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East Asian Studies
Location
Location
- Department of East Asian Studies
- 688 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 425
- Montreal, QC H3A 3R1
- Canada
- Telephone: 514-398-6742
- Email: asian.studies [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/eas
About East Asian Studies
About East Asian Studies
The Department of East Asian Studies specializes in: modern and literary Chinese and Japanese; modern Korean; and in emerging fields of cultural analysis including cultural studies, women's literature, and the history of medicine, science, and technology. Research concentrations include East Asian literature, popular culture and religion, aesthetics, performance and politics, gender studies, film and media studies, early Chinese philosophy and newly excavated texts, and Chinese historical archaeology. The Department provides graduate training in the China and Japan fields at both the M.A. and Ph.D. levels. Candidates may study with Associate Members in other departments and faculties specializing in East Asia. Library holdings exceed 80,000 volumes and are being continually expanded. Candidates are expected to use primary and secondary sources in their theses and to spend time in Asia gathering data for their research topics. East Asian Studies provides excellent preparation for a future career in professions such as international business management, education, law, journalism, and communications, in addition to the necessary training for advanced study at the graduate level.
Members of the Department of East Asian Studies are recognized as being leading international experts in their chosen fields and disciplines, with numerous publications and honours to their credit.
The Centre for East Asian Research (CEAR), affiliated with the Department of East Asian Studies, actively supports and encourages community outreach. It offers a wide range of activities throughout the year such as lectures, presentations, seminars, workshops, speech contests, cultural activities, and additions of new associate members.
| Master of Arts (M.A.); East Asian Studies (Thesis) (Ad Hoc) (45 credits) |
|---|
| The M.A. program requires a thesis that engages with current theoretical and methodological issues and uses both primary and secondary sources in East Asian languages. Entering students are expected to have a background and/or degree in disciplines relating to East Asia, and have knowledge of an East Asian language. Graduates of our program are pursuing careers in academia, publishing, government service, the financial industry, media and communications, and other fields. |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); East Asian Studies (Ad Hoc) |
| The Ph.D. program requires a thesis that engages with current theoretical and methodological issues and uses both primary and secondary sources in East Asian languages. Entering students are expected to have a background and/or degree in disciplines relating to East Asia and have knowledge of an East Asian language. Graduates of our program are pursuing careers in academia, publishing, government service, the financial industry, media and communications, and other fields. |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Jul. 19, 2013) (disclaimer)
East Asian Studies Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
East Asian Studies Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
General
A minimum standing equivalent to a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0, or a CGPA of 3.2/4.0 for the last two full-time academic years.
TOEFL, GRE, and IELTS (if applicable).
Applicants who have not studied at a Canadian institution must submit official copies of their Graduate Record Examination (GRE) at the time of application. These scores must come directly from the Educational Testing Service; photocopies are not accepted. A minimum TOEFL score of 577 is required of all applicants whose mother tongue is not English and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at a foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or at a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone). Alternatively, students proving their English proficiency may use the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) examination, for which the minimum score is an overall band average of 6.5.
M.A.
Applicants must hold, or expect to hold by September of the year of entry, a bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies or a related field. Applicants are expected to have proficiency in the East Asian language(s) most useful for the proposed graduate work (preferably three years or more of coursework, or equivalent).
Ph.D.
Applicants must hold, or expect to hold by September of the year of entry, a master's degree in East Asian Studies or a related field.
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
McGill’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
The application deadline for the September 2014 term is January 6, 2014.
Additional Requirements
Additional Requirements
The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set
by this department:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research Proposal – approximately 500 words for master's and five pages for Ph.D. applicants. A description of the proposed research project, with brief bibliography, should be included in the Research Proposal.
- GRE – required for applicants who have not studied at a Canadian university
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Jul. 19, 2013) (disclaimer)
East Asian Studies Faculty
East Asian Studies Faculty
| Chair |
|---|
| Robin D.S. Yates |
| Graduate Program Director |
| TBA |
| Professors |
| Kenneth Dean; B.A.(Brown), M.A., Ph.D.(Stan.) |
| Grace S. Fong; B.A., M.A.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.) |
| Thomas LaMarre; B.A.(G'town), M.A., Ph.D.(Chic.), D.Sc.(Aix-Marseille II) |
| Robin D.S. Yates; B.A., M.A.(Oxf.), M.A.(Calif.), Ph.D.(Harv.) (joint appt. with History) |
| Associate Professor |
| Adrienne Hurley; B.A.(Col.), M.A.(Mich.), Ph.D.(Calif.) |
| Assistant Professors |
| Gwen Bennett; B.A.(N'western), M.A., Ph.D.(Calif.-LA) (joint appt. with Anthropology) |
| Yuriko Furuhata; B.A.(Int'l. Christian), M.A.(N. Mexico), Ph.D.(Brown) |
| Jeffrey Moser; B.A.(Calif., Berk.), M.A.(Taiwan), Ph.D.(Harv.) (joint appt. with Art History and Communication Studies) |
| Gavin Walker; B.A., M.A.(Penn.), Ph.D.(C'nell) (joint appt. with History) |
| Faculty Lecturers |
| Jennie Chang, Myung Hee Kim, Yasuko Senoo, Miwako Uesaka, Bill Wang |
| Associate Members |
| Lara Braitstein (Religious Studies) |
| Christopher Green (Economics) |
| G. Victor Hori (Religious Studies) |
| Sandra Teresa Hyde (Anthropology) |
| Erik Kuhonta (Political Science) |
| John Kurien (Economics) |
| Catherine Lu (Political Science) |
| Lorenz Lüthi (History) |
| Johanna Ransmeier (History) |
| Junko Shimoyama (Linguistics) |
| Sarah Turner (Geography) |
| Juan Wang (Political Science) |
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Jul. 19, 2013) (disclaimer)
Master of Arts (M.A.); East Asian Studies (Thesis) (Ad Hoc) (45 credits)
The Department only offers a thesis option. The M.A. program with thesis includes: ...
For more information, see Master of Arts (M.A.); East Asian Studies (Thesis) (Ad Hoc) (45 credits).
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); East Asian Studies (Ad Hoc)
The Graduate Studies Committee will assign an advisory committee to advise the student and specify the student's program of study. ...
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); East Asian Studies (Ad Hoc).
Faculty of Arts—2013-2014 (last updated Jul. 19, 2013) (disclaimer)
