Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Language)

• General information
• Entry requirements
• Course structure
  • Units in Japanese language
  • Units in applied Japanese linguistics
  • Units in Japanese interpreting and translation
  • Units in Japanese studies
• Study in Japan

General information

Course code: 2545 + Course fees: Local students -- HECS; international students: $A13,500
The Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Japanese Language) is designed to allow graduates who have competence equivalent to at least a basic major in Japanese (level C Japanese) to extend their competence in the language.

Entry requirements

The postgraduate diploma is open to graduates of any undergraduate course who have competence in Japanese to at least the level of an undergraduate major in the beginner's stream (level C). Various entry points are available for students with more advanced competence. Native speakers of Japanese who have completed their secondary education in Japan will not be accepted into this course.

Course structure

The course consists of 48 points, which is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Most students will take the course part-time over two years in order to allow them to complete sequential units. Students will normally complete one or two six-point language units per semester. In addition to language units (prefaced by JLG), students who have completed level D Japanese may also take JLG4540 (Interpreting and translation between Japanese and English) (6 points). Those who completed level E Japanese may take interpreting and translation units prefaced by JIT.
Students will also have the option of taking a unit in Japanese studies or applied Japanese linguistics up to the value of 12 points. Further advice on suitable units for individual students can be obtained from the school.

Units in Japanese language

• JLG4410 Japanese D part 1
• JLG4420 Japanese D part 2
• JLG4530 Debating Japan*
• JLG4540 Interpreting and translating between Japanese and English
• JLG4740 Video and discussion 1
• JLG4720 Advanced Japanese language in Japan
• JLG4852 Advanced Japanese texts
• JLG4862 Current issues in the Japanese media

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Units in applied Japanese linguistics

• JAL4130 Japanese sociolinguistics
• JAL4140 Asian languages in contact
• JAL4530 Teaching Asian languages
• JAL4590 Japanese linguistics
• JAL4610 Research methodology for applied linguistics
• AST4090 Computer-assisted language learning

Units in Japanese interpreting and translation

• JIT4200 Theory and practice of translation B
• JIT4832 Translation of Japanese business documents
• JIT4622 Interpreting B
• JIT4621 Interpreting current events in Japanese and English B
• JIT4843 Advanced theory and practice of translation
• JIT4731 Theory and practice of Japanese interpreting

Units in Japanese studies

• JST4180 Advanced topics in Japanese culture

Study in Japan

Subject to the approval of the school and faculty, certain units (but no more than 50 per cent of the total requirements for any course) can be taken in Japan. However, students who have not completed their last undergraduate year at Monash will not normally be eligible to study in Japan in the first year of their candidature. The school currently maintains university-to-university agreements with about 10 Japanese universities. Opportunities exit for scholarships, and interested students should inquire with the convenor of the school's scholarship committee. Faculty approval must be obtained before students can proceed to an overseas study program.

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