Asian Studies 120

Leiden University · Leiden, Netherlands

Level
Master's
Award
MASTER
Study mode
Full-time
Campus
Leiden
Credits
60 ECTS_PUNT

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About this programme

**Programme objectives** In the two-year Master’s programme in Asian Studies you have the opportunity to develop you advanced language proficiency in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean to the highest level, and to acquire in-depth knowledge of China, Japan or South Korea during a year-long stay abroad. Advanced language proficiency in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean is a prerequisite. **Programme Structure** The MA Asian Studies 120EC is a two year programme, of which one year is spent abroad. In the first semester of year one, all students take the compulsory core course Asian Studies: Perspectives and Debates (10 EC), language courses in Advanced Mandarin, Japanese or Korean (10 EC) and an elective on a topic or discipline of their choice. Students following the Chinese or Korean studies specialisation stay abroad in semesters 2 and 3, and enroll in 5EC of advanced language and a second elective in semester 4 (second semester of the second year). Students following the Japanese studies specialisation leave for Japan in the second half of the second semester (March), after completing a short and intensive Advanced Japanese course  (5EC) and one elective (10EC) and return in March of the following year. During their stay abroad, all students also complete two thesis tutorials (10 EC), aimed to ensure continued supervision and progress in their research for the MA thesis. All students write their MAThesis (15 EC) in their final semester. **Master’s thesis and requirements for graduat

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