1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Part-time
Bachelor of Arts entry - no longer than five years.
Honours/Graduate Diploma in Japanese entry - no longer
than three years.
Assessment
Assessment is continuous and is based on satisfactory
completion of both the language coursework and research
components.
Course Convener
Alina Skoutarides
Telephone: 9214 8051
NOW Master of Arts in Korean
The course incorporates advanced language coursework
and research components. The research topic can pertain to
any area related to Korea, provided that a suitably qualified
supervisor is available. It is offered as a full-time or aparttime
program.
Entrance requirements
Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Korean with
credit or above results in the third year Korean
language subjects and overall high performance level in
other disciplines.
Honours (Korean) with H2A or higher results.
Graduate Diploma in Korean with credit or above
results in all subjects.
Course structure
Bachelor of Arts graduates
Part I
Six hours per week of advanced language coursework
over two semesters. Four semester subjects of the
existing Graduate Diploma in Korean. Alternatively a
corresponding period of language study might be
undertaken at an approved tertiary institution in
Korea.
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 Korean honours year
program.
Part 11
Six hours per week of advanced language coursework
over two semesters. (The remaining four subjects of the
Graduate Diploma in Korean.)
Minimum 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 Korean.
Thesis length: 15 000-20 000 words.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Korean) graduates
Six hours per week advanced language study over two
semesters. Four semester subjects (not taken in the
honours year) of existing Graduate Diploma in Korean.
Alternatively a corresponding period of language study
might be undertaken at an approved tertiary institution
in Korea.
Minimum 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 Korean.
Thesis length: 15 000-20 000 words.
Graduate Diploma in Korean 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.)
~uAher language study to an extent agreed by the
supervisor and the Divison.
ino or thesis to be written in English with a substantial
summary in Korean.
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 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 Korean entry - one year.
Part-time
Bachelor of Arts entry - no longer than five years.
Honours/Graduate Diploma in Korean entry - no longer
than three years.
Assessment
Assessment is continuous and is based on satisfactory
completion of both the language coursework and research
components.
Course Convener
Sung-Evi Kim
Telephone: 9214 8042