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Students apply for admission to the Doctoral Program in Linguistics after they have completed a Master’s degree in Linguistics or a closely related field. The student selects an advisory committee of four Graduate Faculty members, including at least three from the Linguistics Program. The fourth member may be from the Linguistics Program, or from another department. The student typically chooses one member of the committee who agrees to act as the student’s advisor. The student and advisory committee structure a Program of Study that includes a total of 72 semester hours containing 60 hours of coursework and 12 hours of Dissertation Research. The 60 hours of coursework may contain linguistics course hours from the student’s Master’s Degree. The Graduate School must approve the program of study.

The current requirements for progress towards the degree are as follows. When the student has completed the coursework specified in the Program of Study, he or she takes a General Examination. This examination includes both written and oral defense components and is intended to demonstrate the student’s breadth and depth of knowledge in areas contained in the Program of Study. The examination is written and judged by the student’s advisory committee.

Having successfully passed the General Examination, the student starts work on a dissertation under the direction of one of the members of the advisory committee. The student works with the dissertation advisor to construct a proposal that typically includes an Introduction, Review of Literature, and detailed Methods to be followed in the proposed study. The advisory committee meets with the student to make suggestions regarding these aspects of the student’s dissertation project.

The student completes the dissertation research project with direction from the dissertation advisor. The document is then submitted to the full committee for evaluation. The student orally defends the dissertation in a meeting of the full committee. The Dean of the Graduate School assigns a representative to take part in this examination process.

Chinese and Japanese

2008-2009 Course Catalog

Required for the Chinese language and literature major
Completion of beginning and intermediate Chinese language courses: CHJA 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 301
Two six-unit courses in Chinese literature, taught in translation, selected from the following:
CHJA 260: East Asian Classics in Translation
CHJA 350: Modern Chinese Literature and Cinema in Translation
CHJA 520: Seminar in Chinese Literature
Three six-unit courses in advanced Chinese, taught in Chinese:
CHJA 401: Advanced Communicative Chinese
CHJA 402: Advanced Readings in Chinese
CHJA 590: Tutorial Studies in Chinese or CHJA 598: Internship in Chinese
One senior-level independent study (6 units)

Required for the Chinese language minor
Completion of beginning and intermediate Chinese language courses: CHJA 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, and 301 or the equivalent
One advanced language course
An exit proficiency interview
C average in the minor

Required for the Japanese language minor
Completion of beginning and intermediate Japanese language courses: CHJA 111, 112, 211, 212, 213, and 311
One course from CHJA 265, 310, 411, or the equivalent
An exit proficiency interview
C average in the minor

Senior Experience in Chinese or Chinese and Japanese
CHJA 699: A senior level one-term independent study (6 units) culminating in the completion of a substantial paper or project derived from previous coursework in the discipline or related fields or field experience in consultation with department faculty. Students with sufficiently advanced Chinese language skills are encouraged to use some Chinese language sources in carrying out their research. Students must share the results of their work in a public forum prior to graduation.

Chinese and Japanese

2008-2009 Course Catalog

Required for the Chinese language and literature major
Completion of beginning and intermediate Chinese language courses: CHJA 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 301
Two six-unit courses in Chinese literature, taught in translation, selected from the following:
CHJA 260: East Asian Classics in Translation
CHJA 350: Modern Chinese Literature and Cinema in Translation
CHJA 520: Seminar in Chinese Literature
Three six-unit courses in advanced Chinese, taught in Chinese:
CHJA 401: Advanced Communicative Chinese
CHJA 402: Advanced Readings in Chinese
CHJA 590: Tutorial Studies in Chinese or CHJA 598: Internship in Chinese
One senior-level independent study (6 units)

Required for the Chinese language minor
Completion of beginning and intermediate Chinese language courses: CHJA 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, and 301 or the equivalent
One advanced language course
An exit proficiency interview
C average in the minor

Required for the Japanese language minor
Completion of beginning and intermediate Japanese language courses: CHJA 111, 112, 211, 212, 213, and 311
One course from CHJA 265, 310, 411, or the equivalent
An exit proficiency interview
C average in the minor

Senior Experience in Chinese or Chinese and Japanese
CHJA 699: A senior level one-term independent study (6 units) culminating in the completion of a substantial paper or project derived from previous coursework in the discipline or related fields or field experience in consultation with department faculty. Students with sufficiently advanced Chinese language skills are encouraged to use some Chinese language sources in carrying out their research. Students must share the results of their work in a public forum prior to graduation.