Japanese

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1026 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Year and Campus: 2015

Coordinator

Dr Ikuko Nakane

Email: inakane@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

Please note that PD-ARTS Postgraduate Diploma in Arts will no longer be accepting new applications as of the 1st January 2015, the program from 2015 will be offered as GDA-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced). Please refer to the correct handbook entry for program information for commencing students from 2015.

See program overview

Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation should:

  • discuss a wide range of current issues in Japanese;
  • appreciate language styles and major points of selected readings in Japanese;
  • demonstrate an understanding of Japan and contemporary Japanese society;
  • write a thesis of 15,000 words, comparable with that appropriate to an Honours degree.
Structure & Available Subjects:

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

  • thesis subject (50 points)
  • three compulsory subjects (37.5 points)
  • one elective subjects (12.5 points)

Total 100 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options:

Thesis Subject

50 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
25

Compulsory Subjects

37.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Elective Subjects

12.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Not offered in 2015
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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