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Requirements
Students must complete 15 credit hours at the 300
level and above. Required course: REL 300.
Graduate Study
Master’s Degree
In its commitment to both scholarship and pedagogy,
the department maintains two graduate programs leading to the MA degree:
a thesis-based MA program (Plan A), in which students conduct advanced
research in the religious traditions of a selected geographical area in
Asia or Polynesia; and a cross-cultural and professional track (Plan B),
designed to train students to teach religious studies at the community
college level. All students are required to do a semester of fieldwork
in religion either in Hawai‘i or abroad.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the MA program in religion must hold a
bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or its
equivalent from a recognized foreign institution of higher learning. An
under-graduate major in religion is appropriate but not required. In
support of applications for admissions, each student is required to send
directly to the department prior to the application deadline (a) three original
letters of recommendation from referees familiar with his or heracademic
work and (b) a specimen of his or her written work, preferably an
academic paper previously written on some topic related to religion.
For complete details on the graduate program in
religion, contact the department office.
Plan A (Thesis) Requirements
The thesis program in Asian and Polynesian religions
prepares students for advanced research in religion. Required are 30
credit hours including 15 credit hours from the following :
• REL 600 History &
Theory of the Study of Religion (3)
• REL 625 Applied Methods in the Study of Religion (3)
• REL 630 Field Research in Religion (3)
• REL 700 Thesis Research (3, 3)
Area requirements (9 credit hours) include at least
three 600-level courses in one of the following areas: East Asia,
Polynesia, or South Asia.
Students must also complete 6 credits of elective
courses, which include other religion department and/or other discipline
complementary courses (400 level or above).
In addition, students are required to take two years
of the language appropriate to their field of specialization within
their area (e.g., Sanskrit, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Samoan,
or another Asian or Polynesian language as advocated and approved by the
area adviser).
Plan B (Non-thesis) Requirements
The professional degree program is for students
wishing to teach in the community colleges or at the high school level.
Students must complete 30 credit hours, including 15 credits from the
following courses:
• REL 600 History &
Theory of the Study of Religion (3)
• REL 630 Field Research in Religion (3)
• REL 650 Seminar on World Religions (3)
• REL 680B Teaching Religion (3)
• REL 680C Teaching Religion Practicum
(3)
Area requirements include 9 credits in at least one
600-level course in each of three different areas: East Asia, Polynesia,
and South Asia.
Students must also complete 6 credit hours of
electives, which may include other religion department and/or other
discipline complementary courses (400 level or above).
In addition, Plan B students are encouraged, but not
required, to study a language.
Certificate in Religion
The certificate program is a 15-credit program for
students who want to pursue graduate study in religion but who do not
necessarily need or want a master’s degree. Application requirements
are the same as for the MA degree program.
The program consists of required and elective courses.
The required courses are REL 600 History and Theory of the Study of
Religion (3 credits) and REL 650 Seminar on World Religions (3 credits).
The elective courses, which must total 9 credits, are grouped into two
options. In the world religions option, students must take at least one
graduate-level course in the following three different areas: (a) East
Asia, (b) Polynesia, and (c) South Asia. In the area specialization
option, students must take at least three graduate-level courses in one
of the following areas: (a) East Asia, (b) Polynesia, or (c) South Asia.
Students, after completing the requirements for the
certificate, may apply for admission to the MA program in religion. If
they are accepted into the program, their course credits may be applied
to the MA degree, but then the certificate will not be awarded.
Russian Studies
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
Moore 458
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-4167
Certificate Offered: Certificate in Russian
Studies
To receive a Certificate in Russian Studies a student
must complete certain requirements in addition to a regular major. These
are advanced reading and conversation courses in Russian, equivalent to
at least the third-year level, and 9 credit hours of work, exclusive of
courses taken as part of the major, chosen from an approved list of
courses. For more information contact Professor James E. Brown,
Department of European Languages and Literature, 458 Moore Hall, (808)
956-4167.
Second Language Acquisition
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
Department of English as a Second Language
Moore 570
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8610
Fax: (808) 956-2802
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