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13 Master's degrees offered by the university
Hawaiian Studies
The Master of Arts degree in Hawaiian Studies offered by University of Hawaii at Manoa builds on the BA program’s areas of concentration.
Second Language Studies
The MA Program in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has been in existence since 1961. The Department of Second Language Studies is the first and one of the largest such departments at an American university.
English
This English program of study from University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed to give students the opportunity to specialize in one of four areas of concentration while requiring that they do approximately half of their course work in other subject areas.
Hawaiian
The graduate program in Hawaiian at University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed to provide broad, in-depth education in the Hawaiian language, culture, and literature and is an integral part of the efforts to revitalize Hawaiian as a living language.
Korean Literature
The Korean Literature degree at University of Hawaii at Manoa is offered in the field of Korean literary studies in major genres of poetry, fiction, and drama from the classical period to the 21st century.
Korean Language and Linguistics
The M.A. degree at University of Hawaii at Manoa is offered in the fields of Korean Language and Linguistics, Korean Literature, and Korean for Professionals.
Communicology
The Department of Communicology at University of Hawaii at Manoa focuses on the dynamics of human interaction: how people understand, relate, and influence each other.
East Asian Languages and Literatures
The MA degree is offered in the fields of Chinese language, Chinese literature, Japanese language, Japanese literature, Korean language, Korean literature, and Korean for Professionals. The East Asian Languages and Literatures program is offered by University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Japanese Language & Linguistics
The M.A. program in Japanese Language & Linguistics at University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed to produce Japanese language specialists who are trained in all the fields of Japanese Linguistics.
Chinese Literature
The M.A. degree in Chinese Literature is offered at University of Hawaii at Manoa in the field of Chinese literary and cultural studies with further emphasis on genre studies, literary history, or literary theory and criticism.
Religion
The Department of Religion has developed two graduate program from University of Hawaii at Manoa plans leading to the MA degree: a thesis-based MA program (Plan A) and a non-thesis track (Plan B).
Philosophy
The Philosophy program at University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed to serve both those who intend to go on to work in philosophy at the doctoral level at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, and those who wish to pursue philosophical studies beyond the baccalaureate level for other reasons.
History
The Department of History at University of Hawaii at Manoa offers the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in the American, Asian, European, Pacific/Hawai‘i, and World fields.