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Overview
Leiden University has one of the oldest and most established centres of Japanese Studies in the Western world. A limited number of talented and highly-motivated students are accepted into this degree programme, ensuring each student receives a high-level of direct contact with lecturers, many of whom are top researchers in their fields. Your expertise will cover a comprehensive range of topics in modern and pre-modern Japan.
The Japanese Studies MA programme at Leiden University is taught in an international classroom, where an outward-looking, interactive and stimulating approach to learning encourages students to become world citizens and first-class scholars. You will develop important skills alongside your specialised knowledge, including sophisticated analytical and critical-thinking skills and the ability to independently conduct high-quality research.
Japanese Studies at Leiden University is an accredited degree programme. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a master’s degree in Asian Studies and the title Master of Arts (MA).
Career prospects
- Account Manager at Asahi Intecc, a Japanese company that develops metal wire for medical applications
- Analytics Assistant at Reed Elsevier, a provider of information services
- Area Manager Asia at the Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion
- Marketing Trainee at Wakibi microcredit, a provider of microcredit
- Service Management Consultant at a company developing software
- Junior Project Manager at Concorde Group BV, a translation agency
- Coordinator, International Relations at Mima City Hall
- Consular Officer at the Dutch Embassy in Japan
- Translator and Product Developer at Kobe Bussan, a business supermarket
- Corporate Banking Assistant at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Japanese Language
- Anthropology of Japan
- Art and Power in Asia
- Asia through Consumption
- Constructing Digital Language Toolkits
- Critical Approaches to Heritage Studies
- Democratizing Histories
- Lives on the Margins: Korean Peninsula Migration and Identity
- Material Culture, Memory and Commemoration along the Silk Roads in Central Asia
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
120 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Language Studies Literature View 35 other Masters in Literature in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
The following diploma requirements apply for this programme:
- A bachelor’s degree from a research university, equivalent to the level of a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree, or demonstrate to meet the requirements for such a degree,
- Knowledge of the nature and role of as well as the ability to analyse and report on academic inquiry in the humanities or social sciences; and
- Prior education must include completed components at the bachelor’s level (which may include the thesis) equivalent to at least 30 credits on at least three out of these six disciplines: history, art, culture, politics, society or economy of one or more East Asian countries or regions.
- Fundamental knowledge of pre-modern and modern Japan.
- Knowledge of japanological traditions and understanding of disciplinary-methodological issues.
- Sufficient command of Japanese, at JLTP 2 level, with a maximum of level JLTP 1.
Tuition Fee
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International
19300 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19300 EUR per year during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
2209 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2209 EUR per year during 24 months.
- Second Dutch master’s programme: €15,100 per year
Living costs for Leiden
850 - 1250 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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