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Asian Studies (120 EC)
Language

English / Chinese
Japanese / Korean

Start

September

Time

2 year

Location

Leiden

This is a disciplinary specialisation and an advanced language acquisition programme, which includes one year at a university in China, Japan or Korea.

Specialisations

  • Chinese Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies

Career

Positions at NGOs, multinationals and small and medium-sized companies, at news organisations (e.g. as a journalist or correspondent), or in the public relations sector (e.g. as a travel guide, interpreter or translator).

Best preparatory bachelor’s

A bachelor’s degree in a discipline from the Humanities or Social Sciences. Specialisation-specific knowledge and sufficient command of the relevant Asian language are also required.

English proficiency**

IELTS: 6.5 / TOEFL internet-based: 90

Faculty of Humanities

1 & 2

year master’s programmes

2148

master's students

25%

International master's students

68

Nationalities

€2.601

EU/EEA student tuition fee*

€21.600

Non-EU/EEA student tuition fee*

* This tuition fee is per year and only applies if this is your first master’s programme in The Netherlands
** English language proficiency requirements are subject to change. Please check our website for the updated English language proficiency requirements. You can find the exact language requirements and more detailed language requirements per programme under each programme description. Also check our website for detailed information on the types of English tests accepted and the equivalent scores for IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge English tests.
NOTE: Tuition fees are subject to change. Please check online our updated tuition fees.