1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Five of the coursework subjects comprise professional skill
development training:
Human Services Research and Evaluation
Psychological Assessment
Counselling Theory and Skills
Counselling Applications
Group Counselling Skills
There is a coursework subject examining professional and
ethical issues in Counselling Psychology Practice.
Course Convener
Roger Cook
Telephone: 9214 8105
NOW Master of Arts in Japanese
The course incorporates advanced language coursework
and research components. The research topic can pertain to
8 any Japan related area provided that a suitably qualified
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program.
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Entrance requirements
a. Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Japanese with
credit or above results in the third year Japanese
language subjects and overall high performance level in
g other disciplines.
g Honours (Japanese) with H2A or higher results.
E: Graduate Diploma in Japanese with credit or above
g results in all subjects.
Course structure
Bachelor of Arts graduates
Part I
Six hours per week of advanced languages coursework
over two semesters (four semester subjects of the
Graduate Diploma in Japanese program). Alternatively
a corresponding ~eriod of language study might be
undertaken at an approved tertiary institution in Japan.
The 'Philosophy of Inquiry' component of the
honours cultural studies seminar.
Thesis: 15 000-20 000 words.The above program is the
same as the Japanese honours year program.
Part II
Six hours per week of advanced language coursework
over two semesters. (The remaining four subjects of the
Graduate Diploma in Japanese.)
Minimum of one linguistics subject relevant to the
topic of the thesis to be taken on a complementary
study basis at another tertiary inst~tution (for students
undertaking research in linguistic aspects of the language).
Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15 000-20 000 words.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Japanese)
graduates
Six hours per week advanced language study over two
semesters. Four semester subjects (not taken in the
honours year) of the existing Graduate Diploma in
Japanese. Alternatively a corresponding period of
language study might be undertaken at an approved
tertiary institution in Japan.
Minimum of one linguistics subject relevant to the
topic of the thesis to be taken on a complementary
study basis at another tertiary institution. (For students
undertaking research in linguistic aspects of the
language.)
Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15 000-20 000 words.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Japanese)
graduates
Six hours per week advanced language study over two
semesters. Four semester subjects (not taken in the
honours year) of the existing Graduate Diploma in
Japanese. Alternatively a corresponding period of
language study might be undertaken at an approved
tertiary institution in Japan.
Minimum of one linguistics subject relevant to the
topic of the thesis to be taken on a complementary
study basis at another tertiary institution. (For students
undertaking research in linguistic aspects of the
language.)
Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15 000-20 000 words.
Graduate Diploma in Japanese graduates
At least one linguistics subject relevant to the thesis to
be taken on a complementary study basis at another
tertiary institution. (For students undertaking research
in linguistic aspects of the language.)
The 'Philosophy of Inquiry' component of the
honours cultural studies seminar. (Only students with
no previous background in research methodology.)
Further language study to an extent agreed by the
supervisor and the Division.
Minor thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Japanese.
Thesis length: 15 000-20 000 words.
Students undertaking the program on a part-time basis may
choose to complete the language component (where
applicable) before commencing research or, alternatively,
enrol in one language subject and one research component
per semester.
Duration of course
Full-time
Bachelor of Arts entry - two years.
Honours/Graduate Diploma in Japanese entry - one year.