UCO Adds Japanese Minor to Modern Languages Program
Oct. 16, 2025
The University of Central Oklahoma is expanding its modern language program with the addition of a Japanese minor, furthering the university’s commitment to enhancing global learning opportunities and meeting the growing interest of students in East Asian languages and cultures.
Students can enroll in the 18-credit-hour, interdisciplinary minor designed to achieve intermediate-level proficiency in Japanese. Coursework includes elementary Japanese I and II, intermediate Japanese, Japanese speaking and phonetics and a variety of electives that explore cultural topics such as Japanese humanities and media.
“We are so excited to introduce this new modern languages minor in Japanese,” said Sophia Clark, Ph.D., non-major language coordinator for the Department of Modern Languages at UCO.
“This program will not only help our students acquire Japanese language skills, it will also give them the unique opportunity to experience Japanese culture and open doors to traveling, studying and working abroad.”
The program also encourages students to participate in cultural activities on campus, as well as the Japan study tour, offered each summer through the university’s Center for Global Competency in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, Gerontology and Substance Abuse Studies.
For more information, visit go.uco.edu/japanese-minor or contact Clark at sclark45@uco.edu or 405-974-5845.
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Cutline: The University of Central Oklahoma is expanding its modern language program with the addition of a Japanese minor, furthering the university’s commitment to enhancing global learning opportunities and meeting the growing interest of students in East Asian languages and cultures. Pictured, UCO students, staff and faculty and Japanese university students gather at the entrance of a Shinto shrine during UCO’s summer Japan study tour.
Hannah Wagar