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Ph.D. in Japanese Literature and Culture

The Ph.D. program is designed to prepare students for a doctoral degree in Japanese literature and culture.

Students should consult the most up-to-date version of the degree plan on the  Stanford Bulletin  as well as the  EALC Graduate Handbook . Each student should meet with their faculty advisor at least once per quarter to discuss the degree requirements and their progress.

Admission to Candidacy

Candidacy is the most important University milestone on the way to the Ph.D. degree. Admission to candidacy rests both on the fulfillment of department requirements and on an assessment by department faculty that the student has the potential to successfully complete the Ph.D.

Following University policy ( GAP 4.6.1 ), students are expected to complete the candidacy requirements by Spring Quarter of the second year of graduate study.

Pre-Candidacy Requirements

Demonstrate proficiency in modern and classical Japanese by completing the following courses or demonstrating equivalent linguistic attainment by passing the appropriate certifying examinations.

• JAPANLNG 213 - Fourth-Year Japanese, Third Quarter (2-4 units)
• JAPAN 264 - Introduction to Premodern Japanese (3-5 units)
• JAPAN 265 - Readings in Premodern Japanese (2-5 units)
• EALC 201 - Proseminar in East Asian Humanities I: Skills and Methodologies (3 units)
• EALC 202 - Proseminar in East Asian Humanities II: Current Scholarship (1 unit)

Complete eight advisor-approved courses numbered above 200 from among the offerings of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. At least four of these eight courses must be advanced seminars numbered above 300. At least one of these eight courses must deal with Japanese linguistics. For students focusing on modern literature, at least two of these eight courses must deal with premodern material. For students focusing on premodern literature, at least two of the eight courses must deal with modern material.

Complete two upper-division or graduate-level courses in two supporting fields for a total of four courses outside of Japanese literature or linguistics. Supporting fields, to be determined in consultation with the student’s primary advisor, may include Japanese anthropology, art, art history, history, philosophy, political science, religious studies, Chinese literature, Korean literature, comparative literature, etc.

All Doctoral students must complete an MA qualifying paper. An MA thesis is accepted instead of a qualifying paper for students initially admitted as EALC MA students. Students seeking an MA en route to the PhD must secure approval from the primary advisor and submit an MA thesis.

A graded MA qualifying paper or thesis must be submitted to the DGS and SSO with an accompanying note from the student’s primary advisor by week five of spring quarter of the second year of study for the annual review and candidacy decision.

During the quarter when students complete the MA qualifying paper or thesis (25-30 pages), they must enroll in  EALC 299 .

Teaching Requirement

• DLCL 301 - The Learning and Teaching of Second Languages (3 units)

Demonstrate pedagogical proficiency by serving as a teaching assistant for at least three quarters, starting no later than autumn quarter of the third year of graduate study. The department may approve exceptions to the timing of the language teaching requirement.

Post-Candidacy Requirements

Demonstrate proficiency in at least one supporting language to be chosen in consultation with the primary advisor according to the candidate’s specific research goals. Students concentrating on classical Japanese literature usually are expected to fulfill the supporting language requirement by completing  kanbun , JAPAN 265 - Readings in Premodern Japanese (2-5 units). For the supporting language, students must be proficient at the second-year level, at the minimum; a higher level of proficiency may be required depending on the advisor’s recommendation. Reading proficiency must be certified through a written examination or an appropriate amount of coursework to be determined on a case-by-case basis. When deemed necessary by the student’s advisor(s), working knowledge of an additional supporting language may also be required.

Pass a comprehensive qualifying examination that tests the candidate’s breadth and depth in the primary field of research and methodological competence in the relevant discipline before advancing to Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR) status.

Students should submit a dissertation prospectus before advancing to Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR) status. The prospectus should comprehensively describe the dissertation project and include sections on the project rationale, key research questions, contribution to the dissertation’s field, literature review, chapter-by-chapter description, a projected timeline, and bibliography.

Pass the University Oral Examination (dissertation defense). General regulations governing the oral examination are found in Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures ( GAP 4.7.1 ). The candidate is examined on questions related to the dissertation after acceptable parts have been completed in draft form.

Following university policy ( GAP 4.8.1 ), submit a dissertation demonstrating the ability to undertake original research based on primary and secondary materials in Japanese.

Japanese Literature and Culture Ph.D. students must complete a Qualifying Paper by week 5 of spring quarter of the second year as part of the Candidacy evaluation process. The Qualifying Paper should be 25-30 pages in length not including bibliography and must demonstrate the ability to develop and carry out an original research project using primary and secondary materials in Japanese. The Qualifying Paper can be an extension of a seminar paper, but its topic should be discussed with the student’s primary advisor prior to writing.

The Dissertation Prospectus Defense constitutes the first step toward faculty approval for the student’s proposed dissertation project and should be completed before the student begins to apply for external funding to conduct doctoral research in Japan – typically by Spring quarter of the third year, but sometimes in Spring or Summer quarter of the second year if the student’s research agenda is already well defined by that time. The defense is a two-hour oral exam conducted by the student’s dissertation reading committee (minimum of three faculty members, including the primary advisor). The prospectus, 12-15 pages not including bibliography, must be submitted to committee members at least two weeks prior to the defense.

The Comprehensive Exam is a two-hour oral exam on Japanese literature with three examiners. The reading list (maximum 150 titles) must be approved by them at least one quarter in advance. The list must include primary texts in Japanese literature as well as core texts in methodology; students may also add a subfield and a fourth examiner if deemed necessary by their primary advisor for their research and credentialing. To pass the exam students must demonstrate competency in literary history and critical issues for the field of Japanese literary studies, selected methodologies, and key issues in any subfield. The Comprehensive Exam must be completed by the end of the fourth year.

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Japanese Literature and Cultural Studies

EALAC has long been known for its leadership in Japanese literature and culture, beginning with Donald Keene (university professor emeritus), Ivan Morris, and then Edward Seidensticker, who pioneered the field; today it continues to produce many leading scholars of Japanese literature and visual culture. The program is outstanding both in modern and in premodern studies, enabling the students to receive extensive training both linguistically and across different periods and disciplines. The program is well known for teaching various levels and styles, from advanced modern Japanese to classical Japanese, kanbun, and calligraphic script, all of which is supplemented by strong programs in Chinese and Korean. The program promotes critical methodologies and interdisciplinary or comparative studies, combining, for example, literature with film, visual culture, gender studies, cultural history, and religion, often working across one or more countries in Asia.

A major characteristic of the program is the interface of the studies of literature, cultural history, and media. Haruo Shirane is an expert in classical, medieval and early modern Japanese literature and cultural history, with special interest in poetry and prose fiction, intermedial relations (oral storytelling, painting/print culture, dance, and theater in relationship to literary texts), and the role of popular culture in canon formation. David Lurie, teaching both literature and history, is a leading authority in ancient Japanese history and literature, script and writing systems, linguistic thought, and Japanese myths. In premodern studies, they are aided by Wei Shang (premodern Chinese literature), Michael Como, Bernard Faure, and Max Moerman (early and medieval Japanese religion), and Matthew McKelway (medieval and Edo painting).

Paul Anderer is an authority on 20th century Japanese literature, particularly fiction, literary criticism, and film. Tomi Suzuki is an expert in 19th and 20th century fiction, literary and cultural criticism, and intellectual history. They are complemented by Carol Gluck, Greg Pflugfelder, and Paul Kreitman (19th and 20th c. Japanese history), Jonathan Reynolds (modern Japanese visual culture and architecture), and Marilyn Ivy (anthropology), not to mention those in other modern East Asian literatures and cultural studies, particularly Theodore Hughes (modern Korean literature) and Lydia Liu (modern Chinese and literature).

EALAC created almost the entire first generation of Japanese literature scholars after World War II. The Japanese literature and visual culture program at Columbia has continued its leadership role, training and placing, in just the last two decades, more than forty PhDs graduates in institutions of higher learning throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, more than any other program by far. Graduates of the program occupy positions of leadership both in the field and at many of the leading universities such as UCLA, Stanford, Columbia, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, Washington University at St. Louis, Boston University, University of British Columbia, Oxford, SOAS, and University of Hong Kong, among others.

The Japanese literature and cultural studies program also has a MA double degree program with Waseda University which allows PhD students to study and train in Japan for a year, earning a MA as they work toward a PhD at Columbia. Visiting scholars from various Japanese universities also offer workshops and courses on a regular basis.

The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture, affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, regularly sponsors lectures, workshops, performances, and other events that bring prominent scholars, artists, musicians, and other cultural figures to campus from elsewhere in North America, Europe, Japan, and Asia.

With the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University has one of the strongest library collections in the world for Japanese literature and culture. It has particularly extensive holdings of books and journals in premodern and modern literature, history, and religion.  Its Makino Mamoru Collection on the History of East Asian Film is an important resource for scholarship not only on cinema and popular culture, but also on many other aspects of modern Japanese history.

Our location in New York City also creates close connections to the Japan Society, Asia Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and New York Public Library, as well as providing exposure to a wide variety of Japan-related film screenings, gallery shows, talks by writers, and live performances by both traditional and contemporary artists throughout the year.

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Japanese Literature Graduate Program

UW-Madison offers both M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Japanese literature. Professors D’Etcheverry, Kern, and Ridgely train students in a variety of eras and genres, with particular strengths in Heian fiction and poetry, Tokugawa literature and popular culture, and the experimental, cross-media offerings of the postwar avant-garde. Our theoretical perspectives are equally eclectic: D’Etcheverry favors new historical explorations of text and audience, Kern works on the verbal-visual relation, and Ridgely uses the insights of cultural studies. We consider this combination of intellectual flexibility and shared commitment to fundamentals to be one of the subtler strengths of our program. Students will leave our program conversant with several approaches to Japanese literature as well as a particular area of expertise.

In addition to our own offerings, we encourage students to take courses with some of the award-winning faculty who teach about Japan in other departments here, such as History, Anthropology, Art History, and Comparative Literature. The UW is particularly strong in modern Japan, with a number of professors teaching and writing about it from both humanistic and quantitative perspectives. However, our well-respected specialists in medieval art, religious history and Kabuki, as well as one of the best university collections of woodblock prints in the world (the  E.B. Van Vleck Collection  includes more than 4,000 prints) make the UW a wonderful place to study pre-modern culture and history, too. This unusual assembly of scholars, with their distinct areas of expertise and modes of argumentation, is an invaluable resource for our students. Once again, it allows students to broaden their vision while honing the skills necessary for research. Both sets of course offerings, both within the Japanese literature program and beyond it, also help our students to develop the range and flexibility necessary for a good classroom teacher, our second but equally important objective for them.  

