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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am writing to pass along the information that
<span style="color:#191919">Georgia Tech’s School of Modern Languages has a new master’s program in Japanese. Because this program is new, our application deadline for Fall 2024 matriculation has been extended to May 31<sup>st</sup>, 2024 (for the Japanese
concentration only). Please pass along if you have any students who might be interested in the program. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">Amanda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">Program Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">The Master of Science in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (M.S. ALIS) is one of the first professional master’s degrees in foreign language and cultural studies in the United States
with concentrations in French, German, Spanish, and <b>Japanese</b>. It emphasizes real-world professional applications of language for a wide range of career paths, from communications and non-profit to business, engineering, and medicine. The degree can
be completed in one year with only 30 credit hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">In addition to rigorous training in advanced-level language and cross-cultural communication, students can study abroad, conduct research, and complete for-credit internships. Students graduate
with a professional portfolio in the language of concentration, positioning them to pursue a range of internationally oriented career paths.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">As the Japanese language concentration is a new program,
<b>the application deadline for Japanese has been extended to May 31, 2024.</b> There is no GRE required. Please check out the website here for more information on the program and instructions on how to apply:
<a href="https://modlangs.gatech.edu/graduate/ms-alis"><span style="color:#0B61CD">https://modlangs.gatech.edu/graduate/ms-alis</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#191919">Questions? Please contact Amanda Weiss at
<a href="mailto:amanda.weiss@modlangs.gatech.edu"><span style="color:#0B61CD">amanda.weiss@modlangs.gatech.edu</span></a> for more info.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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