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The Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations is a multidisciplinary
department, with faculty specialists in history, art, philosophy, languages,
linguistics, literature, and religions, offering a program of advanced
study of the traditional and modern cultures of China, Japan and Korea.
At the same time, students are encouraged to pursue their interests across
traditional disciplinary lines by taking courses in other departments
in the Divisions of the Social Sciences and the Humanities Division.
Requirements for admission:
- high verbal score on GRE;
- For non-native English speakers, minimum total score of 600 for the
paper- based TOEFL, or 250 for the computerized TOEFL, with scores of
60 for each section for the paper, and 25 for each section of the computerized
TOEFL
- sample of current scholarly writing (10–15 pages) in English
related to the stud ies of East Asian Languages & Civilizations.
The department offers both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, though the M.A. degree
is usually viewed as preparatory to doctoral studies. Students to arrive
with a Master’s Degree will be expected to fulfill the requirement
outlined for Scholastic Residence.
During the first two years, students will be taking courses, nine each
year. Depending on students' interests and preparation, some of the course
work may take place outside the department; it may also include work in
language, either the primary language of study or a secondary one, whether
East Asian or not, as well as in a second East Asian civilization.
Many students may also wish to spend one or more years in Japan, China,
Taiwan, or Korea to achieve language mastery or, in some cases, do preliminary
research for their dissertation. Students will also have teaching opportunities.
After the qualifying oral examination, acceptance of a thesis proposal
admits a student to candidacy. Students are expected to write and defend
dissertations that make original contributions to knowledge. The degree
is conferred upon the successful defense of the completed dissertation.
The East Asian Collection at the Regenstein Library is one of America's
largest and most distinguished collections of books in Chinese, Japanese,
and Korean. The library is particularly eminent in the fields of Chinese
classics, Chinese literature, and Japanese history. It also has strong
and growing research collections on the modern societies of China and
Japan. The University's Smart Museum of Art houses an important research
collection of Chinese and Japanese art, ranging from ancient Chinese bronze
vessels and oracle bones to contemporary prints and paintings. Attention
is called to the following requirements of the Division of the Humanities.
The Degree of Master of Arts
EALC Requirements for the Master's Degree and for All Students in Scholastic
Residence: (The category of Scholastic Residence applies to the first
four years of graduate study. These provisions, except for that pertaining
to M.A. papers, apply both to students who arrive with master's degrees
and to those who have completed only bachelor's degrees.)
Language requirement: The mastery of languages is the first, essential
step toward the understanding of civilizations. The minimum language requirement
for the M.A. is three years of modern Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, which
may be fulfilled by completing course work with a grade of B or better
or by passing with a grade of “high pass” a language exam administered
by the Department. Students entering with prior training must take this
placement exam, the results of which will either ensure their enrollment
at an appropriate level or allow them to pass out of additional language
course work.
Course requirement: All full-time students, regardless of whether
they are entering the program with an M.A. or a B.A., must take 18 courses
(9 per year) during their first two years of scholastic residence, 1 of
which must be EALC 650 (Directed Translation); no more than 3 courses
may be taken for an "R" or a "P" grade. All work for
incompletes must be submitted to the relevant instructor/s by September
1 prior to the subsequent academic year. In other words, incompletes may
not be carried from one academic year into the next. Failure to comply
may result in denial of permission to register.
Translation requirement: All students, regardless of whether they
are entering the program with an M.A. or a B.A., must satisfy a translation
requirement during their first two years of scholastic residence. The
translation must be approved by an EALC faculty member. The student may
choose to fulfill this requirement by enrolling in EALC 65000 (Directed
Translation), and earning a grade of B or better.
Master’s papers: In addition to meeting the above requirements,
those students who entered the program without an M.A. are required to
fulfill the requirements for this degree by submitting an M.A. paper or
papers. This requirement may be satisfied in one of two ways. Students
may choose to use two papers that had previously been submitted for course
work, but each paper must be approved by at least two different faculty
members, at least one of whom must belong to EALC, and at least one paper
must demonstrate the ability to use primary materials in Chinese, Japanese,
or Korean. Alternatively, a student may, in consultation with her/his
adviser, write a single, longer paper, of the sort more traditionally
construed as an "M.A. thesis." This paper too must be read and
approved by two faculty members, at least one of whom must belong to EALC.
Students who choose to write such a thesis may register for 2 Thesis Research
(597) courses and apply them toward their 18 required courses. Papers
will be kept in the student's file.
After the student has fulfilled the M.A. requirements, the Department
will certify to the Division of Humanities that all requirements have
been met and will recommend the awarding of the degree of Master of Arts.
Annual review: All students will be reviewed by the department
each spring quarter. The purpose of this review is to monitor and encourage
progress, including progress toward or the satisfactory fulfillment of
language and course requirements. This is an important opportunity for
faculty to communicate with students on such matters as the advisability
of continued study for the Ph.D. degree. Annual spring-quarter review
of students will continue until completion of degree. The provision for
redeeming incompletes stated in the “Course requirement” section
(above) continues to apply.
