Global East Asia (MAGEA)

Freie Universität · Berlin, Germany

Level
Master's
Award
Master of Arts
Language
English
Duration
4 semesters
Campus
Berlin
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<p>Application deadlines&nbsp;are posted on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/studienangebot/master/global_east_asia/index.html">FU Student Services website</a>. Typically,&nbsp;the application period runs from <strong>15&nbsp;April - 31 May</strong> for winter semester admission.</p>
Starts
Winter semester

Freie Universität does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for master's programmes is €0 a year for international students.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Master’s programme, you need to fulfil the following requirements: You must hold a first university degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s degree) comprising of at least 180 credit points (ECTS). As part of this degree you have to have earned at least 30 ECTS in courses in East Asian Studies and/or Chinese, Japanese or Korean studies (excluding language training). We check your eligibility based on your transcripts of records where course titles explicitly refer to one or more of these fields of studies. Alternatively, publicly available short descriptions of the courses or term papers written in the context of the respective courses can be submitted alongside the application. You must provide proof of excellent English language skills (details below). You must provide proof of proficiency in one of the following languages: Chinese, Japanese or Korean. For more details, please visit our website: www.fu-berlin.de/magea . For an explanation of the admission process, please visit this website on applications for Master’s programme at Freie Universität Berlin or refer to the detailed admission regulations in English and German (the latter is the legally binding v
English language requirement
C1 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced PTE Academic: 76 UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 95 Reading: 24 Listening: 23 Speaking: 23 Writing: 25 IELTS Academic: 7
German language requirement
No minimum language level required
Application period
Application deadlines are posted on the FU Student Services website . Typically, the application period runs from 15 April - 31 May for winter semester admission.
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About this programme

The Global East Asia MA programme teaches you both discipline-specific and multidisciplinary theoretical and methodological competencies that enable you not only to address complex interdisciplinary issues but also to productively engage with the field of study of "global East Asia" in its historical and contemporary development and to reflect on it from a comparative perspective. In the course of the MAGEA programme, you will acquire the necessary methodological, interdisciplinary and linguistic competencies for consciously dealing with your chosen focus country (China, Japan, Korea) and the entire region of East Asia and its global entanglements. By engaging with manifold source material on historical, political, economic, social, cultural and linguistic developments, you will strengthen both your intercultural competencies and your creative, independent and responsible action as well as your openness to issues of gender and diversity research. The successful completion of the MAGEA’s programme qualifies you to take up doctoral studies and pursue an academic career as well as giving you access to other career pathways related to East Asia. The international orientation of the Master's programme provides you with excellent prospects on the international job market.

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