Japanese

Admission Requirements

Students entering the Master\'s Degree program in Japanese Language and Literature must have finished the equivalent of four years of college level Japanese language courses. This can be accomplished by taking courses as an undergraduate; studying, living, and working in Japan; or completing the N2 level of the Japanese Language Placement Exam. Each student accepted into the program will take our language placement exam during the first week to determine the level of their language competence. If a student does not place in either Jpns 532 (Media Japanese) or Jpns 536 (Advanced Modern Japanese I), the student may have to spend an extra year in the program in order to gain the competence necessary to write a Master\xc2\x92s Thesis using original materials. (Students whose preparation is deficient in certain areas may be required to do remedial work after admission to the program. Such work will not be counted toward the degree. ) Students in the program are also expected to familiarize themselves with the general features of Japanese history and Japanese literary history before they arrive on campus. The student can contact the Graduate Program Director for information about how to do this.