CORE FACULTY

Charo B. D’Etcheverry Ph.D. Princeton University Professor of Japanese Literature

Professor D’Etcheverry is very interested in late Heian court tales and their reception. Her first book,  Love After The Tale of Genji: Rewriting the World of the Shining Prince  (Harvard University Asia Center, 2007), discusses how three of these tales revise some of Genji’s most famous romances. Her current projects include a second book, tentatively titled  Sagoromo and Asukai: A Love Story in Five Genres , on how medieval writers further adapted these tales for their own ends, and an article on kabuki views of Heian’s Six Poets.  D’Etcheverry has served on the executive committee of the UW-Madison Teaching Academy and as a facilitator for campus-wide teaching workshops and is strongly committed to training graduate students to become good classroom instructors as well as research specialists.

Adam L. Kern Ph.D. Harvard University Professor of Japanese Literature and Visual Culture

Professor Kern has published  Manga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the Kibyōshi of Edo Japan  (Harvard University Asia Center, 2006) and copious articles, translations, and book reviews. His current work includes The Penguin Book of Haiku  (forthcoming from Penguin Classics out of London). His research and teaching cover the popular culture, literature, theater, poetry, and visual culture of Japan’s last four centuries. He has worked as a Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Japanese Literature, a staff reporter for the Japanese-language newspaper The Kyoto Shimbun , and an intern in the editorial office of the manga weekly Young Magazine .

Steve Ridgely Ph.D. Yale University Associate Professor of Japanese Literature

Professor Ridgely is the author of  Japanese Counterculture: The Antiestablishment Art of Terayama Shūji   (University of Minnesota Press, 2010). He also translated the essays and interviews in  Japan Avant-Garde: 100 Poster Masterpieces from Underground Theatre  (Parco, 2004). His new project is on Expo 70 and Japanese kitsch. His courses cover modern and contemporary Japanese literature, cinema, and popular culture.

JAPANESE STUDIES FACULTY IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Joan Fujimura (Sociology): Gender, science, biotechnology  David Furumoto (Theatre and Drama): acting, Kabuki stylistics  Mary Layoun (Comparative Literature): East/West relations, manga  Yuri Miyamoto (Psychology): Cultural psychology  Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney (Anthropology): Cultural/symbolic anthropology  Gene Phillips (Art History): Japanese painting, medieval art and religion Jim Raymo (Sociology): Japanese demographics, birth rates, marriage Ben Singer (Communication Arts): Film theory, early Japanese film  Sarah Thal (History): Japanese religion and politics, 19th-century  Louise Young (History): Japanese fascism, imperialism, urbanization

ADMISSIONS AND DEADLINES

To be considered for admission, students should have the equivalent of three years of Japanese language training at the University of Wisconsin and excellent essay-writing skills in English. Fourth-year proficiency is required to be considered for Teaching Assistantships in Japanese language. We encourage applicants to include a writing sample on Japanese literature or culture.

Those students whose achievement in the M.A. program is considered superior (as determined by the faculty committee on the basis of the course record and M.A. examination results) are eligible to enter the Ph.D. program. Students applying for the Ph.D. program with an M.A. in Japanese literature from another institution will be given a qualifying examination during their first year in residence to determine their eligibility for the Ph.D. program.

Application Process

Application and Admissions Information for Graduate Programs

Funding Information for Graduate Programs

As a large public university, UW-Madison is limited in the amount of support it can provide to graduate students. Regrettably, the department itself cannot offer fellowships to its students. Some of our students have received Foreign Language and Area Studies ( FLAS ) grants from UW-Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies ( CEAS ), a federally-funded hub for research on the region. These grants are available for academic year and summer support, both on campus and at accredited programs all over the world. Our students have also had good luck with dissertation research grants such as  Fulbright fellowships.

Students wishing to supplement such grants or personal resources with work-study positions will find a wide, if unpredictable, variety of offerings on campus. Within the department, those with strong Japanese skills may apply for teaching assistantships in the undergraduate language program. The Center for East Asian Studies also regularly hires students for project assistant positions and, more occasionally, lecturerships. Students can also seek out such employment with the Center for Humanities and other units on campus, including the various learning communities. Finally, faculty in all departments, including Asian Languages and Cultures, need readers each semester to help score papers and exams. You may wish to contact some of the Japan studies faculty mentioned above before each semester begins to ask about such opportunities—or, for that matter, to discover newly offered project and teaching assistantships.

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UW–Madison offers MA and PhD degrees in Japanese, specializing either in linguistics or in literature and culture. The program provides broad foundations and focused training in these two specialties, assuring that our graduates are amply prepared to teach and conduct research.

The linguistics specialty excels in areas such as functional linguistics, pragmatics, discourse/conversation analysis, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and language pedagogy.

The literature and culture specialty covers the classical Heian through contemporary Reiwa periods, offering a wide range of courses on fiction, poetry, drama, popular culture, visual culture, cinema, acoustic culture, and cutting-edge cross-media and avant-garde topics, particularly manga and anime.

The Japanese Program is housed in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC), along with the Chinese Program and the Asian Languages and Cultures Program. As such, students will have opportunities to interact with all faculty, staff, and graduate students affiliated with the department to examine their area of specialty in broader regional and disciplinary contexts.

Please consult the table below for key information about this degree program’s admissions requirements. The program may have more detailed admissions requirements, which can be found below the table or on the program’s website.

Graduate admissions is a two-step process between academic programs and the Graduate School. Applicants must meet the minimum requirements of the Graduate School as well as the program(s). Once you have researched the graduate program(s) you are interested in, apply online .

Prior to submitting application and materials, applicants should carefully review the information regarding the program of interest and the  faculty’s expertise  to determine the fit between their interest and the program. To this extent, prospective applicants may contact a specific faculty to discuss their research interest prior to submitting applications.

Applicants should also review the  Graduate School's admission process and Graduate School's minimum requirements .

Applicants must upload an academic writing sample or MA thesis to their application. You may submit a seminar paper, thesis chapter, or journal article. This paper should be in English, and may either be published or unpublished.

For more information on application materials, refer to the application and admissions information page.

In order to be considered for fellowships, project assistantships, and teaching assistantships , all application materials must be in by the fall deadline .

If you do not need any funding support, you may submit applications by April 15.

Graduate School Resources

Resources to help you afford graduate study might include assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, and financial aid.  Further funding information is available from the Graduate School. Be sure to check with your program for individual policies and restrictions related to funding.

Graduate Student Costs

For tuition and living costs, please view the Cost of Attendance page .  International applicants recommended for admission to the Graduate School are required to show sufficient funds to attend the University during the course of studies (tuition, food and housing, incidentals and health insurance) to be officially accepted by the Graduate School.

Department Resources

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers financial assistance in the forms of fellowships, teaching assistantships (TAships), and project assistantships (PAships). Please make note of the deadline of January 10 for financial assistance consideration . All necessary materials including test scores must be submitted by the deadline.

If you are an international applicant and receive a fellowship, PAship or TAship, please make note that you will likely be required to show additional financial documentation to meet the minimum required for your official acceptance to the Graduate School.

Other Awards & Fellowships

• F o r e i g n Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships: FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW's National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. FLAS awards are only available for specific languages and are contingent on federal funding.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applications by students in professional fields are encouraged. Preference will be given to applicants with a high level of academic ability and with previous language training.

Academic Year and Summer FLAS awards are two separate competitions requiring two separate and complete applications.

Complete details about FLAS at UW-Madison are available on the FLAS FAQs (your first stop) and the FLAS Languages & Coordinators pages (should you have additional questions).

• Adv a n ce d Opportunity Fellowship (AOF): This fellowship is awarded to highly qualified underrepresented students. To be considered for AOF funding, prospective students must be new to the Graduate School and be admissible to a graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For further information: https://grad.wisc.edu/diversity/ .
• Project Assistantships. Availability of PAship varies from one year to another, depending on the types of projects the departmental faculty are engaged in. PAs assist faculty members’ research projects and/or respond to some programmatic needs of the department and other campus units.
• T e a c hin g Assistantships. Availability and types of TAship vary from one year to another, depending on the department’s curricular needs and student enrollment. TAs will support a number of our language and culture courses, typically team-teaching with faculty members. If you are interested in being a teaching assistant in our language programs, you must submit the TA application and necessary materials (1-2 page written autobiography that refers to your prior teaching experience, letter of recommendation that speaks to your teaching experience, video recording of your teaching, if available) through the Graduate School application system by January 10 .
• Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) Awards Office:  IRIS manages its own funding opportunities (Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships, IRIS Graduate Fieldwork Awards, Incubator Grants), coordinates the campus component of a number of external programs (Boren Fellowships, Fulbright US Student Program, Fulbright-Hays DDRA, Luce Scholars Program), assists students, faculty, and staff in exploring funding options, and much more. Visit:  https://iris.wisc.edu/funding/  for more information on awards. Contact Mark Lilleleht, Assistant Director for Awards, with questions at  [email protected]  & 608-265-6070.
• Other Forms of Financial Aid: Loans and some on-campus job openings are handled through the Office of Student Financial Aid . Please contact them to obtain more information.
• Students may also obtain information from the Grants Information Center in the Memorial Library, Room 262, 728 State St., Madison, WI 53706. Phone 608-262-3242.

Minimum Graduate School Requirements

Major requirements.

Review the Graduate School minimum academic progress and degree requirements , in addition to the program requirements listed below.

Mode of Instruction

Mode of Instruction Definitions

Accelerated: Accelerated programs are offered at a fast pace that condenses the time to completion. Students typically take enough credits aimed at completing the program in a year or two.

Evening/Weekend: ​Courses meet on the UW–Madison campus only in evenings and/or on weekends to accommodate typical business schedules.  Students have the advantages of face-to-face courses with the flexibility to keep work and other life commitments.

Face-to-Face: Courses typically meet during weekdays on the UW-Madison Campus.

Hybrid: These programs combine face-to-face and online learning formats.  Contact the program for more specific information.

Online: These programs are offered 100% online.  Some programs may require an on-campus orientation or residency experience, but the courses will be facilitated in an online format.

Curricular Requirements

Required Courses

Linguistics pathway 1.

These pathways are internal to the program and represent different curricular paths a student can follow to earn this degree. Pathway names do not appear in the Graduate School admissions application, and they will not appear on the transcript.

It is recommended that students take a research methods course.

Literature Pathway 1

Graduate School Policies

The  Graduate School’s Academic Policies and Procedures  provide essential information regarding general university policies. Program authority to set degree policies beyond the minimum required by the Graduate School lies with the degree program faculty. Policies set by the academic degree program can be found below.

