At Leiden, we take a student-centred approach to learning.?Teaching takes the form of small-scale lectures, seminars and tutorials, where every student has the opportunity to participate in debates and share their ideas. A high level of focused attention from lecturers also keeps you engaged and on track to meet your goals. The?Master?s in at ?is a flexible programme format means that whatever your interests or career goals, our faculty members can help you customise the programme to meet these requirements.

At Leiden Univerisity, you can tailor your MA in Asian Studies with a specialisation that reflects your area of interest. Different specialisations cater for students with or without proficiency in one or more Asian languages, and range from one to two years in duration. This structure allows us to accommodate students with diverse undergraduate backgrounds, objectives and expectations.

• Chinese Studies

• East Asian Studies

• History, Arts and Culture of Asia

• Japanese Studies

• Korean Studies?

• Politics, Society and Economy of Asia?

• South Asian Studies?

• Southeast Asian Studies

Careers

As a graduate of the MA in Asian Studies, you are qualified to work within a variety of fields where there is a demand for expertise in Asia, including journalism and publishing, international trade and marketing, business, public relations, education and development aid, and in government, international organisations and NGOs.

Some of the occupations of our graduates include:

• Account manager at a translation agency

• Project manager at a trading and consultancy company in India

• Owner of a consultancy firm

• Consultant at a defence and security company

• Communications officer at an animation studio in Japan

• Relations management officer at an organisation promoting internationalisation in education

• Editor at an academic publishing house

• Content editor at a booking website