Overview

Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures / Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Chinese
Master of Arts (MA)	Japanese

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam N/A 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

24

Applied

5

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	N/A
Master's Degree Requirements	Personal Statement Transcript copies Three letters of recommendation (online submissions) Writing Sample (in English)
Doctoral Degree Exam	N/A

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$24,468

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

4

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	50%
White or Caucasian	50%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 13

Male (5)

Female (14)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Chinese and Japanese literature, film, performing arts, linguistics, and translation studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 4200 5th Avenue
2714 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Hiroshi Nara
Chair
Email: hnara@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-5579
Fax: 412-624-3458

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