{"id":47,"date":"2023-09-18T15:19:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/asian-studies\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-05-01T21:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T21:20:04","slug":"graduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/asian-studies\/graduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Asian Studies offers a graduate certificate in the interdisciplinary study of the societies and cultures of Asia. The certificate offers graduate students a perspective on Asia that goes beyond the student\u2019s particular disciplinary specialization, and signals that the student has achieved competence in an Asian language. The certificate offers a valuable credential for students who wish to undertake career opportunities in Asia, or work in a field related to Asian countries, institutions, or populations. An Asian studies certificate also allows students in professional schools to take advantage of the many global opportunities in business, law, education, and health care.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The certificate in Asian studies is open to any student enrolled in graduate study at Vanderbilt University. The certificate is awarded upon fulfillment of the following three categories of requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completion of at least\u00a012 credit hours\u00a0of interrelated graduate-level coursework.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstration of proficiency (both oral and written) in an Asian language, assessed through testing.\u00a0Tests will be administered by a Vanderbilt professor or lecturer following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actfl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages<\/a>\u00a0guidelines.\u00a0Students must achieve a score indicating an\u00a0intermediate-mid\u00a0level of proficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Attendance at a minimum of five academic Asian studies events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note the following requirements regarding coursework:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courses may include those offered directly by the Department of Asian Studies, as well as graduate courses from other departments that have been approved by the <a href=\"mailto:gerald.figal@vanderbilt.edu\">chair of the department<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Coursework must be focused on a specific theme and form an intellectually coherent whole.<\/li>\n<li>Up to\u00a06 credit hours\u00a0of specifically named required courses of a student&#8217;s primary degree program may count toward the certificate.<\/li>\n<li>At least\u00a06 credit hours\u00a0must come from outside the student\u2019s home discipline.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate courses successfully completed at Vanderbilt University prior to admission to the program may be counted toward the certificate requirements with the approval of the department chair. An undergraduate course may be substituted for a graduate course required by the program\u2019s curriculum, with the approval of the department chair and the Graduate School.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application<\/h2>\n<p>Interested students should refer to the <a title=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgradschool.vanderbilt.edu%2Facademics%2Fcertificate-programs%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cwilliam.c.gardner%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7C9dbde51cb3074e2fe7db08dd88ebd9a4%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638817268722518147%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xmoVvVa19nlviLiDWPMmQwMIft%2BR%2B9CCZIvSKHc5qCg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.vanderbilt.edu\/academics\/certificate-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-outlook-id=\"f45b8f40-42b5-4849-872f-f6111598fce1\">application process<\/a> on the Graduate School website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Asian Studies offers a graduate certificate in the interdisciplinary study of the societies and cultures of Asia. 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