Foreign Affairs Studies (FASt) Concentration: Contemporary East Asia in a Global Context
This is one of two concentrations available for the CEAS M.A. program.
Usually students selecting this concentration will enter the program with at least two years of college-level training in an East Asian language and have lived in the country of focus for at least six months. Students in this concentration seek to understand their country of concentration within a regional or global context. Students must fulfill A) 4 required core courses, B) 6 elective courses and C) language requirement.
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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CEAS 700 Contemporary East Asia |
3 |
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GIST 701 Approaches to International Studies |
3 |
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GIST 710 Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Global Contexts |
3 |
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CEAS 802 Research Seminar |
3 |
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Total |
12 |
B) Electives
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Students will take 6 elective courses on East Asia (for a full list of electives, see Courses) • A minimum of 3 courses on a country of primary focus (China, Korea, or Japan) • A minimum of 2 courses on other East Asian Countries • No more than 3 courses in a single discipline • At least 4 courses must be in the social sciences or business • No more than 2 courses can be on the pre-modern period (before 1900).
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18 |
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Total |
18 |
C) Language requirement
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
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Student must have competency in the language of the elected focus area at level-2 proficiency (4 semesters). Course hours will depend on level of proficiency on entering the program.
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0-20 |
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Total |
0-20 |
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CEAS offers an M.A. program in Contemporary East Asian Studies.This interdisciplinary degree focused on 20th and 21st century East Asia provides students with in-depth interdisciplinary knowledge of a selected East Asian country (China, Korea, Japan); a broad knowledge of modern East Asia; and social science research skills and methods appropriate to international area studies. Read more about the CEAS M.A. Program, or contact Ayako Mizumura, CEAS Assistant Director, at ceasma@ku.edu or 785-864-1478.
