| Plan
B (Non-thesis) Requirements
The MA Plan B degree in Asian studies requires:
1. A minimum of 36 credit hours. Of these, at least 18 credits must be
earned in courses numbered 600 or higher;
2. Full-time study for minimum of two academic semesters or four
six-week summer sessions;
3. A minimum of 6 credit hours in an Asian language equivalent to the
following: Japanese--6 credit hours beyond the 401 and 402 level;
Chinese--8 credit hours at the 401 and 402 level; Korean--6 credit hours
at the 401 and 402 level; South and Southeast Asian languages--6 credit
hours at the 301 and 302 level (entering students who have achieved this
level and can demonstrate proficiency through examination may select
alternate courses equaling 6 credit hours with the consent of their area
adviser);
4. An introductory graduate seminar in the particular
area of concentration (ASAN 600), taken early in the student’s
program;
5. A graduate research seminar in the particular area of concentration (ASAN
750);
6. A minimum of 18 credit hours of interdisciplinary study related to
the candidate’s country or region, with at least 3 credits hours but
no more than 9 credit hours each in the fields of humanities, social
sciences, and arts.
7. Presentation of a portfolio consisting of two seminar papers, and
satisfactory completion of an oral examination based on the papers and
given by the student’s three-member faculty committee.
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificates
The Asian studies program offers graduate certificates
in the following areas: Chinese studies, Korean studies, Japanese
studies, Philippine studies, South Asian studies, and Southeast Asian
studies. Regularly enrolled graduate students in non-Asian studies
disciplines receive a certificate for completing a program of study that
focuses on a particular Asian country or region. MA students in Asian
studies also receive a certificate for completing studies in their area
of concentration.
Certificate Requirements
• 18 credits of course
work, in a defined program of study, at the University of Hawai‘i at
Manoa within the chosen certificate area
• Of these, 15 credits must be at 300-level or higher from at
least two major divisions (social sciences, humanities, or arts), with
no more than 9 credits in a single divisions, and at least 9 credits in
graduate level courses (600 level or higher)
• ASAN 600-Asian Studies Seminar: Scope
and Methods, in the chosen certificate area
• A research paper in the chosen certificate area and an oral
examination based on the paper; or a thesis or dissertation related to
the chosen certificate area in the student’s major discipline
• Language requirements:
For the Japanese certificate, 4th year competency (JPN
407)
For the Chinese and Korean certificate, 3rd year competency (CHN 301/302
or KOR 301/302) ; and
For the remaining regional certificates, 2nd year competency (201/202
language courses of the chosen certificate area)
All language competency requirements can be met either
through course work in or equivalency examinations in the chosen
certificate area. Language courses do not count towards certificate
credit requirements.
Academic advising is provided by the center of the
student’s chosen certificate area.
Hawaiian Studies
Hawaiian Studies 209A
2645 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 973-0989
Fax: (808) 973-0988
Web: www2.hawaii.edu/SHAPS/
Faculty
L. Kame‘eleihiwa, PhD (Chair)--Hawaiian mythology,
history, land tenure, literature, traditional navigation
J. Osorio, PhD--politics of identity in the Hawaiian kingdom,
colonization in the Pacific
H. Trask, PhD--native political movements in Hawai‘i and the Pacific,
literature and politics of Pacific island women, Hawaiian history and
politics, third world and indigenous history and politics
K. G. T. Young, PhD--class and culture in native Hawaiian society,
contemporary politics in Hawai‘i and the Pacific
Degree Offered: BA in Hawaiian studies
The Academic Program
The Center for Hawaiian Studies (HWST) offers a
bachelor’s degree with a choice of six areas of concentration:
traditional society, arts, history, modern society, language, and
natural environment. Third-year fluency in Hawaiian language is
required, as well as some familiarity with Hawaiian literature, culture,
politics, and economics. The native Hawaiian view is emphasized in the
major.
Undergraduate Study
Bachelor’s Degree
Major Requirements
A 3.0 in all courses for the major.
• Total of 38 credit
hours
• 26 credit hours in the following
required courses:
HAW 301 and 302
HWST 270, 341, 342, 343, and 390
GEOG 368
MUS 478B, MUS 312, or MUS 412
• 12 credit hours of
approved courses in one of these concentrations:
Traditional society
Modern society
History
Arts
Language
Natural environment
• Third-year fluency in
Hawaiian
Before beginning work on the major, students should
have completed HAW 101, 102, 201, and 202; HWST 107; and BOT 105.
Specific programs should be determined through consultation with program
advisers. Majors should be interviewed by the program adviser by the end
of the sophomore year. |