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Twin Cities Campus
Asian Studies MAAsian and Middle Eastern Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, 220 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6534; fax: 612-624-5513)
Email:
all@umn.edu
Website: https://cla.umn.edu/asian-lang-lit
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The MA in Asian studies program is a terminal master's degree designed to accommodate students with a wide range of backgrounds and aspirations. The MA is designed for students who seek to pursue careers in government; nonprofit institutions and social work; law, journalism, business; K-12 and community college education; library and archival work; and translation and interpretation. The degree also prepares students interested in pursuing a doctorate in other graduate programs, including the PhD in Asian literatures, cultures, and media. Completion of the Asian studies MA degree indicates proficiency in one Asian language, and knowledge of the relevant histories, literatures, and cultures of the region.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
20
major credits,
0
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is written and oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires
30
major credits and
0
credits outside the major.
The final exam is written.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Language Requirement: See Other Requirements
A minimum GPA of 3.30
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Language requirements for Plan A and Plan B differ. For Plan A: Intermediate-advanced knowledge in the chosen language, indicated by completion of one of following courses: ARAB5102, CHN4008, HNUR4006, JPN4006, KOR4006. Other evidence of comparable linguistic proficiency will also be considered.
For Plan B: Intermediate knowledge in the chosen language, indicated by completion of one of following courses: ARAB4122, CHN4004, CHN4006, HNUR4004, JPN4004, KOR4004. Other evidence of comparable linguistic proficiency will also be considered.
Required Course (3 Credits)
All students must taken the following course:
AMES 8001 - Critical Approaches to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
(3.0 cr)
Language Courses
Students may take up to 9 credits from the following list. Courses are selected in consultation with the advisor.
ARAB 4101 - Beginning Arabic I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
ARAB 4102 - Beginning Arabic II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
ARAB 4121 - Intermediate Arabic I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
ARAB 4122 - Intermediate Arabic II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
ARAB 5040 - Readings in Arabic Texts
(2.0-4.0 cr)
ARAB 5101 - Advanced Arabic I
(4.0 cr)
ARAB 5102 - Advanced Arabic II
(4.0 cr)
CHN 4001 - Beginning Modern Chinese I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
CHN 4002 - Beginning Modern Chinese II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
CHN 4003 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
CHN 4004 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
CHN 4005 - Accelerated Beginning Modern Chinese for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
CHN 4006 - Accelerated Intermediate Modern Chinese for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
CHN 4007 - Advanced Modern Chinese I for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
CHN 4008 - Advanced Modern Chinese II for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
CHN 4041 - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese I
(4.0 cr)
CHN 4042 - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese II
(4.0 cr)
CHN 5040 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
CHN 5120 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
CHN 5211 - Introductory Classical Chinese I
(3.0 cr)
CHN 5212 - Introductory Classical Chinese II
(3.0 cr)
HNUR 4001 - Beginning Hindi-Urdu I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
HNUR 4002 {Inactive}
(5.0 cr)
HNUR 4003 - Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
HNUR 4004 {Inactive}
(5.0 cr)
HNUR 4005 - Advanced Hindi-Urdu I for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
HNUR 4006 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
HNUR 4015 {Inactive}
(5.0 cr)
JPN 4001 - Beginning Japanese I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
JPN 4002 - Beginning Japanese II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
JPN 4003 - Intermediate Japanese I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
JPN 4004 - Intermediate Japanese II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
JPN 4005 - Third Year Japanese I for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
JPN 4006 - Third Year Japanese II for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
JPN 4041 - Advanced Japanese Conversation and Composition I
(4.0 cr)
JPN 4042 - Advanced Japanese Conversation and Composition II
(4.0 cr)
JPN 5040 - Readings in Japanese Texts
(3.0 cr)
KOR 4001 - Beginning Korean I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
KOR 4002 - Beginning Korean II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
KOR 4003 - Intermediate Korean I for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
KOR 4004 - Intermediate Korean II for Graduate Student Research
(5.0 cr)
KOR 4005 - Third Year Korean I for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
KOR 4006 - Third Year Korean II for Graduate Student Research
(4.0 cr)
KOR 4041 - Advanced Readings in Modern Korean I
(4.0 cr)
KOR 4042 - Advanced Readings in Modern Korean II
(4.0 cr)
KOR 5040 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
KOR 5140 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Select courses from the following list, in consultation with the advisor, to complete the Plan A 20-credit minimum or the Plan B 30-credit minimum. Other elective courses may be taken with approval of the advisor and director of graduate studies.
ALL 5xxx
ALL 8xxx
CSDS 8001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
CSDS 8002 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
CL 8910 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
MIMS 8001 - Theories of the Moving Image
(3.0 cr)
MIMS 8003 - Historiography of the Moving Image
(3.0 cr)
HIST 5940 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
HIST 5960 - Topics in History
(1.0-4.0 cr)
HIST 8960 - Topics in History
(1.0-4.0 cr)
ARTH 8720 - Seminar:East Asian Art
(3.0 cr)
ARTH 8950 - Seminar: Issues in the History of Art
(3.0 cr)
GWSS 5490 - Topics: Political Economy and Global Studies
(3.0 cr)
ANTH 5980 - Topics in Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
ANTH 8810 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
Plan Options
Plan A
Thesis Credits
Plan A students must take 10 master's thesis credits.
AMES 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0-18.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Integrated BA Asian Languages and Literatures / MA Asian Studies
The Integrated BA/MA Sub-plan is open to University of Minnesota students majoring in Asian languages and literatures who have a GPA of at least 3.5 and are within 30 credits of completing their undergraduate requirements. Preference will go to students who already have a high degree of proficiency in their language of concentration. Interested undergraduates apply for admission to the program in the Spring semester of their junior year, and admission to the sub-plan is contingent on a formal admissions process. Students admitted to the sub-plan must maintain timely degree progress to ensure all undergraduate degree requirements are completed by the end of their fourth year.
Upon admission, students may opt to complete either Plan A (Thesis option) or Plan B (non-thesis option) of the MA degree. Up to 10 graduate credits (5xxx or 8xxx or 4xxx language courses) may be completed in the senior year of undergraduate study. These credits will count towards the students’ MA requirements and will not double count to their BA. In their fifth year, students complete all remaining MA coursework requirements as well as the final examination or MA thesis (depending on the student’s choice of plan).
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