who have completed VCE Japanese (Second language), IB or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese 3
• Japanese Studies 5 entry point: Students who perform at an intermediate level in Japanese, for example those who have completed VCE or IB with excellent results or have an equivalent language level usually enter the progression at Japanese 5
• Japanese Studies 7 entry point: Students who perform at a advanced level in Japanese, for example those who hold N3 of JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) or have lived or studied in Japan usually enter the progression at Japanese 7
• Super advanced Japanese: Students with a very advanced level of language study, including for example those who attended several years of Japanese medium school or have spent several years in a Japanese speaking environment would normally begin their study of Japanese with one of the advanced language subjects

This minor requires the completion of either:

Entry Point 1

• 25 credit points of EP1 Level 1 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP1 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP1 Level 3 Core subjects

OR

Entry Point 3

• 25 credit points of EP3 Level 1 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP3 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP3 Level 3 Core subjects

OR

Entry Point 5

• 25 credit points of EP5 Level 1 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP5 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP5 Level 3 subjects

OR

Entry Point 7

• 25 credit points of EP7 Level 1 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP7 Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of EP7 Level 3 Core subjects

OR

Super Advanced Entry Point

• 25 credit points of Super Advanced Level 1 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of Super Advanced Level 2 Core subjects
• 25 credit points of Super Advanced Level 3 Core subjects

Subject Options

Level 1

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

Level 1 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

Level 1 Core subjects - Super Advanced

Level 2

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 5

Level 2 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

Level 2 Core subjects - Super Advanced

Level 3

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 1

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 3

Level 3 subjects - Entry Point 5

Level 3 Core subjects - Entry Point 7

Level 3 Core subjects - Super Advanced