Students are required to complete at least thirty hours of course work and six hours of Master’s Thesis. Up to six credits of appropriate course work at the graduate level from other institutions may be accepted with the approval of the graduate committee. It is expected that most suitably prepared students will be able to finish all requirements for the degree within two academic years. For students emphasizing linguistics, Chinese 576 and 577 are required. For those emphasizing Ming-Qing literature, Chinese 597Q and 597P are required. For those emphasizing classical literature, 2 of the following 3 courses are required: Chinese 555, 597D, 597K. For students emphasizing language acquisition, Chinese 581 and 581 are required. Chinese 580 is required for all teaching assistants.

Course work is to be distributed as follows:

A. Required Courses (18 credits)
1. 528 Chinese Language in Contexts
2. 575 Syntactic Structures of Chinese
3. 597L Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
4. 597M The Ming-Qing Novel I
5. 670 Intro to Research Chinese Source Materials
6. 691A Graduate Seminar in Chinese

B. Electives (12 credits)
To be selected from the advanced-level courses (those numbered 500 and above) existing in the department. Certain courses from other departments may also be accepted with the approval of the graduate committee.

C. Thesis (6 credits) and Examination
Before starting the thesis the student must pass a general examination, not necessarily limited to the thesis topic. The examination will be administered by a committee appointed by the graduate adviser.