- Degree
- Master
- Course location
- Hamburg
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English (100%).
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- 1 May to 15 June of each year
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The International Master's programme in Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia offers a two-year programme exploring the languages and cultures of three regions: Indonesian and Malay Studies (also including the Philippines), Thai Studies (also including Lao Studies), and Vietnamese Studies. Furthermore, Thai Studies can also be studied as a regional specialisation in the MA programme in Buddhist Studies.
Our programme targets German and international students, particularly BA graduates of Southeast Asian Studies programmes from around the world. The programme is taught in English and applicants must submit a certificate of English language proficiency equivalent to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Besides imparting intercultural skills, the programme focuses on the languages, cultures, histories, and societies of an important, culturally diverse, and dynamic Asian region. In accordance with the high academic standards of Universität Hamburg, students receive rigorous training in one of the programme’s three areas of concentration.
The MA programme prepares students for both academic and practical careers as well as for doctoral programmes in Southeast Asian Studies. The MA graduate of our programme will have a profound knowledge of the cultures of the Southeast Asian region, of at least one of the languages taught, and will be trained in carrying out independent research and applying other critical academic skills.