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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Arts

Masters Qualifying in Japanese Studies with a research component

Course code: 1988 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton)
Course coordinator: Alison Tokita

Course description

The course comprises a research project of 12 or 24 points in combination with coursework units in Japanese language and Asian studies or Japanese studies, which prepares students for entry to the MA in Japanese studies by 66% research. Students are expected to acquire up-to-date knowledge and skills required for understanding and conducting research on contemporary Japan.
Further information about research programs in this discipline is available under the discipline entry under `Research programs'.

Entry requirements

A bachelors degree with a major in Japanese language or its equivalent, with average grades of credit or above at third-year level.

Course structure

Students complete 48 points in consultation with the course coordinator, including either 12 or 24 points of research, no more than 12 points of Japanese language units, and the remainder from level 4 Asian Studies units (with the prefixes AST, JAL, JIT or JST). It may be possible to include study in Japan as part of this program.

Articulation

Students wishing to proceed from the masters qualifying program to the MA must ensure that by the end of their masters qualifying program, they have completed at least level 8 in Japanese language.

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