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Capstone Experience Courses (12 credits)

  • GLAS7990 Capstone Individual Project (12 credits)

  • GLAS7999 Capstone Seminar: East Asia (12 credits)​​

Elective Courses (18 credits)

1. The programme will offer a range of electives drawn from the list below. You must choose two electives on East Asian studies (6 credits each), which currently includes:

 

East Asian Studies

  • GLAS7064 Language, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in East Asia

  • GLAS7068 Understanding Korea in the Age of Globalization

  • GLAS7069 Contemporary Korean Society and Globalization

  • GLAS7070 Understanding Popular Culture in Japan

  • GLAS7071 Contemporary Japanese Society and Culture

  • GLAS7072 Contemporary Japanese Literature and the World

  • GLAS7073 Critical Readings in Transnational Japanese Studies

  • GLAS7074 Literature and Politics in Modern East Asia

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2. You must also choose one additional elective, either from the above list or from the European studies or Global studies lists below:

 

European Studies

  • GLAS7061 The Atlantic: Columbus to NATO

  • GLAS7077 The EU in a Changing World

  • GLAS7078 World War II and “European Values”

  • GLAS7079 From Postwar to War (and Back)? Central and Eastern Europe from 1945 to Today

  • GLAS7080 Contemporary European Art, Culture, and Society

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Global Studies

  • GLAS7062 Cultures and Politics in the Indian Ocean

  • GLAS7063 Creative, Criminal, and Clandestine: Illicit Global Economies of Art and Crime

  • GLAS7065 Asia Through the History and Literature of Travel
    GLAS7066 Gender, Religion, and Empire

  • GLAS7067 Microhistory in a Global Age

  • GLAS7075 Great Power Relations

  • GLAS7076 Leadership in a Global Age

Compulsory Courses
(30 credits)

  • GLAS7001 Advanced Research Skills (9 credits)

  • GLAS7003 Area Studies: East Asia (9 credits)

  • GLAS7021 Perspectives on International Relations (6 credits)

  • GLAS7041 Making Nation: Media, Culture, and Identity (6 credits)

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Every student will be assigned to one of the East Asian target languages (Japanese, Korean, Russian) for the 6-credit courses below, with language-specific tutorials in GLAS7021 and GLAS7041.

  • All instruction will be in English (or other languages approved).
     

  • Assessment is 100% coursework, which may include assignments for reading, writing, speaking and listening in the target language, projects, in-class tests, oral presentations, reflective essays, performance in group and whole class discussions, and independent research work.
     

  • Not all elective courses listed above will be offered each year.

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Three 6-credit electives (18 credits)

at least TWO of which must be from East Asian studies

Electives Courses

Capstone Courses

One 12-credit full-year capstone course (12 credits)

Four compulsory courses (30 credits)

  • one methods course

  • one area studies course

  • one international relations course

  • one course on culture

Compulsory Courses

Curriculum Structure

Students admitted to MAEAS Programme must take Four Compulsory Courses, Three Electives + One Capstone course.

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