Master of Arts Degree Program

Students are required to complete at least thirty semester hours of course work and six credits 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.

Course work is to be distributed as follows:

A. Required Courses
1. 537 Advanced Modern Japanese II
2. 556H Classical Japanese I
3. 592A Pro-seminar in Japanese I
4. 592B Pro-seminar in Japanese II
5. 660 Problems and Methods in Translation
6. 691 Graduate Seminar in Japanese
7. 692B Advanced Thesis Writing

B. Electives (9 credits)
To be selected from the advanced level courses (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)