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Contact Information—Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Minnesota, 453 Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6534; fax 612-624-5513; alcmdgs@umn.edu; www.all.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General
Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that
apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—The Asian literatures, cultures, and media (ALCM) program is organized around three intersecting categories of knowledge: 1) language of concentration, 2) focus of study, and 3) theory or problematic. Students must designate a language of concentration on their ALCM Program Application Form. Currently, students may select Chinese, Japanese, or Hindi/Urdu for their language of concentration. However, it is possible to select another South Asian language with permission of the director of graduate studies. For details, see the graduate program Web site at www.all.umn.edu.
Prerequisites for Admission—Only applications from students seeking the Ph.D. degree are considered, although applicants are not required to have taken graduate coursework before entering the program. The M.A. is offered as an exit degree or interim credential. A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution (or its foreign equivalent) is required for admission. Students entering with an M.A. in a related field will have the appropriate number of credits and courses applied to their program of study (as determined by the director of graduate studies). Applicants are expected to have a strong academic record from a relevant humanities or social science discipline and at least three years of college-level study in the proposed language of concentration, or a demonstration of comparable linguistic proficiency.
Special Application Requirements—The following are required by the department: completed ALCM application form, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, personal statement, a writing sample, GRE scores, and for international applicants, IELTS or TOEFL scores. Applications (including all supporting materials) must reach the ALCM Graduate Studies Committee and the Graduate School by January 10.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Refer to www.all.umn.edu for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—4xxx courses may not normally be included on degree program forms for the ALCM graduate major or minor. | M.A. Degree Requirements | | The M.A. is offered under Plan B only, which requires 30 credits (including at least 12 from other departments). A Ph.D. qualifying exam, normally given at the end of the student's second year in the program, also serves as the M.A. exam. Students entering the program with an M.A. in a related field can take this qualifying exam after one year of study, with approval of the director of graduate studies.
Language Requirements—Advanced knowledge in the chosen language of concentration.
Final Exam—consists of the following: 1) written language exam(s): typically an in-room reading/translation exam on materials directly related to study and research interests; 2) oral presentation and interview (conducted in the language of concentration), discussing the materials that were part of the written exam; 3) submission of two Plan B research papers for evaluation (normally papers from two different classes, revised for submission); (4) Oral exam (in English) by the above committee, based on the submitted papers. | Ph.D. Degree Requirements | The
Ph.D. requires 53 credits plus 24 thesis credits (toward the Ph.D. dissertation).
See program Web site at www.all.umn.edu/graduate/index.htm for details.
Language Requirements—Advanced reading ability and spoken competence in the language of concentration, as assessed by the Ph.D. qualifying exam. Some students may require additional foreign language study, depending on the dissertation topic.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—For the doctoral minor, students are expected to take a minimum of 15 credits in graduate courses offered in the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures, 8 of which must be at the 8xxx level; the student must also pass the reading language exam that is part of the Ph.D. qualifying exam for ALCM (see above). The director of graduate studies acts as the student's adviser and approves a course of study. |
Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Joseph R. Allen, SM
Catherine B. Asher, Art History, ASM
Daniel Brewer, French and Italian, ASM
Richa Nagar, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, ASM
Arlene A. Teraoka, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch, ASM
Ann B. Waltner, History, ASM
Associate Professor
Jeffrey Broadbent, Sociology, ASM
Jigna Desai, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, ASM
Keya Ganguly, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, ASM
Christine Marran, SM
Michael Molasky, SM
Maki Isaka Morinaga, SM
Paul Rouzer, SM
Simona Sawhney, SM
Ajay Skaria, History, ASM
Assistant Professor
Mark Anderson, SM
Jason McGrath, SM
Hiromi Mizuno, History, ASM
Guriqbal Sahota, SM
Lecturer
Ravi Prasad, AM
Ling Wang, AM
Other
Zhen Zou, Degree and Credit Programs, AM | | | | | |
