Overview

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures / Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Classical Chinese literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Classical Chinese literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Modern Japanese literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Modern Chinese literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Modern Korean literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Modern Japanese literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Classical Japanese literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Modern Korean literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Classical Japanese literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Modern Chinese literature

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

37

Applied

6

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	BA in relevant field
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BA in relevant field

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

20

Total Graduate Students

50%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	5%
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	20%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	5%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (75%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Gender, visual studies, multimedia, ecocriticism, second language acquisition
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dominic Cheung
Chair
Email: dcheung@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-3708
Fax: 213-740-9295

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