Overview
A dissertation on an approved and individually-supervised research topic in Japanese; of up to 15,000 words if written in Japanese, or 20,000 words if written in English.
Would you welcome the opportunity to shape and then create, with the guidance of a supervisor, a substantial piece of academic writing on a topic of your own choosing? A key element of an Honours degree in Japanese at the University of Otago is a dissertation on a topic relating to Japanese language or culture.
About this paper
| Paper title | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Subject | Japanese |
| EFTS | 0.5 |
| Points | 60 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,944.50 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- JAPA 489
- Limited to
- BA(Hons), PGDipArts
- Contact
- languages@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Associate Professor Roy Starrs
- Paper Structure
- A dissertation on an approved and individually supervised research topic in Japanese language or culture to be submitted on the last day of Week 13.
- Teaching Arrangements
- The dissertation will be supervised by a member of the Japanese programme staff.
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of JAPA 490, a student will have:
- Acquired and deployed the research and writing skills necessary to define the terms of and write a dissertation
- Improved information literacy and familiarity with academic resources in both English and Japanese
- Become very familiar with, if not an expert in, a particular subject area and its broader context
- Developed a critical appreciation of secondary material in the field
- Engaged in scholarship and gained an idea of what further postgraduate study might entail