JAPN at Brown University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate JAPN coursework.

• JAPN 0200Basic Japaneseopens 10 courses (1 directly)
• JAPN 0300Intermediate Japaneseopens 9 courses (1 directly)
• JAPN 0400Intermediate Japaneseopens 8 courses (1 directly)
• JAPN 0500Advanced Japanese Iopens 7 courses (1 directly)
• JAPN 0600Advanced Japanese Iopens 6 courses (3 directly)
• JAPN 0700Advanced Japanese IIopens 3 courses (3 directly)

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in JAPN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 8 courses deep, ending at JAPN 0800

  1. JAPN 0100Basic Japanese
  2. JAPN 0200Basic Japanese
  3. JAPN 0300Intermediate Japanese
  4. JAPN 0400Intermediate Japanese
  5. JAPN 0500Advanced Japanese I
  6. JAPN 0600Advanced Japanese I
  7. JAPN 0700Advanced Japanese II
  8. JAPN 0800Advanced Japanese II

• 2 courses deep, ending at JAPN 0250

  1. JAPN 0150Advanced Beginning Japanese
  2. JAPN 0250Advanced Beginning Japanese

Grade medians

Teaching in Spring 2027

Instructors on JAPN sections in Spring 2027, from the registrar's schedule.

• Atsuko Borgmann
• Aya Yamakawa
• Borgmann
• Hiramatsu
• Jeffrey Niedermaier
• Jiwoo Seo
• Kumiko Akama
• Sachiko Hiramatsu
• Seo
• Sueyon Seo
• Team
• Yamakawa

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under JAPN yet.

Clubs students here join

A suggested order for the 14 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 12 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.