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Asian Studies (60 EC): East Asian Studies

Master

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Welcome meeting
All Master Asian Studies students are cordially invited to attend the welcome meeting on Wednesday 4 September from 10.00-12.00 hrs in the Lipsius building, room 028.
Classes start Monday 9 September.

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2

First semester

Introduction to Asian Studies 5
Thesis Class 5

Language

Select one of the following languages

Chinese

Select one of the following language courses

Modern Chinese Oral/Aural Proficiency A 5
Modern Chinese Oral/Aural Proficiency B 5

Second language course Chinese

Select one other language course

Modern Chinese reading/writing 5
Language Training: Advanced readings in Premodern Chinese 5

Japanese

Advanced Reading & Writing in Japanese 1 (60 EC) 10

Korean

Advanced Korean Language Training: Reading 5
Advanced Korean Language Training: Translation 5

Select one or more electives:

Modern China: Political Participation in China 10
New Diversities in Asia 5.0/10.0
Pre-Modern China: Topics in Chinese History (600-1300) 10
Chinese Linguistics: The Basics 10
Literature and Mass Media in Colonial Korea 10
Buddhist-Confucian Dialogue in Pre-Modern Korea 10
Sociology of Japan 10
Linguistic diversity in and around Japan 10
Democratizing Histories: Asia and the world 5.0/10.0

Second semester

Thesis Class (only for new students starting in spring semester) 5

MA thesis

MA Thesis Asian Studies (60 EC) 15

Language

Chinese

Choose one of the following three courses:

Advanced Modern Chinese: Writing 5
Advanced Modern Chinese: Reading 5
Advanced Modern Chinese: Listening and Speaking 5

Japanese

Advanced Reading & Writing in Japanese 2 (60 EC) 5

Korean

Korean Translation 5

Select one elective:

Asia through Consumption 5.0/10.0
Image/Text in Pre-modern Japan 5.0/10.0
Life and Work in Contemporary China 10
Topics in Chinese Linguistics 10
Topical Readings in Chinese (texts on premodern China) 10
The Cultural Revolution(s) of China 10
The remaining two Advanced Modern Chinese languages classes (see above) 10
Identity and Security in East Asia 10
Topical Readings in Korean 10
Areas and Policies 10
Geopolitical Imaginations in Korea 10