Major-Specific Policies

Prior coursework, graduate credits earned at other institutions.

With program approval, students are allowed to transfer no more than 9 credits of graduate coursework from other institutions. Coursework earned ten years or more prior to admission to a doctoral degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.

Undergraduate Credits Earned at Other Institutions or UW-Madison

With program approval, no more than 7 credits of graduate coursework (as defined above) completed while a UW–Madison undergraduate may transfer to satisfy degree requirements. Coursework earned ten years or more prior to admission to a doctoral degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.

Credits Earned as a Professional Student at UW-Madison (Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Veterinary careers)

Refer to the Graduate School: Transfer Credits for Prior Coursework policy.

Credits Earned as a University Special Student at UW–Madison

With program approval, students are allowed to transfer no more than 9 credits of graduate coursework (as defined above) taken as a UW–Madison Special student. Coursework earned ten years or more prior to admission to a doctoral degree is not allowed to satisfy requirements.

A semester GPA below 3.5 will result in the student being placed on academic probation. If a semester GPA of 3.5 is not attained during the subsequent semester of full-time enrollment, the student may be dismissed from the program or allowed to continue for 1 additional semester based on advisor appeal to the Departmental Graduate Studies Committee. A student on probation may not take the preliminary examination.

Advisor / Committee

Starting fall 2018, all students are required to be supervised by co-advisors. One of the co-advisors must be a member of the Japanese Program, but the other co-advisor can be identified from related fields outside of the Japanese Program.

At the point of beginning work on the dissertation, a single dissertation advisor (most likely one of the co-advisors) may be chosen, or the co-advising arrangement may continue for the dissertation as well.

Dissertation committees must have at least four members representing more than one graduate program, three of whom must be UW–Madison graduate faculty or former UW–Madison graduate faculty up to one year after resignation or retirement. At least one of the four members must be from outside of the student’s major program or major field (often from the minor field).

Credits Per Term Allowed

Time limits.

Refer to the Graduate School: Time Limits policy.

Grievances and Appeals

These resources may be helpful in addressing your concerns:

• Bias or Hate Reporting  
• Graduate Assistantship Policies and Procedures
• Office of the Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
• Employee Assistance (for personal counseling and workplace consultation around communication and conflict involving graduate assistants and other employees, post-doctoral students, faculty and staff)
• Employee Disability Resource Office (for qualified employees or applicants with disabilities to have equal employment opportunities)
• Graduate School (for informal advice at any level of review and for official appeals of program/departmental or school/college grievance decisions)
• Office of Compliance (for class harassment and discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence)
• Office Student Assistance and Support (OSAS)  (for all students to seek grievance assistance and support)
• Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (for conflicts involving students)
• Ombuds Office for Faculty and Staff (for employed graduate students and post-docs, as well as faculty and staff)
• Title IX (for concerns about discrimination)

Students should contact the department chair or program director with questions about grievances. They may also contact the L&S Academic Divisional Associate Deans, the L&S Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning Administration, or the L&S Director of Human Resources.

• Professional Development

Take advantage of the Graduate School's  professional development resources to build skills, thrive academically, and launch your career. 

Program Resources

Throughout the academic year, professional development trainings, workshops, and graduate student-organized activities take place. The Director of Graduate Studies is eager to hear from students about what interests they have for such events. 

Graduate School Office of Professional Development

The Graduate School Office of Professional Development (OPD) coordinates, develops, and promotes learning opportunities to foster the academic, professional, and life skills of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers and scholars.

Professional development topics include  Individual Development Plans , communication, mentoring, grant writing, dissertation writing, career exploration, job search strategies, and more. OPD collaborates with the Writing Center, Libraries, DoIT Software Training for Students, Delta, career centers, and others to provide a wealth of resources and events tailored to the needs of UW–Madison graduate students.

The office developed and maintains  DiscoverPD , an innovative tool for UW–Madison graduate students to advance their academic and professional goals. DiscoverPD introduces nine areas (or "facets") of professional development, includes a self-assessment, and provides a customized report of areas of strength and weakness. The report comes with recommendations to help graduate students strengthen their ability within each area.

More information on campus resources for student professional development is available at  Graduate Student Professional Development . Students may keep up-to-date by reading  GradConnections , the weekly newsletter for graduate students, and bookmarking the  Events Calendar  to keep tabs on upcoming workshops of interest.

• Learning Outcomes
• Demonstrate a thorough and in-depth understanding of research problems, potentials, and limits with respect to theory, knowledge, or practice in at least one of the following areas of study: Japanese literature and culture, Japanese linguistics, and Transasian studies.
• Formulate ideas, concepts, designs, and/or techniques beyond the current boundaries of knowledge within the specialized field(s).
• Create scholarship and advance knowledge that makes a substantive contribution to the field(s).
• Articulate and communicate complex ideas in a clear and understandable manner to both specialized and general audience.
• Recognize, apply, and foster ethical and professional conduct.

Please visit the  Asian Languages & Cultures website  for a complete list of faculty, instructional, and academic staff.

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Contact Information

Asian Languages & Cultures, Graduate Program https://alc.wisc.edu/graduate-programs/

Tiange Wang, Graduate Program Coordinator [email protected]

Tyrell Haberkorn, Director of Graduate Studies [email protected]

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The Department of East Asian Studies   offers doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in Chinese and Japanese history and literature, Korean Literature, Anthropology of East Asia, and Social and Cultural Study of Contemporary East Asia.

The program has a core faculty of sixteen professors and twenty-two language lecturers and counts on the collaboration of twelve associated faculty in the Departments of Anthropology, Art and Archaeology, Comparative Literature, Politics, Religion, Sociology, and in the School of Public and International Affairs. The richness of class offerings and research interests of the combined faculty of the East Asian Studies Program and Princeton University at large offers students a unique opportunity to pursue training in the most varied fields related to China, Japan, and Korea. Students have the chance of acquiring skills, competences, and theoretical mastery in different disciplines within the humanities, media studies, and the social sciences. Research can be dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in established disciplines or in interdisciplinary form; it can be confined to one country or be transnational; and it can focus on specific time periods (antiquity, medieval, early modern, and modern) or cover wider spans of time.

The Department is an active participant in the  Council for the Humanities  and the  Inter-Disciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities .

How to Apply

All applications are submitted through the Graduate School website , which includes complete information on the application requirements and a link to apply online. The application deadline for all students is December 1 of the preceding academic year.

East Asian Languages and Literatures

Graduate program.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to email prospective advisers before   submitting an application to determine whether they are currently accepting new students.

Fields of Study

Fields include the general areas of Chinese literature and Japanese literature. (See also the Combined Ph.D Program in Film and Media Studies .) Although the primary emphasis is on these East Asian subjects, the department welcomes applicants who are seeking to integrate their interests in Chinese or Japanese literature with interdisciplinary studies in such fields as history, history of art, linguistics, religious studies, comparative literature, film studies, literary theory and criticism, and the social sciences. For a profile of this and other programs at the Graduate School, including admissions data, total enrollment, time to degree, and career data, please click here.

Graduate Faculty

Professors: Aaron Gerow,  Tina Lu, Jing Tsu

Associate Professors: Lucas Bender, Michael (Mick) Hunter

Assistant Professors: Kyunghee Eo, Rosa van Hensbergen

Senior Lecturer:  Pauline Lin

Lecturers: James Scanlon-Canegata, Tian Li

Students In residence 20-30; average in entering class 3-4.

Special Admissions Requirements

The department requires entering students in Chinese or Japanese (and the Combined Ph.D Program in Film and Media Studies) to have completed at least three years, or the equivalent, of either Chinese or Japanese. Students applying in Chinese are expected to have completed at least one year of literary Chinese; however, we will consider applications from students who haven’t studied literary Chinese, especially those coming from institutions that do not offer it. Students applying in premodern Japanese are expected to have completed at least one year of literary Japanese. This is a doctoral program; no students are admitted for Masters’ degrees.  Students interested in a Masters’ degree should contact the East Asian Studies Program.

A high degree of proficiency in English is expected for all students, but there is no minimum TOEFL score required for admission.  All students, international as well as US citizens receive similar financial aid packages.

The Graduate Record Examination ( GRE ) is optional for admissions to the program. You may submit GRE General Test results, if you would like. If you choose to submit scores, please follow up with official test results.

In addition to the materials and test scores required by the Graduate School, the department asks all applicants to EALL and the Combined Program to submit a writing sample as part of their application. There is no strict limit on page or word length, but the sample should succinctly represent the scholarship of the applicant, reflecting his or her interests and skills.

To access the application, as well as learn about general Graduate School admissions requirements regarding deadlines, test scores, etc., please go to the GSAS Admissions page.

Prospective applicants should also check the News section of the EALL website for any announcements about admissions.

Special Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree

During the first three years of study, students are required to take at least fourteen term courses. Usually students complete twelve term courses in years one and two, and then take two tutorials or two seminars in year three. Students concentrating in Chinese or Japanese literature are encouraged to take at least one term course in Western literature or literary theory.  Subject to the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), students may count up to two credits of relevant MA coursework and two credits of language study (beyond their primary research language) toward the 14-credit total.  Students can also petition the DGS to replace a required course credit with an alternative professionalization opportunity. 

By the end of the second year all students must prove their proficiency in a language other than their primary language of study that is relevant to their course of study and is approved by the DGS. By the end of the third year, students specializing in premodern Japanese literature must pass a reading test in literary Chinese. At the end of the second full academic year, students must take a written examination in the language of their specialization, including both its modern and premodern forms.

At the end of each academic year, until students are admitted to candidacy, the faculty will review all students’ progress. For the second year review, students must submit a revised seminar research paper, on a topic selected in consultation with the adviser, no later than April 1 of the fourth term. No later than the end of the sixth term students will take the qualifying oral examination. The exam will cover three fields distinguished by period and/or genre in one or more East Asian national literatures or in other fields closely related to the student’s developing specialization. These fields and accompanying reading lists will be selected by October 1st of the third year in consultation with the examiners and the DGS in order to allow the student to demonstrate knowledge and command of a range of topics. After having successfully passed the qualifying oral examination, students will be required to submit a dissertation prospectus to the department for approval by September 1st of the seventh term in order to complete the process of admission to candidacy for the Ph.D.

Opportunities to obtain experience in teaching language and literature form an important part of this program. Students in East Asian Languages and Literatures normally teach in their third and fourth years.

For additional detailed information see the Calendar of Progress .

