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Contemporary East Asian Studies – (M.A.)
University of Duisburg-Essen
Institute of East Asian Studies
| Application Deadline: | September 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,000 | ||
| Location: | Duisburg / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Masters in East Asian Regional Studies is an English-language degree program with a social scientific, contemporary and interdisciplinary profile. The program offers research-focussed training for highly qualified graduates with BA degrees in political science, sociology, cultural geography or economics.
The principal focus of the MA teaching is the theoretical and problem-centered analysis of social, political and economic phenomena in East Asia, with an aim to deepening and enriching the capability of the student in assessing contemporary change, the challenges for the East Asian region and the implications of such developments for Europe.
Employment perspectives Students completing the MA degree will be prepared for further study at the doctoral level or for high-level positions in politics, including political consulting, government and non-governmental think-tanks, in the economy and in international organisations where intensive knowledge of East Asia and language competency is in high demand. A doctoral course is currently in preparation for students wishing to advance to higher study.
Contents
Studienplan / Study guideThe intensive development of three specific capabilities inform the curriculum of the MA program:
* the methodological skills, which students bring with them from their BA programs will be deepened and applied specifically to analyses of the East Asian context,
* the development of regionally specific, deeper disciplinary as well as broader interdisciplinary knowledge of East Asia and
* development of language skills in one of two East Asian languages (Chinese and Japanese).
The structure of the MA program includes intensive language training, interdisciplinary modules focussed on Chinese and Japanese Studies as well as discipline-specific modules on Chinese and Japanese Studies. Methodological training in both regional studies and the specific disciplines is integrated into the regional and discipline specific modules.
The Masters thesis will bring together theoretical, methodological, regional and language capabilities in the form of an independent research project about a cutting-edge theme in contemporary East Asia.
LanguageAll classes are taught in English.
Prüfungen / ECTS-Credits
120 ETCS including Master Thesis Credits 5 months (27 ECTS)
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Zugangsvoraussetzungen / Admission Prerequisites * BA (or another university degree such the German Diplom) in social sciences, geography, economics or in a similar major
* Grade of the BA: 2.3 (B) or better
* Letter of recommendation from a University professor
* Evidence of English language competence equivalent to a level of TOEFL Test (560/220)
* Evaluation of the aptitude
Zulassung / Admission
Course without restriction on admission. Formal requirements see above. German students can enrol during the enrolment period in the Registration Office [Studierendensekretariat] at Campus Duisburg.
Interested students from outside EU/EWR should apply at: University of Duisburg-Essen, International Office, 47048 Duisburg [Akademisches Auslandsamt] at Campus Duisburg.
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