Overview

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies / Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies is located in Santa Barbara, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	East Asian languages and cultural studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Translation studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Methodology

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

45

Applied

21

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

110

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

26

Total Graduate Students

46%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	19%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.85%
Asian	15.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	15.38%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 10

Male (7)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Chinese literature, Chinese film, Japanese society, Japanese literature, East Asian cultural studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Humanities and Social Sciences Building
Santa Barbara, CA  93106-7075
United States

Contact Prof. Fabio Rambelli
Professor and Chair
Email: rambelli@eastasian.ucsb.edu
Phone: 805-893-2215
Fax: 805-893-7671

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