Combined Ph.D. Program

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures also offers, in conjunction with the Program in Film and Media Studies, a combined Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Literatures and Film Studies. Applicants to the combined program must indicate on their application that they are applying both to Film and Media Studies as well as East Asian Languages and Literatures. All documentation within the application should include this information. For detailed information see Combined Ph.D. Degree Program Between Film and Media Studies and East Asian Languages and Literatures.

Graduate School Policies

Students are reminded that the policies of the Graduate School must be followed.  Any questions regarding these policies should be addressed to your assistant or associate dean.

The link to the Policies webpage is here: http://catalog.yale.edu/gsas/

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PhD in Japanese and Comparative Literature Requirements

A PhD in Japanese is offered jointly with the Program in Comparative Literature. The focus of this program is comparison of the contents, theoretical bases, and methodologies Japanese literature and a second literature (Western or non-Western), within the context of a familiarity of the cultural context and historical background of the literatures, and the critical and historical methodology of modern literary study.

• Language Requirement : Students are normally required to have completed at least four years of modern Japanese language study and two semesters of classical Japanese for entrance into the PhD program. Language placement examinations are administered upon students' entrance in the program.
• 12 credit units in Japanese literature including two seminars at the 500 level
• 12 credit units in a second literature or other field to be determined in consultation with advisor.
• 12 credit units comprising comparative literature core requirement, including Comp. Lit. 402 (Introduction to Comparative Literature) and three additional courses distributed among designated categories.  For a full description of this core, see here . 
• 6-12 elective credit units which may focus on dissertation research (Comp. Lit. 590, Japan 592)
• Qualifying Evaluation : toward the end of the first year of the PhD program, students submit a portfolio including all research papers written for classes taken in the first semester and work in progress for the second semester as determined in consultation with the advisor and advisory committee.  Students subsequently meet with the committee to discuss the contents of the portfolio and their progress in the program.  During the discussion, the student will also be asked to describe future research goals. The second element of this qualifying evaluation assesses students' progress in their primary languages. (This will be waived in the case of native speakers of Japanese.)
• Foreign Language Requirement : reading knowledge on at least the research level of a third language is required. Students should select these languages in consultation with their advisory committee. Mastery of the language must be demonstrated before students undertake their comprehensive examinations.
• Comprehensive Examinations : near the end of formal courses, normally at the end of the third year of full-time study, students complete three Comprehensive Examinations on:

1) Major field: premodern or modern/contemporary Japanese literature,

2) Minor field: premodern Japanese literature in the case of students whose major field is modern literature; modern and contemporary Japanese literature for those whose major field is premodern, and

3) A comparative and/or theoretical field relating to the candidate's are of research specialization, defined in consultation with and approved by the advisory committee. 

To meet the requirements of the Comparative Literature Program, one of the essays included in either exam 1 or 2 above, will incorporate a comparative approach.  The examiners for this examination will include a faculty member from a second department.  In addition, the examination of the approved field, as well as the dissertation prospectus (see below), will involve a comparative element.

Following successful completion of the three examinations, students will present their dissertation prospectus in a public forum before a panel of relevant faculty.

Probation and Dismissal Policy : Refer to the EALC Probation and Dismissal Policy for details.

Candidacy/ABD Status : Students enter the candidacy/ABD (All But Dissertation) stage when they have completed the following:

• 72 graduate units which will include any dissertation research credits students are scheduled to complete
• Completion of the Qualifying Exam
• Completion of Language Requirements
• Completion of MTE requirement for the Comp. Lit. component
• Completion of the three Comprehensive Exams
• Dissertation: The dissertation is a core element in the PhD training process. As a major example of original research that displays the student's scholarship, command of materials, writing ability, and analytic strength, the importance of the dissertation for students' successful completion of their programs and for their future academic careers cannot be overemphasized. For this reason students should keep the following points in mind.
• Choose the subject carefully. Precious time can be wasted by choosing a subject too large and ambitious or too small and superficial. Don't be too hasty in choosing a subject. It is better to take the time initially to research possible topics than to embark upon a topic and have to change later.
• Choose a primary advisor carefully. This person will be your mentor during the extended period of dissertation research and writing. He or she will also be your primary mentor for the decade after you complete the dissertation, during winch you will seek jobs, apply for grants, and seek to obtain tenure. For these reasons make sure that you choose an advisor with whom you are intellectually and personally compatible.

In this department the dissertation must be of a comparative nature and must demonstrate mastery of primary and secondary materials and relevant historical, cultural and critical background in the literary traditions under study. The student works with the primary advisor and the other two members of the advisory committee. At the final stage of the dissertation process, the oral defense, the original advisory committee is expanded to five or more members (including at least one external referee) whom the Department, Committee, and Office of Graduate Studies may consider appropriate.

Students should see the Office of Graduate Studies in Arts & Sciences for its guide on doctoral dissertations and oral examinations which describes many of the formal- and format-oriented aspects of the final dissertation preparation process.

The stages of the dissertation process are as follows:

• Choice of topic: (see above)
• Prospectus: once the topic is agreed upon by the student and the primary advisor, the student submits a prospectus of five to ten pages, plus a tentative table of chapter contents and a selected bibliography. This prospectus and bibliography form the basis of the topical examination.
• Topical Examination: upon submission of the prospectus, the advisory committee meets with the student for a short oral topical examination (approximately one hour).
• Dissertation Writing Period: students must stay in close contact with their primary advisors and committees. They must submit a written report describing the status of the dissertation three times each year (at the end of each academic semester and at the end of the summer). Conversely, the primary advisor must maintain close contact with the student, including prompt and timely written responses (normally within one month) to dissertation chapters submitted for feedback and comment. Students must submit each chapter of their dissertation to their advisors upon its completion.
• Thesis Title, Scope and Procedure Form: the student must submit a Notice of Title, Scope, and Procedure form to the Department at least six months before the month in which degree is expected to be conferred or before the beginning of the 5th year of full-time enrollment in the Office of Graduate Studies, whichever is earlier.
• Intent to Graduate Form: Candidates must file for the semester in which they intend to graduate. Check the academic calendar on the Office of Graduate Studies' website for deadline. Submit online through WebStac.
• Oral Examination: the oral examination committee consists of the students advisory committee expanded to five or more members to include outside referees. Each member of the oral examining committee must be given a copy of the dissertation, in final form, at least two weeks before the oral examination. For details, consult the Office of Graduate Studies' Doctoral Dissertation guide.

Japanese Literature, Culture, and Media

Our graduate program equips you to be a theoretical scholar and skillful instructor through research of the literature, film, media, theater, and culture of Japan in an interdisciplinary and cross-regional context. Students work closely with faculty dedicated to scholarly innovation, teaching excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

We are committed to providing our you with innovative seminars, international exchanges, research opportunities, and teaching assistantships. Incoming students receive funding packages that support them during their graduate studies. In AMCM you will find a supportive, collaborative, and challenging intellectual environment.

Our faculty specialize in a range of theoretical areas and historical periods. They are internationally recognized for research across scholarly fields that include:

• Critical theory
• Ecocriticism
• Feminist theory and gender studies
• Film and media studies
• Genre and narrative theory
• Speculative fiction studies

Our students are also eligible to earn a graduate minor in various related fields, including (but not limited to):

• Feminist & critical sexuality studies
• Moving image studies
• Theater arts

Visit the department's Faculty  page for information about current faculty members who specialize in Japanese literature, culture, and media.

Resources & Activities

In conjunction with AMES and AMCM, there are a handful of established institutions at the University of Minnesota that foster research and activities that relate to Japan scholarship.

• East Asian Library Established in 1965, the East Asian Library is among the twenty largest East Asian collections in America. The library currently holds over 160,000 volumes of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language materials, serving the instructional and research needs of the East Asian studies program of the university and users from the Twin Cities area and the region. Subject strengths of the collection include Chinese and Japanese history, language and literature, art history, cinema and media, and law history.
• AMES Colloquium Series This colloquium series presents an opportunity for scholars working on some aspect of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures to come together, share work in progress, and engage in discussions about issues of theory and methodology that have relevance across national, regional, and disciplinary boundaries. 

Japanese Language

About the Program

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers a PhD program in Japanese Language. The department only admits students into the PhD program.

As a rule, students wishing to enter the graduate program should have completed an undergraduate program comparable to the undergraduate major in this department. Students who do not have BA or MA degrees in East Asian Languages and Cultures (or Japanese) or in similar fields can be considered for admission. If admitted, these students are often required to make up deficiencies in their course work. This can result in a lengthening of the normative time to degree (seven years).

The department only admits students into the PhD program. You must indicate that a PhD is your degree goal on the application materials. Students who have not completed an MA degree before beginning study at Berkeley will have to complete the requirements for the MA before proceeding to the PhD program. After completion of the MA requirements (coursework and thesis), students are evaluated for permission to proceed to the PhD portion of the program. Students who have completed an MA degree before beginning study at Berkeley may apply for admission directly to the PhD program. After one year in the PhD program, such students will be evaluated before being permitted to continue in the program.

UC Berkeley graduate students from other disciplines who are considering transferring into the degree program in Japanese language undergo the same faculty review as first-time applicants. However, they do not complete the Graduate Application. Students in this category should contact the department graduate assistant for instructions.

The length of time needed to complete an advanced degree in the department depends on financial considerations, the extent of the student's earlier preparation, and other factors. Under optimum conditions, the MA can be earned in two years and the PhD in an additional four to five years.

Step by Step. To learn how best to prepare for study at the graduate level in the humanities and the social sciences, current undergraduates may find useful Step by Step , a resource for UC Berkeley students to enrich their undergraduate academic experience and to prepare for graduate school.

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Admission to the University

Applying for graduate admission.

Thank you for considering UC Berkeley for graduate study! UC Berkeley offers more than 120 graduate programs representing the breadth and depth of interdisciplinary scholarship. The Graduate Division hosts a complete list of graduate academic programs, departments, degrees offered, and application deadlines can be found on the Graduate Division website.

Prospective students must submit an online application to be considered for admission, in addition to any supplemental materials specific to the program for which they are applying. The online application and steps to take to apply can be found on the Graduate Division website .

Admission Requirements

The minimum graduate admission requirements are:

A bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution;

A satisfactory scholastic average, usually a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale; and

Enough undergraduate training to do graduate work in your chosen field.

For a list of requirements to complete your graduate application, please see the Graduate Division’s Admissions Requirements page . It is also important to check with the program or department of interest, as they may have additional requirements specific to their program of study and degree. Department contact information can be found here .

Where to apply?

Visit the Berkeley Graduate Division application page .

