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Graduate
Program
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The
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers the M.A.
and the Ph.D. in Chinese
and Japanese languages. Students may focus on the literature, literary
criticism, comparative studies, cultural history, linguistics,
or a specified period, but in every case students will be expected
to acquire a solid grounding in the classical and modern versions
of the primary language. The primary purpose of our degree training
is to prepare students to become scholars and teachers of advanced
courses at the university level. Persons interested solely in elementary
modern language teaching will not find the program suited to their
needs and should not apply. For the M.A. in Asian
Studies, contact
asianst@berkeley.edu. |
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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 B.A. or M.A. degrees in East Asian Languages and Cultures
(Japanese or Chinese) 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 (six years).
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The
department only admits
students into the Ph.D program. You must
indicate
that a Ph.D. is your degree goal on the application materials.
Students who have not completed an M.A. degree before beginning
study at Berkeley will have to complete the requirements for
the M.A. before proceeding to the Ph.D. program. After completion
of the M.A. requirements (coursework and thesis), students are
evaluated for permission to proceed to the Ph.D. portion of the
program. Students who have completed an M.A. degree before beginning
study at Berkeley may apply for admission directly to the Ph.D.
program. After one year in the Ph.D. program, such students will
be evaluated before being permitted to continue in the program.
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U.C.
Berkeley graduate students from other disciplines who are considering
transferring into the degree program in Japanese
or Chinese language undergo the same faculty review as first-time
applicants, however, they do not complete the Graduate Application.
Students in this category should contact Graduate Degrees, 302
Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-5900
for a Petition for Change of Major or Degree Goal and the department
Graduate
Assistant for
a checklist of materials that will need to be submitted.
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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 M.A. can be earned in two years and
the Ph.D. in an additional three to four years. |
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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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