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Welcome to the orientation for students of the MA Programme in Japanese Studies

Welcome to the orientation for students of the MA Programme in Japanese Studies. Date: 4 August 2012 Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: ELB308. Important dates on course registration. Early August – mass email and SMS reminder will be sent to students by Graduate School

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Welcome to the orientation for students of the MA Programme in Japanese Studies

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  1. Welcome to the orientation for students of the MA Programme in Japanese Studies Date: 4 August 2012 Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: ELB308

  2. Important dates on course registration • Early August – mass email and SMS reminder will be sent to students by Graduate School • 13 – 16 August - Course registration for both Term 1 and Term 2 • Mid September - Add/drop for Term 1 • Mid January – Add/drop for Term 2

  3. Term Dates • Term 1 10 September to 8 December 2012 • Term 2 14 January to 27 April 2013

  4. Schedule of class / Location of classrooms • All classes will start from 7:00 p.m. in the evening • Classrooms are allocated in the new teaching building Wu Ho Man Yuen Building which is located near the MTR University Station

  5. Study Plan / Additional Course Fee • Students are expected to complete at least 24 units of courses with at least one course selected from the core course list in two years (i.e students should try to take at least 2 courses (6 units) per term. • Additional course fee of $9,000 per course will be charged if students are required to take course/s beyond their second year.

  6. Course offering in 2012-2013 (Term 1) • JASP5515 Japanese Linguistics (Wednesday) (N2 or equivalent required) • JASP5519 Japanese Traditional Culture and Modern Society (Thursday) • JASP5531 Special Topics in Japanese Culture - Japanese Philosophy (Friday) • JASP5601 Theory and Methods in Japanese Studies (Tuesday)

  7. Course offering in 2012-2013 (Term 2) • JASP5517 Japanese Communication through Language and Culture (Thursday) • JASP5611 Japanese History (Wednesday) • JASP5616 Reading Japanese Documents (Tuesday) (N1 or equivalent required)

  8. JASP5515 Japanese Linguistics (Term 1)JASP5517 Japanese Communication through Language and Culture (Term 2) • Teacher – Mr. Kazuyuki NOMURA MA (University of Tokyo)

  9. JASP5601 Theory and Methods in Japanese Studies (Term 1) • Teacher – Professor Stephen Nagy Ph.D (Waseda University)

  10. JASP5531 Special Topics in Japanese Culture – Japanese Philosophy (Term 1) • Teacher – Dr. Cheung Ching Yuen Ph.D (Tohoku University)

  11. JASP5519 Japanese Traditional Culture and Modern Society (Term 1) • Teacher – Professor Lynne NAKANO Ph.D (Yale University)

  12. JASP5611 Japanese History (Term 2) • Teacher – Ms. Yoko MIYAKAWA • MA (Cornell University)

  13. JASP5616 Reading Japanese Documents (Term 2) • Teacher – Mr. Yoshiharu KOJIMA BL (Komazawa University)

  14. Academic Honesty • The University places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating in examinations and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. • Please refer to the following website for disciplinary guidelines and procedures http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/

  15. Academic Advisory System • Students will be assigned an academic advisor and your advisor will be announced when the term starts. • There is no requirement on the frequency of meetings between the advisor and the students but students are expected to take an active role in seeking advice from their advisors when there is the need.

  16. Q & A Session Any questions?

  17. Inquiries • Technical problems (e.g. login ID, password, use of MyCUHK) : ITSC Electronic HelpDesk http://helpdesk.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk Tel: 3943-8845 • Course selection or add/drop procedure: gradschool@cuhk.edu.hk Tel: 3943-8977 • Study scheme and programme requirement: japanese-studies@cuhk.edu.hk Tel: 3943-6466 or 3943-6563

  18. Free Chat Please take this opportunity to make acquaintance with your classmates.

  19. The End Thank you for coming to this orientation. See you all soon in class! MA Programme in Japanese Studies Division of Japanese Studies August 2012

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