UHM Graduate Studies

Contact Information

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
1890 East-West Road
Moore 382
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-2069
Fax: (808) 956-9515
Website

Dina Yoshimi, PhD
Graduate Chair
E-mail: dinar@hawaii.edu

Evelyn Nakanishi
Graduate Program Coordinator
E-mail: nakanish@hawaii.edu

Degrees Offered

MA in East Asian languages and literatures (Japanese)

PhD in East Asian languages and literatures (Japanese)

Graduate Faculty

List of Faculty

University of Hawai'i Directory

JAPANESE

Application Deadlines

Fall	Spring
I — February 1 D — February 1	I — September 1 D — September 1

Individual graduate programs may have priority consideration deadlines. Applicants are advised to contact the graduate programs for such dates. Any available funding support is limited and often awarded well in advance of the application deadlines.

Applicants who apply after the application deadlines MUST consult with the graduate programs before submitting an application. Application fees are non-refundable and may not be used for an application submitted at a later date.

I = international applicants
D = U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents

Admissions Requirements

Ways to Apply
Apply online or download PDF application forms.

Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions standard and documentation requirements, and 2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation requirements. Send all program specific documentation requirements directly to the graduate program.

GRE Scores
Refer to program specific requirements (see link above) to determine if the GRE is required by the graduate program. Click here for information on the GRE and when it is required by the Graduate Division. Official GRE scores must be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office.

TOEFL Scores - 560/83 or above
TOEFL is required of most applicants who are non-native speakers of English. Click here for information on exemptions. Official TOEFL scores must be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office.

Program Overview

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) is the largest of its kind in the United States. Unparalleled in its breadth and depth, the department's curriculum includes a variety of courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The department's graduate program is designed primarily to provide students with advanced professional training in language (including language history, structure, pedagogy, and sociolinguistics), or literature (including literary history and criticism).

The department offers an MA program in the fields of Japanese language and Japanese literature. The program is designed to provide students with advanced professional training in the history and structure or in the literature of Japanese. The program is also intended to provide professional training and practical teaching experience for future teachers of Japanese.

The PhD program is available with concentrations in Japanese linguistics and literature and comparative studies exploring the relations of a language and literature of East Asia. The program is designed to produce scholars with high-level competence in the languages and literatures of East Asia.

Financial Support
All applications for Fall admission that are complete by the specified application deadlines will be considered for tuition awards.

The MA and PhD programs in Japanese participate in the Western Regional Graduate Program administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The program enables legal residents of WICHE member states to enroll in selected out-of-state professional or graduate programs at reduced tuition rates. For more information, see Financial Matters < WICHE Program.

Degree Requirements

All graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs. For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements for this graduate program.

MA Degree Requirements
Students may select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis).

Plan A requires 30 credits (including six credits of thesis research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
Plan B requires 30 credits, a final written exam and a final oral exam.

PhD Degree Requirements
The PhD program requires the following:

qualifying evaluation,
mastery of four fields (at least one of which will be outside the students' areas of specialization),
proficiency in a second and possibly third foreign language,*
publishable paper,
comprehensive exam,
dissertation,
final oral exam / defense of dissertation.

* Apart from having a command of English and Japanese, candidates must have knowledge of a second East Asian language equivalent to two years of study; in some cases a third East Asian language or an additional European language may be required.

Courses
To view a listing of courses offered by the Department of EALL, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/eall.htm.

Courses for the concentration in Japanese are listed at: www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/jpn.htm.

Related Program(s)

art history, linguistics, philosophy, religion, second language studies, theatre

Graduate Admissions Office
2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8544 Fax: (808) 956-4261
Email: admissions@grad.hawaii.edu

2009-11-16

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