Overview
The MA (Asian Studies) may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 or 36 months from the date of first registration for the programme.
Students are required to take 90 credits; Part I comprising 60 credits of taught modules and Part II comprising 30 credits (Dissertation).
Full time (12 months)
Students take 60 credits, normally delivered in Semesters 1 and 2 (September to April), and complete the 30-credit dissertation in Semester 3 (May-September).
Part time (24 months)
In Year 1 students take 25-40 credits in Semesters 1 and/or 2. In Year 2 students take the remaining taught credits required (up to 35 credits in Semesters 1 and/or 2). In Year 2 students also undertake the 30 credit dissertation in Semesters 2 and 3.
Part time (36 months)
In Year 1 students take 15-30 credits in Semesters 1 and/or 2. In Year 2 students take 15-30 credits in Semesters 1 and/or 2. In Year 3 students take any remaining credits required in taught courses (up to 30 credits) in Semesters 1 and/or 2, and complete the 30 credit dissertation over the course of this final year.
Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Studies (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
Candidates who pass at least 60 credits of taught modules may elect to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Studies.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Students may take any modules offered by UCC relevant to their disciplinary focus within this multi-disciplinary field. Therefore, in addition to the modules below, students are encouraged and supported to take other relevant modules from other code groups with the programme directors blessing.
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 | 60 |
| Transcultural Asia: Past, Present and Future (10) | |
| Intellectual History of Korea: From Mountain Gods to Sages (10) | |
| Translation in Contemporary Japanese Culture and Current Affairs (10) | |
| Film and the Study of Japanese Culture (10) | |
| Translation in Contemporary Korean Culture and Current Affairs (10) | |
| Business, Innovation and Globalisation in China (10) | |
| The Sinosphere: China in Transnational Asian Politics, Culture and Trade (10) | |
| Ethnicity, Class and Gender in China (10) | |
| Contemporary Global Politics (5) | |
| Global Economic Policies and Institutions (5) | |
| 0-10 |
| Korea’s Modern History (10) | |
| History of Japanese Culture (10) | |
| Wars and Revolutions - China in the 19th and 20th Century (10) | |
| English for Academic Study (10) | |
| 4,5 | 0-20 |
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| Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10) | |
| Modern Chinese Business Language - Level 2 (10) | |
| Chinese Language (Mandarin) Level 2 (10) | |
| Chinese Language (Mandarin) Level 2.5 (10) | |
| Modern Chinese Business Language Level 3 (15) | |
| Chinese Language (Mandarin) Level 3 (10) | |
| Chinese Language (Mandarin) Level 2.5 (5) | |
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| Japanese Language Level 1 (10) | |
| Japanese Language Level 2 (10) | |
| Japanese Language Level 3 (10) | |
| Japanese Language Level 4 (10) | |
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| Korean Language Level 1 (10) | |
| Korean Language Level 2 (10) | |
| Korean Language Level 3 (10) | |
| Korean Language Level 4 (10) | |
| AS6100 | Dissertation in Asian Studies | 30 |
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Asian Studies (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate critical understanding of a range of topics and academic approaches in Asian Studies;
- Make a cogent, informed and critical presentation on one or more selected topics in Asian Studies;
- Demonstrate through the Dissertation advanced understanding of a selected topic in Asian Studies;
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