75 Asian Studies Masters Degree Programs

This Master's Degree is aimed at graduates in Business Sciences, Law and Economics and Business Administration and other graduates in the branch of knowledge of Social and Legal Sciences, as well as all the degrees in the branch of Engineering and Humanities. This Master's program will allow students to identify, understand and analyze the elements, processes and dynamics that can be observed in the structure of the societies analyzed, especially in China, India and Japan, and their management by the different types of actors. Students will also achieve a broad knowledge of the theoretical frameworks and approaches, the conceptual elaborations in the analysis of international relations and foreign trade, the capacity to rigorously elaborate strategies for the internationalization of a company or organization, especially in China, India and Japan, and to design, plan and carry out a project on foreign trade and/or international relations, especially in Asia, with criteria of academic rigor and excellence, among other competencies.

The Department of Asian Studies currently offers an English-language graduate program in the China section only. The MA program includes a wide variety of courses on Chinese history, archaeology, philosophy, intellectual history, political thought, traditional China’s interaction with Asian and European cultures, as well as culture, society, and politics in traditional, modern, and contemporary China.

The Master’s in Asian Studies at Leiden University is your opportunity to earn a specialized qualification from one of the leading centers for Asian studies in Europe.

The MA in Asian Studies targets graduates interested in deepening their knowledge about India, China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia within a multidisciplinary framework of Asian realities and their historical-cultural reference frameworks. The MA in Asian Studies draws upon national and international teachers and researchers, all with their careers dedicated to study Asia, and all with academic dialogue and cooperation both at individual and institutional levels. The MA in Asian Studies’ teaching staff is able to boost the potential for the internationalization of the programs and its graduates.

The research master's in Asian Studies gives you access to Leiden University's leading expertise in the countries of Asia, from their politics and literature to their languages.

Explore the major political, economic, and historical issues affecting Asian diplomacy, business, security, culture, and more. Focus and refine your studies with thematic or professional specializations.

The Master's Degree Programme in East Asian Studies (EAST) gives you a unique opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the dynamic societies of contemporary East Asia.

East Asia is the foremost dynamic region in the world. This Master's track is organized around the achievements, opportunities, and challenges facing East Asia. Taught by international staff affiliated with the Centre for East Asian Studies Groningen this International Relations Master's program focuses on the political economy and international relations of China, Japan, and Korea.

As a student in this East Asian Development and the Global Economy programme, you will explore the development of East Asia within the wider context of global economy and development. You will examine the opportunities, challenges and strategic issues created for East Asian countries in the global and regional political, economic and social structures.

The Contemporary Asian and Middle Eastern master's programme at the University of Tartu provides a comprehensive overview of Asian and Middle Eastern economies, politics, cultures, societies and languages (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean) and opportunities to study different languages (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic).

The MA in Asian Art Histories programme cultivates a new generation of art historians, curators, art writers, and exhibition-makers. It is a global pioneer to focus on Asian modern and contemporary art histories.

The China and Inner Asia Department is able to supervise MPhil and PhD degrees by research and thesis in a wide range of cultural and linguistic subjects. Intending research students should not feel constrained to limit their choice of topics to those indicated against the names of current staff members (postgraduate students have recently been working on such diverse topics as colour symbolism in ancient Chinese texts, Chinese cinema, Chinese Braille systems, and translation studies).

The Master's Degree Course in Asian and African Languages and Cultures stands out for its structured teaching organization and the wide range of courses in languages and cultures of Asian and African countries. Strongly characterized in a linguistic-literary and historical-cultural sense, the Course offers the possibility of obtaining a highly specialized and competitive qualification.

Zhejiang University (ZJU) is the first in China to grant a master's degree in China Studies approved by the Ministry of Education. Compared to similar programs in the country, the Master of China Studies (MCS) program has the largest enrollment, with the most complete curriculum and the most extensive international cooperation. It is a model brand of ZJU in high-level international education. In November 2014, the Zhejiang University Institute of China Studies (ICS) was established.

The Master in Chinese Studies is offered by the University of Aveiro and the ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.