Master of Arts in the field of East Asian Studies 12 months Postgraduate Programme By The University of Hong Kong |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The degree of Master of Arts in the field of East Asian Studies (MAEAS) is a postgraduate degree offered by the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Hong Kong. The MAEAS programme examines the political, economic, cultural, and social experience of East Asia. It focuses on Korean and Japanese international relations, cultural studies, and intercultural communication, while placing Asia in a global context. Students are taught in an interdisciplinary manner by leading scholars in the field. Opportunities to travel to and study abroad are included. Applicants are expected to have already achieved an advanced level of study in the Japanese, Korean, or Russian language. This programme prepares students for further study at the PhD level in a variety of Arts fields or advancement in the professional job market.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Area Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The degree of Master of Arts in the field of East Asian Studies (MAEAS) is a postgraduate degree offered by the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Hong Kong. The MAEAS programme examines the political, economic, cultural, and social experience of East Asia. It focuses on Korean and Japanese international relations, cultural studies, and intercultural communication, while placing Asia in a global context. Students are taught in an interdisciplinary manner by leading scholars in the field. Opportunities to travel to and study abroad are included. Applicants are expected to have already achieved an advanced level of study in the Japanese, Korean, or Russian language. This programme prepares students for further study at the PhD level in a variety of Arts fields or advancement in the professional job market.

Admission Requirements

80+
6+
A good Bachelor’s degree in Japanese, Korean, East Asian Studies or related disciplines, including, but not limited to Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Politics, and Sociology; and a high degree of language abilities already achieved in Japanese, Korean, or Russian.
For Japanese: level N2 in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
For Korean: level 4 or 5 in the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)
For Russian: level II or III in the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL)

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
33,791 USD
International
33,791 USD

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