East Asian Languages and Cultures

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Centered at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University, our graduate program draws on the strengths of a distinguished faculty with nearly twenty members working on various aspects of East Asian studies. Our faculty members work closely with students and tailor their mentoring to each students intellectual and professional needs. Our balanced and flexible curriculum encourages students to shape their own programs while acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of an East Asian civilization. In addition, students may take courses at Princeton University through our graduate school consortium.

Rutgers offers extensive resources to support graduate research. Rutgers is a member of the Association of American Universitiesthe nationwide consortium of leading research universitiesas well as the prestigious Committee on Institutional Cooperation, whose membership includes all Big Ten institutions and the University of Chicago. Research on East Asian studies at Rutgers is supported by the East Asian Library, which has extensive collections and resources for Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies.

Course offerings include: * The Silk Road: A History of Cultural and Material Exchanges
* Classical Chinese Poetry and Poetics
* Modern Chinese Literature and Film
* Chinese Dialects and Sociolinguistics
* The Japanese Novel
* Japanese Popular Culture
* North Korea in the Socialist World
* Social Movements and Civil Society in South Korea
* Critical Approaches to East Asian Studies
* Early "China" in the World: Cosmography, Epistemology & Encountering the Strange

* Official Transcripts, Two Letters of Recommendation, Personal Statement (2 pages maximum), Writing Sample (15-20 pages) * GRE scores, TOEFL or IELTS scores demonstrating English proficiency (International Students) English Language Requirements TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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