Japanese is a key world language used in social, cultural and economic pursuits, research, and diplomacy in the world. Graduates with Japanese linguistic skills and cultural knowledge have been engaged in diverse sectors, including business, international relations, law, education, media, engineering, and interpreting/translation. The Japanese Minor is for students who have no previous knowledge or have completed an introductory level of Japanese at secondary school. It is designed to enable students to reach the levels of A2 (Basic User) to B1 (Independent User) on the Common European Framework of Reference, or N5 (Basic) to N4 (Elementary) on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.