Admission to the Program

Applications are reviewed and ranked by the entire faculty. The faculty makes its selection on the basis of academic records and on whether or not the applicant's academic goals can be met by the department's programs. Those chosen are recommended to the Graduate Division, which sets the number of students the department can admit, makes a final review of the applications, and issues an official letter of admission to the student. The number of students the department can admit is usually very small and standards for admission are highly competitive.

The graduate application is submitted electronically; the online application becomes available in September for admission effective the following year. See the Graduate Division website for details. All applicants must use the online application.

Transcripts . Applicants will submit unofficial transcripts, GRE scores, and other admissions materials online as part of the application. Admitted students will be required to submit two copies of all official transcripts in envelopes sealed by the issuing institutions at a later date.

Letters of Recommendation . Three letters of recommendation are required. As part of the application you will have to submit the names and contact information for the letter writers. Letters in languages other than English should be translated into English, but the original letter, in the original language, must be included. The department recommends that letters of recommendation come from faculty members who can comment on the applicant's intellectual capacity, analytical skills, ability to write English, and general aptitude for scholarly work. Letters from nonacademic referees are rarely helpful. All letters must be submitted online by the recommenders no later than two weeks after the application deadline to ensure that they are included in the review process.

Academic Writing Sample . A writing sample in English must be included with the online application. The writing sample is intended to gauge an applicant's academic writing ability, and should be a paper that the student feels best represents the quality of his/her work. An ideal writing sample will be around 20 pages on a topic related to East Asian studies, but a paper on another topic or of a different length may be acceptable.

GRE Test Scores . The GRE is currently required.

Applicants from Abroad . International applicants are urged to examine closely the requirements for certification and translation of records and TOEFL requirements provided in the graduate application and the information on legal residency and fees.

Doctoral Degree Requirements

Application to degree programs.

All prospective graduate students must apply for the PhD program. The department does not offer terminal MA degrees; instead, an MA degree may be earned while progressing toward the PhD.

Normative Time Requirements

Normative Time to Advancement: The total normative time to advancement is five years. Normative Time in Candidacy: The total time in candidacy is two years. Total Normative Time: The total normative time of the program is seven years.

PhD Curriculum

Language Requirements

Japanese MA

Fluency in modern and classical Japanese. The classical Japanese requirement must be satisfied by completion of a classical Japanese seminar taken for four units for a letter grade. Students entering the program without having taken an introduction to classical Japanese elsewhere are expected to take J120 as well.

Japanese PhD

Reading competence in a language other than Japanese relevant to the program, chosen in consultation with the Primary Advisor. Competence will normally be demonstrated by three years of language study at Berkeley or its equivalent. (Coursework must be taken for a letter-grade.) Native speakers of a language other than English do not automatically fulfill the language requirement; the language must be appropriate to advanced research in the program.

MA Requirements

• EA LANG 200 , "Proseminar: Approaches to East Asian Studies" is required, normally in the first year.
• A minimum of three graduate seminars (four units each) in the Japanese language field in the department will be required, for a letter grade. EA LANG 200  will not count toward the three required seminars. The department also encourages students to take a "Materials and Methods" seminar as part of the MA program.
• 8 additional units, in consultation with the primary adviser.

All courses required for the degree must be finished by the last day of the semester in which the student expects the degree to be conferred.

Students will have the option of taking additional seminars beyond the three required for the MA degree for two units, in which case no seminar paper is required. Each EALC seminar is structured with a 4 unit norm and 2 unit option.

Students who will need to acquire a second language from scratch to satisfy PhD requirements (q.v.) will be advised to begin work on that language as early as possible.

MA Thesis An MA thesis, usually based on a previous research paper and limited to 50 pages, is required. If the MA thesis involves a translation, the translation may be added as an appendix, which will not count toward the page limit.

Mechanism for Continuation or Termination at the MA Level A review of graduate students will take place in the middle and at the end of their first year and annually thereafter, and conveyed to the students in writing.

PhD Requirements

Two JAPAN graduate seminars for four units and for a letter grade in the department are required after completion of the MA, as well as at least one course outside the department in a cognate discipline, also for four units and for a letter grade.

Qualifying Examination The following will be required:

• Three written examinations on fields within the department.
• One written examination on a field outside the department.
• Oral examination.

The purpose of the qualifying examination is to ensure that the student possesses adequate breadth and depth of preparation needed to conduct dissertation research and teach. The student will normally choose reading lists in consultation with examiners and then meet regularly to discuss those readings with them. The written examinations will be based on those readings and discussions. The oral examination that follows is not meant to be a separate field of inquiry; instead, it is designed to pursue issues raised in the written segments.

The oral examination will take place one week after completion of the last written examination. It will last three hours and be attended by all four members of the qualifying examination committee. It will be devoted to further investigation of issues raised in the written examinations.

Dissertation A dissertation is required. Students should meet with their dissertation chairs to decide on appropriate timelines for research abroad and the completion of individual chapters. Students are not required to defend the dissertation once the dissertation committee has decided the dissertation is finished.

JAPAN C225 Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2021 This seminar serves as an introduction to a broad range of Japanese Buddhist literature belonging to different historical periods and genres, including liturgical texts; monastic records, rules, and ritual manuals; doctrinal treatises; biographies of monks; and histories of Buddhism in Japan. Students are required to do all the readings in the original languages, which are classical Chinese (Kanbun) and classical Japanese. It will also serve as a tools and methods course, covering basic reference works and secondary scholarship in the field of Japanese Buddhism. The content of the course will be adjusted from semester to semester to accommodate the needs and interests of the students. Readings in Japanese Buddhist Texts: Read More [+]

Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of seminar per week

Additional Format: unit(s):three hours of seminar per week; 4 unit(s):three hours of seminar per week.

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Japanese/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Also listed as: BUDDSTD C225

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JAPAN 230 Seminar in Classical Japanese Poetry 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2021 Topics run from Japan's earliest extant poetic anthologies in Chinese (Kaifuso) or Japanese (Man'yoshu) to medieval linked verse (renga) and Edo haikai. Seminar in Classical Japanese Poetry: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Two semesters of classical Japanese

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.

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JAPAN C231 Japanese Studies: Past, Present... and Future? 2 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014 Offers an overview of the history and current state of the field in Japanese studies, with faculty presentations, selected readings, and orientation sessions with East Asian Library staff to acquaint participants with relevant resources for research. Requirements will include completion of course readings and preparation of a research prospectus. Japanese Studies: Past, Present... and Future?: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week

Additional Format: One hour of seminar per week.

Also listed as: HISTORY C231

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JAPAN 232 Japanese Bibliography 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2016, Spring 2010 An introduction to research tools for Japanese studies. The course gives primary consideration to literary sources but also presents an overview of basic texts and web sites dealing with bibliographical citation, lexicography, history, religion, fine arts, geography, personal names, biographies, genealogies, and calendrical calculation. Internet access is required. Japanese Bibliography: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Reading ability in modern Japanese; classical Japanese helpful but not required

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JAPAN 234 Seminar in Classical Japanese Drama 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2013, Fall 2004 Topics may include examples from the Noh, Kyogen, Joruri, or Kabuki theaters. Seminar in Classical Japanese Drama: Read More [+]

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JAPAN 240 Seminar in Classical Japanese Texts 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 Topics may include works of Heian fiction such as The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) and memoirs such as The Pillow Book (Makura no soshi). Seminar in Classical Japanese Texts: Read More [+]

Grading: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered.

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JAPAN 242 Seminar in Medieval Japanese Texts 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2006, Fall 2001 Topics may include medieval war tales (gunki monogatari), essays (zuihitsu), and diaries in Japanese or Sino-Japanese (kanbun). Seminar in Medieval Japanese Texts: Read More [+]

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JAPAN 255 Seminar in Prewar Japanese Literature 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Reading and critical evaluation of selected texts in prewar (roughly the 1860s though the 1940s) Japanese literature and literary and cultural criticism. Texts change with each offering of the course. Seminar in Prewar Japanese Literature: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor

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JAPAN 259 Seminar in Postwar Japanese Literature 2 or 4 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2024, Fall 2021, Spring 2018 Reading and critical evaluation of selected texts in postwar (roughly the 1940s through the present) Japanese literature and literary and cultural criticism. Texts change with each offering of the course. Seminar in Postwar Japanese Literature: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor

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JAPAN 298 Directed Study for Graduate Students 1 - 12 Units

Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2022 Special tutorial or seminar on selected topics not covered by available courses or seminars. Directed Study for Graduate Students: Read More [+]

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week

Summer: 3 weeks - 5-60 hours of independent study per week 6 weeks - 2.5-30 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1.5-28 hours of independent study per week 10 weeks - 1.5-20 hours of independent study per week

Additional Format: One to twelve hours of independent study per week. One and one-half to twenty hours of independent study per week for 10 weeks. One and one-half to twenty eight hours of independent study per week for 8 weeks. Two and one-half to thirty hours of independent study per week for 6 weeks. Five to sixty hours of independent study per week for three weeks.

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JAPAN 299 Thesis Preparation and Related Research 1 - 12 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 Thesis Preparation and Related Research: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Consent of thesis supervisor and graduate adviser

Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-35 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1.5-28 hours of independent study per week

Additional Format: One to twelve hours of independent study per week. One and one-half to twenty eight hours of independent study per week for 8 weeks. Two and one-half to thirty five hours of independent study per week for 6 weeks.

Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.

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JAPAN 601 Individual Study for Master's Students 1 - 8 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the graduate adviser. Units may not be used to meet either unit or residence requirements for a master's degree. Individual Study for Master's Students: Read More [+]

Prerequisites: Consent of graduate adviser

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-20 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1.5-15 hours of independent study per week

Additional Format: One to eight hours of independent study per week. One and one-half to fifteen hours of independent study per week for 8 weeks. Two and one-half to twenty hours of independent study per week for 6 weeks.

Subject/Course Level: Japanese/Graduate examination preparation

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JAPAN 602 Individual Study for Doctoral Students 1 - 8 Units

Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015 Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare for various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+]

Additional Format: Hours to be arranged.

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Contact Information

Department of east asian languages and cultures.

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Phone: 510-642-3480

Fax: 510-642-6031

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Department Chair

Robert Ashmore

3403 Dwinelle Hall

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Director of Graduate Studies

Andrew Jones

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Graduate Student Affairs Officer

Grant Tompkins

3414 Dwinelle Hall

Phone: 510-642-4497

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PhD Program

The department accepts applications for its doctoral degree program (PhD). The department only offers a terminal master’s degree (MA) for the Teaching Asian Languages MA Program. Students interested in a MA degree in Asian Languages and Cultures only should apply to the East Asian Studies Interdepartmental Program, which is housed in the International Institute at UCLA .

