After JPNS 202
Gateway: JPNS 202
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Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate JPNS coursework.
Generated from University of Montana’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate JPNS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 13 JPNS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 13 more JPNS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on JPNS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Lower-Division Core Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
East Asian Studiesall required
Complete at least 1 East Asian Studies or history course on Japan or East Asia at any level that are not taught in the World Languages and Cultures Department.
Upper-Division Core Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete 12 credits from the following courses:
English Core Coursesall required
Complete all of the following courses:; Complete two of the following courses:
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1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in JPNS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at JPNS 302
3 courses deep, ending at JPNS 312L
Upper-Division English Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete 6 credits of the following courses:; Any 300- or 400-level Literature (LIT) course; Any 300- or 400-level Irish Studies (IRSH) course; Any 300- or 400-level non-workshop Creative Writing (CRWR) course; Any 300- or 400-level Linguistics (LING) course; Any 300- or 400-level English Teaching (ENT) course; Any 300- or 400-level Writing (WRIT) course
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Complete 9 credits of the following courses:; Any 300- or 400-level Literature (LIT) course; Any 300- or 400-level Irish Studies (IRSH) course; Any 300- or 400-level non-workshop Creative Writing (CRWR) course; Any 300- or 400-level Linguistics (LING) course; Any 300- or 400-level Writing (WRIT) course
All JPNS courses in the Montana catalog
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