Asienstudier - Masterprogram, 120.0 hp

The Master´s programme in Asian Studies at Lund University is a popular programme and the largest Master`s programme in Asian Studies in Northern Europe. Our students appreciate the truly international milieu with fellow students from a great number of nations and teachers who are established experts on Asia in different disciplines in the social sciences.

The aim of this interdisciplinary programme is to provide our students with advanced knowledge about contemporary issues in Asia. Students gain expertise on contemporary Asian societies and are able to specialise, based on the regional, thematic and disciplinary focus they choose. Most of our students carry out fieldwork in an Asian country of their choice. The students have the option of taking a course at one of our partner universities in China (Peking University), Japan (Waseda University), South-East Asian (Kebangsan University) or India (Tata Institute of Social Sciences).

As a student on this programme you will:

• learn to analyse complex issues related to social, cultural, political and economic developments in Asia, and acquire the capacity to analyse their causes and interrelations, and to propose possible solutions, as well as identify future trends and developments
• gain the ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting and in a multicultural international environment
• learn to plan and use appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames and so contribute to the formation of knowledge and evaluation
• gain the skills required for work in research, government agencies or employment in some other qualified capacity
• be able to demonstrate knowledge about scientific communication channels and be able to monitor the knowledge development within the field of Asian Studies.

Career prospects:
The programme prepares students for doctoral studies in a social science subject with a focus on Asia, or work as policy makers, trainers or practitioners in government agencies, private firms and NGOs. Earning a Master of Science in Asian Studies is an important step towards a career in international services, teaching, research or business, or doctoral studies.

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