Students who are interested in pursuing doctoral level work are encouraged first to contact the relevant faculty members or the Director of Graduate Studies before submitting an application to the Graduate Division at UCLA .

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Graduate Program in Japanese

The MA in Asian Languages and Civilizations may be pursued with a specialization in Chinese or Japanese. Graduate students work in a broad interdisciplinary context, requiring a study of literary, historical, and cultural texts across the millennia of Chinese and Japanese written materials. The MA requires 30 hours of approved graduate coursework or 24 hours of coursework plus a thesis.

The MA program in Japanese is designed to provide advanced-level training in Japanese language, literature and civilization, with the aim of preparing students for both Japan-related professional careers and doctoral study in Japanese literature and culture. The program boasts four professors with specializations in the literature and performing arts of classical, medieval, early-modern and modern Japan. In recent years our MA students have gone on to PhD programs in Japanese literature, art history and religious studies at this and numerous other first-rank institutions in the U.S. and abroad. See  Japanese alumni stories .

PhD Program

The PhD programs in Japanese offer extensive training in the modern and pre-modern literatures of Japan for students seeking to pursue research and teaching careers at the collegiate level. The program offers specializations in Japanese with concentrations in literary and/or cultural studies of either the pre-modern or modern periods. The PhD requires a minimum of 45 credit hours in graduate courses numbered 5000 or above in Japanese, and 30 credit hours of dissertation work beyond the required coursework. PhD students may transfer to the department up to 21 hours of acceptable graduate-level credit. Academic preparation is expected in both classical and modern language.

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• American Studies
• Art and Art History
• Asian Studies
• East Asian Languages and Literatures
• Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures
• Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas
• Linguistics
• Pacific Islands Studies
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College of Arts, Languages & Letters Moore 382 1890 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: (808) 956-8940 Fax: (808) 956-9515 Email: [email protected] Web: manoa.hawaii.edu/eall/

* Graduate Faculty

*M. J. Park, PhD (Chair)—Korean language and linguistics, pedagogy, pragmatics *S-Y. Cheon, PhD—Korean phonology and phonetics, second language phonology, content-based instruction (CBI), and mediabased instruction H. Chung, PhD—Korean language teaching *H. B. Chung, PhD—syntax, case morphology in Altaic languages, information structure, language acquisition *H. M. Cook, PhD—Japanese linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and pragmatics; language socialization S. A. Curry, PhD—Japanese language teaching *A. Haag, PhD—modern Japanese literature and culture, particularly cultures of the Japanese colonial empire and occupied Korea *A. Hasegawa, PhD—second language acquisition, Japanese language pedagogy, conversation analysis, study abroad H. Ichida—Japanese language T. Iwai, PhD—Japanese language teaching *L. Jiang, PhD—syntax, semantics, syntax-semantics interface, language universals and variation, comparative linguistics, Chinese linguistics (Chinese dialects, minority languages and sign languages), language acquisition *S. Jiang, PhD—Chinese language and linguistics, cognitive linguistics, Chinese historical syntax, Chinese dialects, language acquisition and pedagogy, technology-assisted language learning Y. E. Jungmin, PhD—contemporary Korean and Koren American poetry, gender, feminism, transnational literature, and translation *K. Kanno, PhD—Japanese linguistics, syntax, second language acquisition, parsing *M. S. Kim, PhD—discourse-functional linguistics, conversation analysis, vocabulary acquisition, Korean language pedagogy *K. Kondo-Brown, EdD—Japanese language pedagogy, second language assessment, heritage language development *D. Krolikoski, PhD—modern Korean poetry, translation studies, poetics, postcolonial theory, transnational literature H. S. Lee, PhD—Korean language teaching *D. R. McCraw, PhD—classical Chinese literature, especially poetry, particularly Tang shi, Song shi and ci, and Qing ci M. Mito, MA—Japanese language teaching E. Murayama, PhD—Japanese language teaching M. Ogasawara, MA—Japanese language teaching *Y. Peng, PhD—20th century Chinese literature and visual culture, Chinese film, critical theory G. E. Ray, MA—Japanese language teaching I. Smith, PhD—Korean linguistics, interactional linguistics, conversation analysis, second language teaching, pragmatics *M. Spring, PhD—applied linguistics: cross-cultural communication; issues related to developing superior level proficiency; teacher training, cultural literacy; literature: six dynasties and Tang fiction; Tang prose and rhetoric *Y. Tateyama, PhD—Japanese language teaching *P. C. Tommasi, PhD—Classical and medieval Japanese poetry; gender, agency, and selfhood in premodern Japan; samurai culture; Medievalism; sinosphere studies Y. Wada, MA—Japanese language teaching *H. Wang, PhD—curriculum design; program development; Chinese language pedagogy; Chinese for specific and professional purposes; pragmatics P. C-K. Woo, PhD—Japanese language teaching J. Wu, MA—Chinese language teaching *D. R. Yoshimi, PhD—Japanese second language acquisition and pedagogy; discourse analysis, pragmatics and sociolinguistics *M-B. Yue, PhD—20th century Chinese literary and cultural studies, visual culture and media studies, transnational Chinese writings, constructions of Chineseness and diasporic consciousness in Asian-American, exile, and immigrant writings, theories of ideology and representation, feminism, psychoanalysis, film criticism, [InterAsia] cultural studies *E. Yoon, PhD—Contemporary Korean and Korean American poetry, gender, feminism, transnational literature, and translation

Cooperating Graduate Faculty

S. Fukuda, PhD—theoretical and experimental syntax, lexical semantics G. Kasper, PhD—second-language discourse analysis, conversation analysis, pragmatics, qualitative research methods

Degrees and Certificates Offered: Certificate in Chinese, Certificate in Japanese, Certificate in Korean, Certificate in Korean for Professionals, BA (including minor) in Chinese, BA in Chinese Language Flagship, BA (including minor) in Japanese, BA (including minor) in Korean, BA in Korean for Professionals, MA in East Asian Languages and Literatures, PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures

The Academic Program

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL) is the largest department of its kind in the country and offers a curriculum unparalleled in its breadth, depth, and variety of courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language, linguistics, and literature.

At the undergraduate level, language skill courses help students develop a high level of proficiency in both the spoken and written aspects of the languages. There are separate BA and certificate programs to prepare American students to function in Korean in given professional fields. Other courses provide both introductory survey coverage and advanced, theme-specific investigations of the literary cultures of East Asia and the linguistic analysis of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Cultural awareness as well as language proficiency are further promoted through extra-curricular activities such as student clubs, video/film showings, lectures, and study abroad programs. Our students have the opportunity to participate in study abroad programs in Hainan, China; Kobe and Machida, Japan; and Seoul, Korea. The graduate programs are designed to provide students with advanced professional training in two tracks: 1) language/linguistics, and 2) literary studies.

While most students enroll in language courses to fulfill the general education core requirement for foreign languages, there are many who plan to use Chinese, Japanese, or Korean in research or graduate studies. Those who plan to enter the work force immediately upon completing their undergraduate studies find that their language proficiency opens doors to employment in the local travel industry and other internationally oriented businesses.

Undergraduate Study

Ba in chinese, requirements.

Students must complete a minimum of 30-36 credit hours, (depending on the initial placement), including the following upper division courses:

• CHN 301, 302 or 303 or 305, 401, 402 or 404 or 405, 461
• 12 credit hours from the following, at least one course must be taken from each of the following group: (a) CHN 451 or 452; (b) CHN 455 or 470; (c) EALL 361 or 362; (d) EALL 363B or 363C.
• 9 credit hours of approved courses from Chinese departmental electives.

For information on a Bachelor Degree Program Sheet, go to programsheets/ .

BA in Chinese Language Flagship Track

Students must complete a minimum of 33 credit hours, including:

• CHN 401, 402 or 404 or 405
• CHN 409, 411, 461, 486
• 6 credit hours from the following, at least one course must be taken from each of the following groups: (a) CHN 455 or 470 (b) EALL 361, 362, 363B, or 363C
• 9 credit hours from Flagship Content Courses (other courses need to be approved by the Chinese Language Flagship Program directors). EALL 360, 364, 365B, 365C, 366, 473, 474, 476; CHN 422, 451, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457, 487B, 487C, 487D
• Additional 1-24 credit hours for those accepted to the Flagship Capstone Year in China.

BA in Japanese

Students must complete a minimum of 37 credit hours (31 credits for bilinguals), including:

• JPN 301, 302, 350, 370, 401, and 402 (bilinguals may substitute: 305 for 301 and 302, 403 and 404 for 401 and 402)
• JPN 407D or 407E
• EALL 271 and 272
• 6 credit hours in approved JPN/EALL elective courses

BA in Korean

Students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours, including:

• KOR 301, 302, 401, 402, 451, 452, and 470
• EALL 281 or 282
• 12 credit hours in approved courses

BA in Korean for Professionals Track

• KOR 401, 402, 403, and 404 [KOR 307, 308 may replace exempted KOR 401, 402]
• KOR 421, 422, 425 (6 credits), 470, 480, 485, 486, and
• 1-year overseas program year at Korea University (Additional 2-24 credits)

Students planning to declare a minor should have completed successfully four semesters of language skill courses or their equivalent and must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher. A minimum of 15-17 credits from five courses in one of the three languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) will be required. At least 9 credits will be from non-language skills courses with a focus on linguistics or literature. In the case of native speakers, they will be required to take five non-language skill courses. All courses selected must have the approval of advisors in both the student’s major department and the EALL department. Only courses with a C (not C-) or above will be counted. All courses must be taken within the UH System, with minimum of at least three courses taken at UH Mānoa. A detailed description of program requirements is available at the department office in Moore Hall 382.

Certificate

Certificates in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Korean for Professionals are offered to eligible students. A minimum of 15 credit hours from 201 or above in the language of choice must be earned with a minimum GPA of 2.5. For the Certificate in Korean for Professionals, all courses must be at the 300-level or above. All courses must be taken for a letter grade and must be passed with a grade of C or better. Double-dipping between HSL courses and certificate requirements is allowed. CR/ NC and Back Credits cannot count toward the certificate. A detailed description of the program requirements is available from the department office in Moore Hall 382.

4+1 BA/MA BAM Pathways in EALL

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures offers several BA/MA (BAM) pathways so that students can earn a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in just 5 years. Our programs with BAM pathways are as follows:

• Chinese Language & Linguistics
• Chinese Literature
• Japanese Language & Linguistics
• Japanese Literature
• Korean Languages & Linguistics
• Korean Literature
• Korean for Professionals

View the relevant plan templates for more information.

