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Twin Cities Campus
Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media M.A.Asian 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 Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6534; fax: 612-624-5513)
Email:
all@umn.edu
Website: http://all.umn.edu
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.
Note: The Asian Languages and Literatures Department does not admit students directly to the M.A. degree. It considers applications only from students seeking the Ph.D. degree. The M.A. is offered only as an exit degree or interim credential.
The Asian literatures, cultures, and media (ALCM) program enables students to pursue the study of Asian texts and media, broadly understood. The program encourages work that questions the boundaries of traditional area studies, demands proficiency in the language(s) of concentration, and provides opportunities for students to design a flexible program of study. Students must designate a language of concentration on their ALCM program application form. Currently, students may select Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Hindi/Urdu for their language of concentration. However, it is possible to select another South Asian language with permission of the director of graduate studies. For details, see the graduate program website at www.all.umn.edu.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Only applications from students seeking the Ph.D. degree are considered, although applicants are not required to have taken graduate coursework before entering the program. The M.A. is offered as an exit degree or interim credential. A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution (or its foreign equivalent) is required for admission. Students entering with an M.A. in a related field will have the appropriate number of credits and courses applied to their program of study (as determined by the director of graduate studies). Applicants are expected to have a strong academic record from a relevant humanities or social science discipline and at least three years of college-level study in the proposed language of concentration, or a demonstration of comparable linguistic proficiency.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
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 B: Plan B requires
14
major credits and
6
credits outside the major.
The final exam is written and oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Language Requirement: Advanced knowledge in the chosen language.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The M.A. is offered only under Plan B, which requires 30 credits. A Ph.D. qualifying exam, normally given at the end of the student's second year in the program, also serves as the M.A. exam. Students entering the program with an M.A. in a related field can take this qualifying exam after one year of study, with approval of the director of graduate studies.
The final exam consists of the following: 1) written language exam(s), typically an in-room reading/translation exam on materials directly related to study and research interests; 2) oral presentation and interview (conducted in the language of concentration) discussing the materials that were part of the written exam; 3) submission of two Plan B research papers for evaluation (normally papers from two different classes, revised for submission); and 4) oral exam (in English) by the above committee, based on the submitted papers.
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