Requirements for the M.A. in Contemporary East Asia Concentration
Proficiency in an East Asian language is not required for admission to this program, but proficiency at the second (intermediate) level is required for the degree. Credit earned in introductory and intermediate language courses will not count toward the 30 hours required. If such courses are taken after admission, they will add substantial time to the program.
Candidates in this concentration are required to complete 30 semester hours of graduate credit, including 3 required core courses and 7 elective courses.
For current students, please see the CEAS MA course planning worksheet.
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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CEAS 700 Contemporary East Asia |
3 |
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GIST 710 Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Global Contexts, or a graduate level social science or history methodology course approved by the CEAS graduate advisor. |
3 |
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CEAS 802 Research Seminar |
3 |
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7 elective courses: at least 3 courses on 1 country (China, Korea, or Japan) and 2 on another country; 4 of these courses must be in the social sciences, no more than 3 can be in a single discipline, and no more than 2 can focus on periods prior to the 20th century. 2 advanced East Asian language courses can be included. A maximum of 3 hours of directed reading be counted toward the required 30 hours. |
21 |
|
Total |
30 |
FLAS (Foreign Language & Area Studies) Fellowships are available through CEAS for the study of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Tibetan, and Uyghur. Learn more at Deadline for application is February 15. Find more information at http://flas.ku.edu/.
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