日语专业由东亚语言与文学系提供，包括日本的语言，文化，文学和语言学课程。学习日语的学生从基本的语言工作知识发展为口语和书面流利程度。一旦学生熟悉了发音和语言结构的基本模式，就会逐渐将其介绍给写作系统和日语。日本文学的丰富知识首先是通过英语翻译研究的，而持续学习则使学生能够阅读各种原始语言的书面体裁。
The Japanese major is offered by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and includes courses in the language, culture, literature and linguistics of Japan. Students studying Japanese progress from an elementary working knowledge of the language to oral and written fluency. Once students are familiar with basic patterns of pronunciation and language structure, they are introduced gradually to the writing system and written Japanese. The rich body of Japanese literature is first studied in English translation, sustained study prepares students to read a variety of written genres in the original language.