- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Course location
- Frankfurt am Main
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- The programme can be completed in English. Some additional courses are offered in German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- Chinese beginners' language classes begin two weeks prior to the start of the lecture period, i.e. end of September / early October. See the website of the Chinese Studies department (https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/40703239/sinologie?legacy_request=1) for details.
An online information meeting for newly admitted students will be held in September.
- Application deadline
- • 1 April to 15 August
• Non-EU citizens: We strongly recommend applying by 15 July at the latest.
We process the applications as soon as they are completed on the uni-assist application platform. For further information, see our website (https://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/112363976/Admissions#a_3ede49cc-fab3ecd1).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- I. An interdisciplinary, research-oriented and international Master’s programme
During the course of this two-year MA programme, students will become experts on modern East Asia (including Southeast Asia), its historical roots, and the economic, legal, political and social issues encountered in this dynamic region.
They will also improve their language skills. Students take beginners' or advanced language classes in either Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese or Korean. This will allow them to work with original sources and texts in their term papers and the MA thesis.
Along the way, they will develop their methodological and theoretical skills as they attend lectures and take electives on a range of core disciplines, including history, law, management and political sciences.
This interdisciplinary, research-oriented MA programme will prepare students for doing their PhD and pursuing an academic career relating to East Asia – or for a professional career in this field, working in an international company or organisation.
II. Unity in diversity
The programme is taught in English and is designed to attract students from all continents. A competitive admission process ensures a uniform and high-calibre academic standard within an environment of diversity in terms of disciplines, nationalities, cultures and languages. The key admission criteria are outstanding Bachelor's degree grades and advanced academic writing skills.
III. Research in dialogue: the Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies
The MEAS programme is affiliated with the Goethe University's Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies (IZO). This means that students benefit from the centre's extensive expertise as well as its research activities and events.