The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
The requirements for the Ph.D. degree are:
Annual spring-quarter review of students will continue until completion
of degree. The provision for redeeming incompletes stated in #2 of the
Master’s Degree Requirements above continues to apply.
Language requirement: Students will be expected to demonstrate
mastery of the language of the civilization they are studying. At a minimum,
this will normally entail completion of all language courses the Department
offers in that language or their equivalent. In addition, all students
will be expected to acquire or demonstrate competence in a second language,
normally an East Asian language, chosen in consultation with their adviser/s
as best suited to their research interests. At a minimum, this will normally
entail satisfactory completion (with a grade of B or higher) of two years'
study of a modern language or one year of a classical language, although
students are encouraged to take more where possible. If an East Asian
or European language is acquired elsewhere, the student must pass an examination
designed by the relevant program with a "high pass" or its equivalent.
In the event that specialization requires the working knowledge of a third
language (Asian or non-Asian), the student will be asked to certify proficiency
through classes and/or examinations.
Civilization courses: Students must take at least two courses
in an East Asian civilization other than that in which they are specializing.
The Ph.D. qualifying examination: After consulting the faculty
adviser, and clearing all incompletes, the student should notify the Department
of his or her wish to take the Ph.D. qualifying examination. The Department
Chair, in consultation with student and adviser, will appoint a committee
of three faculty members (one of whom may be from another unit of the
University) who will conduct and grade the examination. The Ph.D. qualifying
examination will consist of two sections, one written and one oral, testing
the student’s knowledge of the field, both specific (usually the
field that will be the topic of the student’s doctoral dissertation)
and general (covering two topics, differentiated either by time period
or by discipline). In consultation with the examination committee, the
student will submit, at least two months prior to the date of the examination,
three bibliographies of works studied in preparation for these fields.
It is expected that these bibliographies will contain some works in the
primary language of research. For the examination, each member of the
examination committee will examine the student in one field; the student
will have three hours per field (usually on consecutive days). After the
examination committee has had a chance to read the written responses (a
period usually not to exceed one week), the candidate and committee will
meet for a two-hour oral examination based upon the completed written
examination. Grades in either section will be High Pass, Pass or Fail.
A student who fails in either section may retake it only once, within
the next two quarters (summer quarter excepted), and must pass it on the
second try in order to continue work in the Department. The qualifying
examination may not be taken later than the ninth quarter of residence
after the M.A has been awarded (or, for those with advanced degrees other
than the Department's M.A., the ninth quarter after they have been admitted
into the Ph.D. program).
The dissertation proposal: After successful completion of the
qualifying examination, the student may proceed to invite faculty members
of his/her choice to form a dissertation committee. Normally, the membership
of the committee consists of an adviser and two readers, but the composition
need not be identical to the qualifying examination committee. Occasionally,
the student may choose to work with two co-advisers and one reader. As
in the case of the qualifying examination, at least two members of the
dissertation committee should be from EALC, while the third member may
be a faculty member from another unit of the University. The student will
present to the Department a short essay (about seven to ten pages) describing
his or her dissertation project, its purpose and its method, and its expected
contribution to scholarship in the field. To this should be appended a
bibliography of relevant materials. This proposal should be written in
close consultation with the members of the student's Ph.D. dissertation
committee. The proposal will be evaluated in a meeting of the student
and the committee, open to all departmental faculty and graduate students,
scheduled at least two weeks after submission.
Admission to candidacy: Admission to candidacy is recommended
to the Division of the Humanities by the Department upon completion of
the above requirements.
The dissertation: The dissertation is expected to make an original
contribution to knowledge. The student is advised to make early contact
with the University Dissertation Secretary and to satisfy the requirements
of the University in all matters of style, typing and binding, etc. In
addition to the official dissertation copy to be submitted by the EALC
Secretary to the Dissertation Secretary and then sent to the University
Library, the Department requires an identical bound copy to be presented
to EALC, to be kept in the Departmental library. Since revisions may be
suggested at the oral defense, the student should not undertake to have
a final dissertation copy bound before the oral defense but rather, should
provide a check to the departmental secretary sufficient for binding charges
at the time final copies are submitted.
The defense of the dissertation: With agreement of the dissertation
committee, the Department Chair will set a date for the oral defense of
the dissertation in an open examination. An abstract of the dissertation
will be sent to all department members, and a complete copy of the draft
must be filed with the Department secretary and made available for inspection
by faculty members at least three weeks in advance of the oral defense.
In addition to the dissertation committee, a Dean's representative from
outside the Department will normally attend and will report on the examination
to the Dean of the Division of the Humanities. Upon successful completion
of this examination (open to all departmental faculty and graduate students),
the Department Chair will certify to the Division that all Departmental
requirements have been met, and will recommend the awarding of the Ph.D.
degree.
This text was last revised on 9/03/2003.
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