Graduate Study

Complete details on the graduate programs are available from the department office in Moore Hall 382 and on the department’s webpage:  manoa.hawaii.edu/eall/ . All of our graduate degree programs are academic in nature, and focus on the disciplines of linguistic and literary study. MA graduates of the programs have obtained positions as instructors in private schools, two- and four-year colleges and universities; as translators; and in various capacities in private firms and government service. PhD graduates have obtained teaching positions at universities in the U.S. mainland, Canada, and in several Asian countries.

The MA and PhD are recognized Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) regional graduate programs. Residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, with a GPA of 3.0+ are eligible, upon admission, to enroll at the reduced tuition of 150% of the resident tuition rate. See the “Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid” section of this Catalog for more information on WICHE programs.

The MA degree is offered in three areas of concentration: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, in two different tracks: language/linguistics and literature, with an addition of Korean for Professionals. The PhD degree is offered with concentrations in the same fields, but not in Korean for Professionals. All applicants for the MA program must have a BA in the language of their concentration or equivalent preparation (proficiency in the target language that is equivalent of having completed 4th year language courses) and must submit a copy of their CV, three letters of recommendation, Statement of Objectives, and GRE General Test scores. The TOEFL or the IELTS is required for applicants whose first language is not English. All applicants for the PhD program must have a BA, must have earned with distinction an MA in the language or literature of their concentration, and must submit the following documents: a copy of their CV, three letters of recommendation, Statement of Objectives, GRE General Test scores, and a sample of their scholarly writing in English. The TOEFL or the IELTS is required for applicants whose first language is not English. Any newly-admitted MA and/or PhD student without a proper background in the field, is required to undergo a diagnostic evaluation to be assigned necessary courses to fulfill deficiency. For details on how to apply, visit: hawaii.edu/eall/ .

Master’s Degree

The MA candidate may select either the Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis) program; Plan A must have the approval of the graduate chair. The MA in Korean for Professionals is a Plan B program only

For Plan A, students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours, including at least 18 credit hours in the major field and 6 credit hours of thesis research. A maximum of two 400-level courses will count toward the degree.

For Plan B, students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours, including at least 18 credit hours in the major field. A maximum of two 400-level courses will count toward the degree.

For details on the MA requirements, visit: manoa.hawaii.edu/eall/ma-requirements/ .

Doctoral Degree

Each newly-admitted PhD student is required to take the qualifying exam by the third semester. He or she must take at least 24 credit courses beyond those counted towards the MA degree. Apart from having a command of English and their language of concentration, students must have knowledge of a second East Asian language equivalent to two years of study or exempted through a language placement test.

Students in the Language/Linguistics track must fulfill two scholarly papers and oral Comprehensive Exam in order to advance to candidacy. Students in the Literature track must take written Comprehensive exams in three areas (at least one of which will be outside the students’ areas of 2 specialization) followed by an oral exam. After being advanced to candidacy, all PhD candidates must complete an original dissertation and pass a final oral examination in defense of the dissertation.

For details on the PhD requirements, visit: manoa.hawaii.edu/eall/phd-requirements/ .

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Introduction

DEALL has a graduate student population that ranges between seventy and eighty students, making the program one of the largest in the continental United States. Graduate students can pursue both the M.A. and Ph.D. in Chinese or Japanese, focusing on literature, linguistics, or language pedagogy as a field of specialization, and the MA in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture.

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Our graduate students take an active role in their fields, with many students presenting papers or participating in workshops at major conferences each year. Students are encouraged to publish their papers, and several of DEALL's graduate students have won University-wide competitive awards for outstanding scholarly research papers. Four of DEALL's Ph.D. students have received the Presidential Fellowship for final year dissertation write-up in the past few years. Several have been the recipients of such distinctions as the Mombusho Scholarship, Fulbright-Hays, Japan Foundation, and Inter-university Center (of which OSU is a member) fellowship. One of our graduates has been designated a McArthur Foundation Fellow. Many of DEALL's M.A. graduates have continued their education here or in Ph.D. programs of MIT, Yale, Berkeley, Brandeis, Cornell, University of Chicago, to name only a few. Graduates of DEALL's M.A. and Ph.D. programs are or have been employed by universities such as Brigham Young, MIT, College of William and Mary, Harvard, University of Michigan, University of Maryland, University of Oregon, UCLA, University of Illinois, National University of Singapore, Georgia Tech, Drew University, and the International Christian University in Japan. Most of these appointments are tenure-track. For further information, please contact our Graduate Studies Chair Professor Etsuyo Yuasa . Questions concerning admission to our graduate program may also be directed to our Academic Program Coordinator, Jeremie Smith . For information on financial aid, graduate associateships, the work-study program, and government loans, visit the Office of Financial Aid . The East Asian Studies Center offers Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for American citizens and permanent residents to study East Asian languages and area studies. For more information on FLAS and a list of external funding opportunities, visit http://easc.osu.edu .

Application

Application to the program is to be made only on-line at the site provided by the Admissions Office . To apply on-line, go to Graduate Applications . The deadline to apply for the University Fellowship competition is November 20.  The deadline to apply for regular admissions and graduate associateships is November 20. Note: GRE exam scores are not required for applying to DEALL graduate programs. 

Until further notice DEALL is not accepting applications for 2024 to the Advanced Chinese Language and Culture MA Program.  

M.A. Program Admission

• Requirements:
• B.A. in Chinese or Japanese, or the equivalent.
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (B) on a 0.00–4.00 scale. If you have some graduate level work or have completed a graduate degree, a 3.00 graduate GPA is required. See below for exceptions.
• Complete transcripts of all previous college-level study.
• A statement of purpose.
• Three letters of recommendation.  
• Curriculum vitae.
• A writing sample

For international applicants:

• Minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 90 IBT, 233 CBT. The tests must have been taken within the previous two years. (Applicants are exempt if they have received a bachelor’s or higher degree from a university in one of the designated countries.)
• A student entering the Masters program without the stipulated preparation must demonstrate a reading knowledge of either Chinese or Japanese (modern and/or literary) equivalent to three (3) years of study at Ohio State.
• A student may be admitted conditionally and required to satisfy certain B.A. requirements before being granted regular graduate admission.
• The M.A. curriculum is designed for students to enter in the autumn semester. Those proposing to enter during another semester must contact the Graduate Studies Committee Chair.

PH.D. Program Admission

Students will be initially admitted only into the Masters program so that the faculty can become acquainted with the breadth and depth of their previous educational experience. Each student must pass an evaluation by the relevant graduate faculty before being admitted to the Doctoral program. Upon the successful evaluation, the admission to the Doctoral program becomes effective from the following semester for those with an M.A. in hand, and from the semester immediately following the completion of the M.A. degree for those without an M.A. at the time of application. Those who are admitted to the Doctoral program while completing an M.A. must complete all requirements for the M.A. within the semester immediately following the evaluation semester. If a student cannot complete the M.A. within the semester, the graduate faculty in the appropriate language area reserves the right to reevaluate the candidate. An M.A. degree is a prerequisite for Doctoral admission.

• For a student who holds an M.A. or expects to receive an M.A. from another institution or another department:
• The evaluation will be held in the second semester of the first year.
• After reviewing the submitted materials and assessing the student’s academic performance, the faculty will vote to allow the student to (1) continue, (2) require another evaluation to take place within a year, or (3) deny the student’s continuation in the Ph.D. program.
• The student denied continuance in the Ph.D. program may opt to complete a terminal M.A. in the Department.
• For a student who is completing an M.A. in DEALL, 
• The evaluation will be held in the final semester of the Master’s program.
• After reviewing the submitted materials and assessing the student’s academic performance, the faculty in the appropriate language area will vote to admit or deny entry into the doctoral program.
• The evaluation consists of a review of the following materials, to be submitted by the student to the Graduate Studies Committee Chair:
• A three-page, double-spaced statement of purpose
• Two research papers that reflect the best of the student’s work.
• Up-to-date OSU graduate transcripts (for those who attended OSU).
• A reference letter from the advisor.

Those with an M.A. in hand and who were originally admitted to the Masters program may, in certain cases, petition to be reconsidered for the Doctoral program during their first year. In such cases, the applicant must consult with his/her advisor first and provide evidence of background sufficient to carry out the Doctoral program. The advisor then consults with the Graduate Studies Committee. The Graduate Studies Committee reviews the case and makes a recommendation of either (1) allowing the student’s application to the Doctoral program to be evaluated by the faculty members of the appropriate language area, or (2) asking the student to wait until the following year.

MA Requirements

The Masters program is designed to give students a broad foundation in the scholarly traditions of Chinese or Japanese language, linguistics, and literature, together with increased training in language skills. Frequently, a student will choose to specialize in an area of linguistics, literature, or language pedagogy. All students are required to take the core courses listed below. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available. Students are expected to complete all requirements for the Masters degree within two years. In special circumstances, an extension of this period of one or more semesters may be granted by the Graduate Studies Committee, but the total length of time used to fulfill degree requirements shall in no case exceed five (5) consecutive years.

Core Requirements for the Chinese M.A. (18 credit hours)*

Three (3) credit hours of Chinese bibliography and methodology: C8500

Three (3) credit hours of East Asian language pedagogy, from the following options: EALL7700, 7701, 7702, 7703, 7704, 7705

Six (6) hours of Chinese linguistics: C5380 plus one of the following options: C5381, 5383, 5387, 7382, 7384, 7385, 7386, 8382, 8384, 8897

Six (6) hours of Chinese literature: one course in traditional literature: C5400, 6451, 6452, 6453, 8471, 8472, 8473, 8474, 8475, 8897 (traditional literature iteration),

and one course in modern literature: C7461, 7462, 7463, 7464, 7465, 7466, 7467, 7468, 7470, 8897 (modern literature iteration)

*This set of requirements does not apply to the specialty in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture.

Core Requirements for the Japanese M.A. (21 credit hours)

Three (3) hours of Japanese Bibliography: J8500

Three (3) hours of East Asian language pedagogy, from the following options: EALL7700, 7701, 7702, 7703, 7704, 7705

Six (6) hours of Japanese linguistics: J5380 plus one of the following options J5112, 5381, EALL5383, J7382, 7384, 7386, 7387, 7388, 7392, 8387, 8897

Six (6) hours of Japanese literature: one of J5400, 5454, J5455, J5456, plus one of the following options: J5112, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 8470, 8477, 8897 (literature iteration), E5475

Three (3) hours of Classical Japanese: J5111 (J5112 also possible)

N.B. A course in Classical Japanese (J5112) cannot be used to meet the requirement for both Japanese linguistics/literature and Classical Japanese. Core requirements can be satisfied either by taking the courses or by demonstrating equivalent knowledge.

