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~092 Master of Arts in Japanese
The course incorporates advanced language coursework and
research components. The research topic can pertain to any
Japan related area provided that a suitably qualified
supervisor is available. It is offered as a full-time or a parttime
program.
Entrance requirements
(a) Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Japanese with
credit or above results in the third year Japanese
language subjects and overall high performance level in
other disciplines.
(b) Honours (Japanese) with H2A or higher results.
(c) Graduate Diploma in Japanese with credit or above
results in all subjects.
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(c) Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15,000-20.000 words.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Japanese) graduates
(a) Six hours per week advanced language study over two
semesters. Four semester subjects (not taken in the
honours year) of the existing Graduate Diploma in
Japanese. Alternatively a corresponding period of
language study might be undertaken at an approved
tertiary institution in Japan.
(b) Minimum of one linguistics subject relevant to the topic
of the thesis to be taken on a complementary study basis
at another tertiary institution. (For students undertaking
research in linguistic aspects of the language.)
(c) Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15,000-20,000 words.
Graduate Diploma in Japanese graduates
(a) At least one linguistics subject relevant to the thesis to
be taken on a complementary study basis at another
tertiary institution. (For students undertaking research in
linguistic aspects of the language.)
(b) The 'Philosophy of Inquiry' component of the honours
cultural studies seminar. (Only students with no previous
background in research methodology.)
(c) Further language study to an extent agreed by the
supervisor and the Division.
(d) Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15,000-20,000 words.
Students undertaking the program on a part-time basis may
choose to complete the language component (where
applicable) prior to commencing research or, alternatively,
enrol in one language subject and one research component
per semester.
Duration of the course
Full-time:
Bachelor of Arts entry - two years.
HonoursIGraduate Diploma in Japanese entry - one year.
Part-time:
Bachelor of Arts entry - no longer than five years.
HonourdGraduate Diploma in Japanese entry - no longer
than three years.
Assessment
Assessment is continuous and is based on satisfactory
completion of both the language coursework and research
components.
~094 Master of Arts in Korean
The course incorporates advanced language coursework and
research components. The research topic can pertain to any
Korea related area provided that a suitably qualified
supervisor is available. It is offered as a full-time or a parttime
program.
Entrance requirements
(a) Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Korean with
credit or above results in the third year Korean language
subjects and overall high performance level in other
disciplines.
(b) Honours (Korean) with H2A or higher results.
(c) Graduate Diploma in Korean with credit or above results
in all subjects.
Course structure
Bachelor of Arts graduates
Part I:
(a) Six hours per week of advanced language coursework
over two semesters. Four semester subjects of the
existing Graduate Diploma in Korean. Alternatively a
corresponding period of language study might be
undertaken at an approved tertiary institution in Korea.
(b) The 'Philosophy of Inquiry' component of the honours
cultural studies seminar.
(c) Thesis: 15,000-20,000 words.
The above program is the same as the Korean honours year
program.
Part 11:
(a) Six hours per week of advanced language coursework
over two semesters. (The remaining four subjects of the
Graduate Diploma in Korean.)
(b) Minimum one linguistics subject relevant to the topic of
the thesis to be taken on a complementary study basis at
another tertiary institution. (For students undertaking
research in linguistic aspects of the language.)