Courses
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2021
This introductory course in modern Burmese aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of Burmese by developing core competencies in the Burmese script and the spoken language. The course aims to equip students with foundational vocabulary, grammar, spoken and aural comprehension skills, and basic proficiency in written script.
Introductory Burmese: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for BURMESE 1A after passing BURMESE 1B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020
This introductory course in modern Burmese is a sequel to Burmese 1A, and aims to build upon the core competencies in the Burmese spoken language and writing system acquired in 1A. The course is designed to further develop student proficiency in reading and writing Burmese script, and in holding conversation. Instruction will include foundational vocabulary, grammar, spoken and aural comprehension, and basic proficiency in written expression.
Introductory Burmese: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Burmese 1A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2020
At the end of Intermediate Burmese (100A, 100B), non-native students will be able to speak Burmese using basic sentence structures, conjunctions, and modifiers to discuss a history, literature, music, and current events. They will also be able to read and write simple literary-style paragraphs describing daily activities, food, travel, family life, home life, and pop culture.
Intermediate Burmese: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2021
At the end of Intermediate Burmese (100A, 100B), non-native students will be able to speak Burmese using basic sentence structures, conjunctions, and modifiers to discuss a history, literature, music, and current events. They will also be able to read and write simple literary-style paragraphs describing daily activities, food, travel, family life, home life, and pop culture.
Intermediate Burmese: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Burmese 1A & 1B, or permission of the instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Four-unit limit per term.
Supervised Independent Study and Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0-0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 0-0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam.
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Students may enroll in more than one section of 290, but the total number of units of Special Study in any one semester may not exceed 12.
Special Studies: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2.5-12.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Normally reserved for students directly engaged in writing the doctoral dissertation.
Dissertation Preparation and Related Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2-24 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Dissertation Preparation and Related Research: Read Less [-]
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Individual study for the comprehensive or language requirements in consultation with the graduate adviser.
Individual Study for Masters Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0-0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Not yet offered
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required for candidates for the Ph.D.
Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0-0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Burmese/Graduate examination preparation
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.