On-campus
full_time
Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] Chinese
- UW Madison offers an MA and PhD degree in Chinese, specializing either in linguistics or in literature and culture.
- The program provides broad foundations and focused training in these two specialties, assuring that the graduates are amply prepared to teach and conduct research.
- The linguistics specialty excels in areas of historical linguistics, phonology, prosody, grammaticalization, interface study between syntax and phonology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, pedagogy, and pragmatics.
- The literature and culture specialty covers periods from the pre-Qin through the modern and contemporary, including the study of fictional and historiographical narrative, poetry, drama, film, and new media.
Examinations
| Exam Type | Exam Name | Score | Out of Score | Exam Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS | International English Language Testing System | 6.5 | 9 | 3 |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language | 95 | 120 | 3 |
| PTE | Pearson Test of English | 54 | 90 | 3 |