Core Requirements for the M.A. in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture

Year One (total 28 credit hours)

Summer (non-credit): Pre-Flagship Program (remedial language) Fall: (14 credit hours): 7660 (3), 7617 (3), 7655 (3), 7671.51 (research project, 5 credit hours) Spring: (14 credit hours): 7615 (3), 7650 (3), 7670 (3), 7672.51 (research project, 5 credit hours)

Year Two (4-6 total credit hours)

Summer Pre-Capstone (non-credit): based in Qingdao, working individually with mentor Fall: Capstone (non-credit): University Enrollment and Internship Spring: MA thesis/project (6998 or 6999, 4–6 credit hours)

N.B. Exemptions from specific courses do not reduce credit hour requirements for any of the five core areas.

Elective Requirements for Chinese and Japanese M.A.

With the consultation and approval of the advisor, M.A. candidates will select courses in this and other departments. A maximum of 9 credit hours of 6193 (Independent Study) and 9 credit hours of 6999 (M.A. Thesis) will be counted toward graduation.

Masters Examination

• Non-Thesis Option Students taking the non-thesis option must complete a written examination, normally in the Spring semester. The Chinese examination consists of five sections, one each on Chinese linguistics, literature, bibliography, pedagogy, and the student’s specialty. The Japanese examination consists of four sections, one each on Japanese linguistics, literature, pedagogy, and the student's specialty.
• Thesis Option Students taking the thesis option must submit a thesis that constitutes original, in-depth research.

PhD Requirements

• Fields of Study In consultation with their advisor, students must choose one major field and at least two minor areas of concentration.
• Credit Requirements Total Required Credit Hours: Minimum 30 credit hours of non-dissertation coursework, 18 credit hours (six courses) will normally be in the Major Field of Study and 12 credit hours (four courses) in two Minor Fields of Study.
• Course Work Students must take a minimum of 10 graduate courses, or 30 credit hours (5000+ within the department; 4000+ outside). 6 of these courses must be within the department. 
• Candidacy Examination All students must take a “candidacy examination" not long after completion of course work. The exam consists of a written portion and an oral portion. The student is examined on his/her knowledge of one major field and two minor fields, which are to be determined in consultation with the student’s advisor. The exam committee must have a minimum of 4 graduate faculty, one of whom is the advisor.
• Language Requirement Doctoral students shall demonstrate proficiency in a second East Asian Language, with a minimum ability equivalent to successful completion of the first two levels of that language. 
• Dissertation Students take twenty (20) credit hours of dissertation work; maximum 8 dissertation (8999) courses. Oral examination with 4 graduate faculty (including the advisor) to be held sometime after the dissertation committee signs off on the dissertation and gives permission to the student to graduate.

Financial Aid

The Ohio State University has a generous program of financial aid. The aid comes in two principal forms: Fellowships, which provide a stipend and tuition waiver and which require no service from the student; and Graduate Associateships, which provide a stipend and tuition waiver, but which require a work commitment from the student in teaching, research, or administration. Applicants must indicate on the application form their desire to be considered for financial aid. Once this is done, each student will be considered by the Department Graduate Studies Committee for all forms of graduate aid for which s/he might be eligible.

Susan Huntington Dean’s Distinguished Fellowships (DDU), Distinguished University Fellowships (DUF), University Fellowships (UF), Dean’s Graduate Enrichment Fellowships (DGE), and Graduate Enrichment Fellowships (GE) are available only to entering first-year graduate students. These are awarded in a University-wide competition held once annually. Each department nominates applicants of exceptional promise, and a central committee chooses the final recipients. Because of the form of the competition, the Department cannot predict how many Fellowships it will have in any year. While the Fellowship cannot be continued into succeeding years, students who demonstrate high performance in their first year are normally awarded Graduate Associateships in succeeding years.

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) are available from the East Asian Studies Center. Application must be made directly to East Asian Studies Center .  Open only to US citizens and permanent residents.

Graduate Associateships: Both native and non-native speakers of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean are considered for associateships . Most are assigned to teach language or culture courses; others are appointed to research or office duties. Associateships are awarded to incoming and continuing students by the Chairperson upon recommendation by the Graduate Studies Committee.

Presidential Fellowships : University-wide Fall and Spring competitions open to doctoral candidates. Nominations are made by the Department to the Graduate School. Students do not apply. Qualified students must have completed all course work, passed their Candidacy Examinations, and been admitted to candidacy.  Students are required to register for a minimun of three (3) credit hours of dissertation research (8999) each semester they hold the Fellowship. No other appointment may be held simultaneously.

Further Financial Aid Opportunities:  Information about other financial aid may be obtained through the Office of Student Financial Aid .

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The Japanese Language & Literature M.A. Program has a choice of disciplinary concentration in literature or linguistics .  We do not offer an MA program focusing on Japanese language study .  

SPECIALIZATION IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

I. admission.

To be admitted to the program, applicants must satisfy the Graduate School’s Minimum Admission Requirements . Applicants are also expected to have 4 years of college-level training in Japanese language or the equivalent, as well as significant coursework in a relevant humanistic field.

II. Program Description

The graduate program in Japanese literature at the University of Washington is one of the largest and most dynamic in North America. With five graduate faculty, the program is strong in both modern and pre-modern literature, and provides training in primary source reading, textual analysis, and current approaches to Japanese literature and visual culture. Students who enter the program will work with a faculty adviser to design an individualized course of study that best suits their goals and needs. Anyone with a deep interest in Japanese language, literature, and culture is encouraged to apply.

III. Course Work & Credits

Students in the M.A. program must satisfy the Master’s Degree requirements set by the Graduate School at the time of their graduation. The M.A. program requires a minimum of 45 credits at the 400-level or higher. At least 18 credits must be completed in numerically graded courses at the 400 and 500 level, and 18 credits at the 500 level and above. Credits may be earned through a combination of coursework and research. Each student will customize his or her course of study in consultation with his or her faculty advisor.

In addition to coursework and the general examinations, the M.A. degree requires students to submit original research in one of two ways:

• as a thesis, in which case the student takes at least 36 course credits and 9  thesis credits , OR
• in the form of two research papers that have been written either independently or as part of their coursework, in which case all 45 minimum credits will be course credits.

IV. M.A. General Examination

Students must pass two written examinations to receive an M.A. degree. Each is two hours in duration, one in pre-modern (pre-Meiji) literature, the other in modern literature and culture. These are intended to evaluate the student's general mastery of the respective areas. The student will meet with his or her faculty adviser at least one quarter prior to the examination in order to discuss necessary preparation.

V. To Apply

Procedures for admission are available online . Any logistical questions about application should be directed to the Academic Counselor in the Department office. Questions of an academic nature should be directed to the graduate faculty member in the applicant’s area of interest, or to the Japanese Program Coordinator . Limited amounts of financial support are available to students on a competitive basis. All applicants to the department are automatically considered for a recruitment fellowship. Prospective students with high proficiency in Japanese language are urged to apply for teaching assistantships simultaneously with their application to the program. All eligible applicants are especially encouraged to apply for FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) awards. Details are available on this website.

VI. Admission to the Ph.D. program

The M.A. and the Ph.D. programs are separate and independent. Admission to the M.A. program does not guarantee admission to the Ph.D. program. For procedures on petitioning to proceed to the Ph.D. program, see sections  2.5.0 - 2.5.2.e  of the departmental M.A. and Ph.D. Policies and Procedures.

SPECIALIZATION IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

I. program description.

The Master of Arts Program in Japanese Language and Linguistics focuses on Japanese applied linguistics, including second language acquisition, and Japanese sociolinguistics. Each student works with a faculty advisor to design an individualized program of study that combines

• Japanese linguistics courses taught in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature with
• linguistics and language-related courses offered in the Departments of Linguistics, English, Anthropology, Psychology, Communication,
• and other language and literature departments.

Students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds who have strong academic interest in Japanese applied linguistics and sociolinguistics are encouraged to apply.

II. Admission

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Graduate School as outlined in the General Catalog. Minimum requirements for admission are:

• A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 in the junior and senior years.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• A statement of purpose.
• Strong undergraduate preparation in social sciences, linguistics, or literature.
• At least four years of college-level training in Japanese language; study, internship, or residence abroad in Japan is highly recommended.

In practice, students admitted to the Japanese linguistics M.A. program have strong undergraduate academic backgrounds as well as strong Japanese language skills. If a student is admitted who needs preparatory academic or language work, the student initially must work on compensating for such deficiencies by taking appropriate courses or studying abroad in Japan.

III. Course Work and Credits

The M.A. program requires a minimum of 45 credits above the 300 level. These are earned through a combination of coursework and research. Of the 45 credits required for the degree, at least 18 credits of coursework must be completed in numerically graded courses at the 400 or 500 level, and 18 credits at the 500 level and above. Students who enter without previous preparation in linguistics require a program considerably in excess of the 45 credit minimum. Foundational courses in Japanese linguistics include JAPAN 342, The Japanese Language and JAPAN 343, Japanese Language in Society, for which graduate credit is not given.

Some students may also need to take introductory courses from the Linguistics Department. Courses that count toward the graduate degree include 400-level undergraduate courses and graduate courses numbered 500 and above.

The Department regularly offers the following 400-level courses in Japanese linguistics:

• JAPAN 441 The Acquisition of Japanese as a Second or Foreign Language
• JAPAN 443 Topics in Japanese Sociolinguistics

Students whose undergraduate training has provided them with a background comparable to this may enter more advanced courses. Graduate seminars in Japanese linguistics (ASIAN 503, JAPAN 540) vary topically from year to year. Recent topics have included: Japanese Second Language Acquisition, Sociocultural Approaches to Second Language Acquisition, Japanese Applied Linguistics, and Formulaic Language in Second Language Acquisition, among others. Students may take independent study courses (ASIAN 600). The Department also offers training in the teaching of Japanese as a foreign language via ASIAN 510, Teaching Assistant Training Workshop.

IV. General Examinations

Each student is required to take two written examinations drawn from Japanese applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. Prior to the quarter in which the student plans to take the examinations, each student meets with their faculty adviser to discuss preparation for these examinations. As a part of this process, the student will usually be asked to compile a list of courses taken and readings completed.

V. Research

Along with coursework and general examinations, the program also has a research requirement. Students present their research either by submitting a thesis OR  by submitting two research papers.

• If submitting a thesis students take 9 credits of ASIAN 700 which counts toward the degree.
• If submitting  two research papers, they may be course seminar papers or papers  completed during independent study. 
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