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Monday, February 22, 2010

USA: Mastercard Asian Studies Scholarships at University of Virginia

Overview

The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers a Distinguished Majors Program (DMP) for students who major in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures with a focus of Chinese or Japanese. The program provides qualified majors with the opportunity to pursue in-depth analysis of issues and topics related to the major. To qualify, students must meet the general requirements of their major, with the following modifications: students must take 12 hours of concentration courses at the 4000-level or above, including EAST 4998, and a six-hour sequence of tutorial work on a senior thesis, to be completed over the fall and spring semester of the fourth year. The standards for admission, program requirements, and evaluation procedures are outlined below.

Admission to the program

Admission into the DMP occurs in the spring semester of the student’s third year. Applicants must be majors in either East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures and have a major and general GPA of a 3.4 or above. DMP application materials should be submitted to the Chair by March 20th of the student’s third year. Application materials should include the following:

• A statement of interest explaining the student’s desire to enter the program and his or her general area of interest;
• A writing sample, for example, the best paper you have written for one of your courses;
• One sealed letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the student’s concentration either sent directly to the Chair or sealed and submitted by the student with other application materials;
• A copy of the student’s most recent transcript


The DMP Committee will decide on admissions to the DOP program by about April 15th (please check with your DMP advisor for the exact date). Students with a concentration in East Asian studies or languages will automatically be considered for the Mastercard Scholarship.

GPA Requirements

Students in the DMP must have a grade point average of 3.4 or better, both cumulatively and in the major, at the time of graduation.

DMP Requirements

Students in the DMP are required to:

• Satisfy the distribution rules for one of the East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures majors, including 6 credits at the 4000-level or above, and
• Complete a Senior Thesis (EAST 4998)

The DMP Thesis

Students in the DMP are required to write a thesis of high quality. The thesis course (EAST 4998), is a year-long course, carrying 6 credit hours and graded at the end of the second semester. Students are responsible for obtaining the agreement of an EALLC faculty member to serve as thesis advisor and a second faculty member from a different department to serve as a second reader. Students are encouraged to use primary language sources in researching their thesis.

Program Evaluation

Students who successfully complete the requirements of the DMP program with a minimum GPA of 3.4 will be evaluated for commencement honors of Distinction, High Distinction, and Highest Distinction. Honors are awarded by the Department Council on the basis of overall academic performance as well as the recommendation of the first and second readers of the thesis.

Mastercard Asian Studies Scholarship

The Mastercard Asian Studies Scholarship competition is held annually. This scholarship was established by Ms. Rebecca George and Mr. H. Eugene Lockhardt, Jr. to encourage the study of Asia. It is based on merit with a successful candidate showing excellence in language study and creative approaches to topics in South Asian or East Asian studies or languages. The award will go toward the payment of tuition or fees. South Asia or East Asia majors who apply for the Distinguished Majors Program will automatically be considered for the Mastercard Scholarship. The deadline for consideration of the Mastercard Scholarship is March 20th, when the DMP applications are due. A separate application is not required for the Mastercard Scholarship.

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DMP Information

Download the Senior Thesis Advisor Form


Phone: (434) 982-2304 (434) 982-2304 Email: deal-lc@virginia.edu Fax: (434) 924-6977
Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures
B027 Cabell Hall, P.O. Box 400781
Charlottesville, VA 22904


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