Overview

The department of East Asian Studies from New York University offers an array of language courses at all levels in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean for the further development of language capability. Besides language instruction, the department offers a wide range of courses in modern Asian culture, with emphasis on the literature, film, and visual culture of China, Japan, and Korea.

Many of these courses treat these subjects in the context of such global issues as socialism, colonialism, fascism, and modernization. In working out their individual course of study, those seeking the East Asian Studies MA program from New York University are expected to balance out the different components of the program. For those who are interested, some course work and guidance on pre-modern China is also available.

Knowledge Network

As a part of the University community, the Graduate Program in East Asian Culture shares the general dynamic of NYU, which has been embarking on its pursuit to become a truly global university.

The program closely works with and benefits form a plethora of interdisciplinary programs, centers, and institutes with a distinct international or internationalizing tendency, such as the

International Center for Advanced Studies;

the Center for Media, Culture, and History;

the Asian/Pacific/ American Studies Program and Institute;

the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality;

the Institute of Fine Arts,

the Institute of the History of Production of Knowledge;

the Institute for Law and Society,

and so forth, with which our faculty have affiliations or working relations. This internal network of knowledge and knowledge production, coupled with the University-wide resources committed to international student and scholarly exchanges, visits, and coordination, has created a truly stimulating environment in which the student can thrive in his or her study of the modern East Asia.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Anti-colonialism And Imperialism
Literature And Modern Culture
Critical Asian Studies
Cartographies Of The Public Human: Human/posthuman Love And Labor
Urbanization In China
Disability In/and China

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

All applicants to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) are required to submit a complete application for admission.

GRE general test not required.

TOEFL or IELTS

Statement of Academic Purpose

Writing Sample

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Programme Structure

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Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Living costs

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