Ph.D. Japan Sample Degree Plan

Major Area of Specialization: Japanese Literature/Gender Studies

• Readings in Japanese
• Gender and Power in Japanese Society
• Reading Japanese Literature
• The Practice and Theory of Censorship
• Feminist Ethnography

Minor Area of Specialization: Japanese Religion

• Religion and Ritual in Japan
• Readings in the History and Practice of Japanese Religion
• Zen Art

Theory and Methodology

• Theories of Literary Criticism
• Feminist Theory

Research Language

• French for Graduate Students

Other Course Work

• Core Readings in Japanese Studies - NOTE: This course is required of all Japan program students
• Third Year Korean I
• Third Year Korean II
• Civil Society in East Asia
• Women and Gender in China