| Master’s
Degree
Applicants for admission to the MA program in
geography must provide two transcripts, GRE scores (General Test only),
completed application forms (available from the department and the
Graduate Division), and three letters of reference.
Requirements
The department offers a Plan A (thesis) program. In
consultation with an advisory committee, the candidate plans a coherent
program of study drawn from departmental offerings and pertinent courses
from other University departments and programs. Each MA student must
complete a minimum 31-credit program, including:
• 7 credit hours of
core classes (GEOG 692, 695, 696)
• 15 credit hours in the chosen field of specialization
• 3 credit hours in advanced research skills
• 6 credit hours in GEOG 700 Thesis Research
Doctoral Degree
The PhD program is highly selective, and admission is
based upon demonstrated competence in previous work and promise of
research ability. In addition to the materials required for MA
admission, PhD applicants must submit representative samples of research
writing and a comprehensive statement of professional goals and
objectives. Students who have completed MA degrees in fields other than
geography may be considered for admission to the PhD program. If
admitted, however, they must undertake any remedial course work
recommended by the department.
Requirements
The PhD program consists of advanced courses and
research seminars in the department, independent reading and research,
and work in related disciplines. Each candidate will be expected to have
taken the core program required for MA candidates or its equivalent. In
addition, the following are common elements of all geography PhD
programs:
1. Attendance and participation, while in residence, in the geography
colloquium;
2. Familiarity with the general development of geographic thought (GEOG
695);
3. 30 credit hours in a major field and 15 credit hours in a minor field
of departmental specialization (course work taken at the MA level may be
used in partial fulfillment of this requirement)
4. Fulfillment of a research skills requirement including (a) one
language and (b) 9 credit hours in research technique courses
(quantitative, computer applications, cartography, remote sensing,
field, bibliography, or laboratory) or a second language;
5. Passing of written and oral comprehensive examinations; and
6. Submission and defense of a satisfactory dissertation.
Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
Spalding 255
2540 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8672
(808) 956-7452
Fax: (808) 956-5978
E-mail: hip@hawaii.edu
Faculty
R. N. Sharma, PhD (Chair)--Indian linguistics, Hindi, Sanskrit, and
Panini
J. Clausen, Phd--Ilokono language, language learning and teaching,
Philippine linguistics, language and multimedia
C. A. F. Court, PhD--Thai language and linguistics, Thai studies,
comparative linguistics of Southeast Asian
E. Hawkins, PhD--language learning and teaching, Polynesian linguistics,
Hawaiian, immersion education
P. L. Espiritu, MA--Ilokono language, Philippine theater, language
learning and teaching
L. M. Ka‘awa, MA--Hawaiian learning and instruction, immersion
education, curriculum development
F. Lesa, MA--language learning and teaching, Samoan
R. Lopes Jr., MA--innovative instruction of Hawaiian language through
cultural means such as hula and music
N. C. Losch, MA--Hawaiian language and culture, Pacific cultures
K. K. Lucas, BA--Hawaiian language learning and instruction
R. E. S. Mabanglo, PhD--Philippine literature, poetry, drama, creative
writing, Filipino language
K. Makekau-Whittaker, MEd--Hawaiian language, immersion education,
curriculum development, culture and learning
W. H. Maurer, PhD--Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Indology, Indo-European
comparative and historical linguistics
J. F. Mayer, MA--language learning and teaching, Samoan
M. R. Nogelmeier, MA--Hawaiian language and literature, language
teaching and learning
S. D. O’Harrow, Doceo--Vietnamese language, philology and
civilization, Sino-Vietnamese
T. V. Ramos, PhD--Philippine linguistics, language learning and
teaching, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, child acquisition of
language, Filipino language
U. Tadmor, PhD--Southeast Asian linguistics, Indonesian, minority
languages
J. H. Ward, PhD--Polynesian linguistics, Tahitian, Balinese
S. L. Warner, PhD--Hawaiian language, Hawaiian language immersion
education, evaluation, curriculum development and second-language
acquisition, educational psychology
K. L. Wong, MA--revitalization of Hawaiian language and people
Degrees and Certificates Offered: BA in
Hawaiian; BA in liberal studies (concentration in Filipino, Hindi,
Ilokano, Indone-sian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Thai, or Vietnamese);
Certificate in Hawaiian; Certificate in Indo-Pacific languages (Burmese,
Hindi, Ilokano, Indonesian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Filipino, Tahitian, Thai,
or Vietnamese)
The Academic Program
Hawaiian (HAW) and Indo-Pacific (IP) Languages and
Literatures provides instruction in the languages of the Indo-Pacific
area to a broad spectrum of students at the University. The
department’s coverage of these languages is unique in the United
States: this is the only department in the country to offer a BA degree
in Hawaiian language and the only one to offer every national language
of Southeast Asia, as well as classical and modern Indian languages.
Beyond language, the department offers courses in the literatures and
cultures of the area, including literature in translation of Hawai‘i,
South and Southeast Asia, and the Philippines. Opportunities are
available for study abroad in certain areas. The department at the Manoa
campus provides an opportunity without parallel elsewhere in the country
for students to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the languages and
cultures of that part of the world that encompasses more than 25 percent
of the Earth’s population and an unusual diversity of peoples.
All the department’s elementary- and
intermediate-level language courses may be used to fulfill the Hawaiian
or foreign language requirement for all bachelor’s degrees on the
Manoa campus. Students of Indo-Pacific languages and cultures can also
enhance their opportunities to find a career in international relations;
provide service to the community in such fields as social work, public
health, nursing, medicine, and law; perform research on Asia and the
Pacific; and develop cross-cultural awareness and understanding in
Hawai‘i’s multicultural environment.
Language offerings include Burmese, Cambodian (Khmer),
Hawaiian, Hindi, Ilokano, Indonesian, Pali, Prakrit, Samoan, Sanskrit,
Filipino, Tahitian, Thai, Classical Tibetan, and Vietnamese. For
additional languages and topics, see Indo-Pacific languages (IP) courses
listed at the back of the Catalog. |