POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

texts in the original as well. Students electing this corecourse are recommended to choose a text-readingcourse in modern Chinese as their minor option.COMPULSORY COURSETheory and Techniques of Comparative LiteratureThis course covers the historical development ofcomparative literature studies as an independentdiscipline and considers the main trends incomparative literary studies.MINOR COURSESStudents who do not have advanced or nativespeakercompetence in Chinese are required toselect one of the following two courses, whichoffer advanced training in reading and translatingChinese literary texts.- Traditional Chinese Language and Literature II(MA)- Modern Chinese Literature (MA)For students with advanced or native speakercompetence in Chinese, alternative minor unitsmay be selected from the MA Sinology programme(see page 62), or the second core course maybe selected as a minor, with approval from theprogramme convenor.MA EAST ASIAN LITERATUREDURATIONOne calendar year (full-time)Two or three years (part-time, daytime only)START OF PROGRAMMESeptember intake onlyENTRY REQUIREMENTSMinimum upper second class honours degree(or equivalent) plus linguistic competence in therelevant language(s)PROGRAMME CONVENORProfessor Michel HockxSEE ALSO:MA Japanese LiteratureMA Korean LiteratureMA Comparative LiteratureThis degree is designed either as an endqualification in itself or to prepare the studentfor more advanced graduate work (MPhil/PhD).Incoming students will be expected to havecompleted at least the equivalent of the first twoyears of undergraduate language study at SOASin the language of specialisation.The MA consists of four units: Students selectthree units from Group A and Group B. Studentsmust select at least one unit from each group.Students may select a maximum of two unitsdealing with the same literature. The fourth unitis the 10,000-word dissertation. This is based onvernacular and Western-language sources on atopic agreed in conjunction with the advisor.The dissertation must be comparative in nature.MA EAST ASIAN LITERATURENot all courses listed below may be available everyyear. For courses being offered in 2008/09, pleasevisit the relevant departmental website or contactthe Faculty office. Some courses may be taught inother departments of the School.Select three courses from groups A and B (at leastone from each group and not more than two dealingwith the same literature)GROUP A- Modern Chinese Literature in Translation- Japanese Traditional Drama (half unit) (term 1)- Modern Japanese Literature (half unit) (term 2)- Survey of Korean Literature- Traditional Chinese Literature in TranslationGROUP B- Modern Chinese Literature (Masters)- Modern Chinese Film and Theatre (half unit)(term 1)- Modern Film From Taiwan and the ChineseDiaspora (half unit) (term 2)- Japanese Calligraphy: History and ReadingPractice (half unit) (term 2)- Pre-Modern Japanese Literature 1(Minor only)- Modern Japanese Literature II (full course)- Topics in Korean Literature- Japanese Literature and Drama in Art (half unit)(term 2)- Practical Translation from and into Korean- Traditional Chinese Language and Literature(Masters)- Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation61CHINA AND INNER ASIA