335 Full-time Master's degrees in Asian Studies

The East Asian Languages and Cultures programme at Columbia University offers a comprehensive master level education. This public study mode course provides deep academic immersion into regional traditions and modern developments. Students engage in rigorous research and linguistic training over a standard full-time duration.

The East Asia - Regional Studies programme at Columbia University provides an intensive exploration of Asian Studies and Ethnic Studies. This master degree, delivered via a public study mode, offers a comprehensive curriculum designed for deep regional expertise and professional development over its full duration.

Leiden University’s two-year MA Japanese Studies offers a unique opportunity to conduct graduate-level research on various aspects of modern and pre-modern Japan, and to spend a full academic year in Japan.

With this American Indian Studies - Indigenous Rights and Social Justice MSc program from Arizona State University, you will gain a deeper understanding of complex issues facing indigenous communities and learn how to apply your expertise and advocate for social justice. Your skills will be applicable in a variety of careers.

The master of arts degree program in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, offered by University of Wisconsin Madison provides interdisciplinary area studies training for emerging professionals and future leaders in business, development, government, journalism, law, publishing, and the military. 

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.

The East Asian Studies M.A. at St. John's University provides a critical analysis of the economic, political, and cultural evolution of the Asian world. This 33-credit postgraduate programme offers both thesis and non-thesis tracks, delivered via a public study mode to prepare students for global professional roles.

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.

The Asian Languages and Civilizations - Japanese MA program from Arizona State University can prepare students for further academic training or work in fields such as law, business or journalism and for entrance into professional schools.

The Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Advanced) program at the Australian National University includes intensive options for busy professionals, and online options* for those based remotely, alongside traditional face-to-face seminars, culminating in an original research thesis where you work on- on-one with a leading global expert on the Middle East and Central Asia.

The Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies program at the Australian National University includes intensive options for busy professionals, and online options* for those based remotely, alongside traditional face-to-face seminars with leading global experts on the Middle East and Central Asia.  

The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) course from the University of Cambridge is an intense one-year course primarily for students who intend to go on to do a PhD.

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. 

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 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.

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.

Chinese Centre at Jawaharlal Nehru University  is designed to facilitate advanced and intensive training of Chinese language, literature, culture and civilization on the one hand and translation and interpretation on the other.

The Master of Chinese Studies (Coursework) programme from University of Malaya offers a wide range of specialized themes about classical and modern China and the Southeast Asian Chinese.

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.