335 Full-time Master's degrees in Asian Studies

The graduate program in East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign reflects the Department's conviction that an understanding of East Asia must build on a broad and deep proficiency in both the languages of the region and in the theoretical and methodological approaches that inform advanced teaching and research of its cultures.

The Asian and International History programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science is a 22-month double degree delivered with NUS. This full-time master level course explores global affairs from an Asian perspective. Students spend their first year in Singapore and their second year in London.

The Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages programme is offered by Southwest Jiaotong University.

The South Asian Studies Centre at Jawaharlal Nehru University focuses on political dynamics and foreign policy orientations of Sri Lanka. 

Students in the academic programme South Asian Studies from Heidelberg University focus on historical, societal and current political and economic developments and events, as well as physiogeographical processes, in the countries of South-East Asia.

The South Asian Cultural and Religious History (Classical Indology) programme from Heidelberg University allows students to study the cultural and religious history of South Asia with a special emphasis on the acquisition of philological and ethno-Indological methods. 

The Asia Pacific Trade and Investment at the Royal Roads University is a growing component of Canada's public and private economic growth.

The Asian and Pacific Studies program at the Australian National University will build your unique regional expertise in Asian and Pacific Studies through deep knowledge and innovative research. MAPS immerses you in a nuanced understanding of national and transnational developments regarding people, technologies, languages, and ideas.

The Asian American Studies Master of Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) provides an advanced interdisciplinary education. This full-time postgraduate programme equips students with critical analytical tools to explore Pacific Islander and Asian American experiences through diverse research modalities.

Macau University of Science & Technology offers the Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language programme.

From its founding, the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which offers the Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Clinics (External Medicine) program, has been home to numerous alumni: some of them are well-known physicians, some are distinguished researchers and some are working in community healthcare services.

In the Asia - Europe Cultural Curatorship Studies from University of Antwerp aims to provide prospective Asian and European students the knowledge and skills to become contemporary curators in the art, cultural and/or artisanal sector. It focuses on translation and cultural mediation between Asian and European cultural and political traditions.

The Development Studies degree at University of Passau enables students to develop the advanced knowledge, analytical skills, and conceptual frameworks required to understand and navigate the complexities of economic and social development. 

University of Ulsan major Graduate School of Korean History and Korean Culture was opened in 2015 in response to changing circumstances such as increasing demand for Korean history, increasing interest in cultural properties and cultural heritage, and increasing the need for regional studies.

The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies by Research (Korean Studies) course from the University of Cambridge provides initial research training and, in most cases, aims to develop students' linguistic skills, methodological sophistication, as well as providing a foundation for those students wishing to continue their research at the doctoral level.

The Regional Studies - East Asia programme at Harvard University is a flexible, full-time Master of Arts degree. This public study mode course allows students to customise their curriculum across diverse fields. It offers deep academic engagement with East Asian cultures and politics over a standard two-year duration.

The Master of Arts (Southeast Asian History) by coursework and dissertation programme from University of Malaya caters primarily to suitably-qualified working adults who, for professional or personal development, would benefit from a deeper and more focused academic understanding of the historical, political, economic, social, cultural and other issues pertaining to the Southeast Asian region.

Our English-taught MA in Chinese Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides a platform for the study of Chinese art, history, politics, film, society, international relations, literature, and more.

University of Wisconsin Madison offers a new interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D. program in Asian Languages and Cultures. Students may take advantage of the many opportunities within the department and on campus to do in-depth research on Asia from multiple disciplinary perspectives and across the traditional area studies divisions of East, South, and Southeast Asia.

University of Wisconsin Madison offers an M.A. and Ph.D. degree in Japanese, specializing either in linguistics or in literature and culture. The program provides broad foundations and focused training in these two specialties, assuring that our graduates are amply prepared to teach and conduct research.