Overview

The East Asian Languages and Cultures programme at Rutgers University offers a wide and coherent curriculum including the following humanities disciplines: literature, visual culture, history, religion, anthropology, language and linguistics. Rutgers has long been a national leader in the humanities, ranked as #9 by Times Higher Education (U.K.) in 2012.

Key facts

Centered at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University, our graduate programme draws on the strengths of a distinguished faculty with nearly twenty members working on various aspects of East Asian studies. Our faculty members work closely with students and tailor their mentoring to each student’s intellectual and professional needs. Our balanced and flexible curriculum encourages students to shape their own programmes while acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of an East Asian civilization. In addition, students may take courses at Princeton University through our graduate school consortium.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Silk Road: A History of Cultural and Material Exchanges

Classical Chinese Poetry and Poetics

Modern Chinese Literature and Film

Chinese Dialects and Sociolinguistics

The Japanese Novel

Japanese Popular Culture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Brunswick, 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.

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants to the master’s degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures should have a GPA of at least 3.0. International students for whom English is a foreign language will need TOEFL or IELTS scores demonstrating English proficiency.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37416 USD / year

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Out-of-State

37416 USD / year

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In-State

23424 USD / year

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Living costs

New Brunswick

United States

1204 - 2963 USD / month

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