Overview

The Program

There are two principal focuses of the Chinese program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. One is the study of Chinese literature, culture, linguistics, and/or pedagogy. The second is the acquisition of practical language skills to enhance future work in such fields as translation, interpretation, teaching, journalism, business or government.

Our M.A. students have gone on to work in foreign services, government, as high school teachers and college professors, as professional translators and interpreters, and in a number of other careers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Chinese Language in Contexts

Syntactic Structures of Chinese

Modern Chinese Literature and Culture

The Ming-Qing Novel

Research Methods

Classical Poetry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Asian studies View 997 other Masters in Language Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students entering the Master's Degree program in Chinese Language and Literature must have finished the equivalent of four years of college level Chinese language courses. This can be accomplished by taking courses as an undergraduate; studying, living, and working in Chinese-speaking environment; or passed required level of Chinese Language Placement Exam.

Each student accepted into the program will take our language placement exam during the first week to determine the level of their language competence.

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for all applicants, including foreign applicants.

The Graduate School requires all applicants whose native language is not English to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

We also look at the applicants' background in college coursework and potential in graduate studies. Sending a writing sample separately from the application is not required.

Tuition Fee

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International

35714 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 35714 USD per year during 12 months.
National

35714 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 35714 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

17399 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17399 USD per year during 12 months.

Regional Tuition: $31,727

Living costs for Amherst Center

1228 - 2543 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Chinese.

Available Scholarships

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