Taught masters programmes

Choose from a range of taught masters programmes in Asian Studies and related disciplines.

What can I study?

MSc in East Asian Relations

Drawing on unparalleled staff expertise on East Asia, this taught Masters programme will help you critically engage with the factors shaping East Asian relations. Mixing core and option courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies, you’ll explore how social, political, historical, economic and cultural factors have made the region what it is today. You will be trained in research skills and methods, and complete a 60-credit dissertation.

Full-time, one year (all students) ꟾ part-time, two years (eligibility criteria apply)

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MSc in Korean Studies

Our one-year, taught Masters programme is made up of core and option courses, including the opportunity to learn the Korean language. Options span the Korean peninsula’s history, culture and society, its economy, urban development, public policies, politics and international relations. You'll receive training in research skills and methods and the programme finishes with a 60-credit dissertation.

Full-time, one year (all students)

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MSc in Comparative Literature

This cross-disciplinary taught Masters programme compares literary works from different languages and cultures. With expertise spanning the globe, including East Asia, our School can offer you courses in a wide range of literary themes, genres and historical periods, as well as critical theory, translation, and the relationship of the written word to music, painting, film and the other arts. You will also take courses in theories and methods of literary study, and research skills and methods,and write a 60-credit dissertation.

Full-time, one year (all students) ꟾ part-time, two years (eligibility criteria apply)

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MSc in Film Studies

Exploring crucial concepts in the development of film theory and film-philosophy, this taught Masters programme centres on the criticism, analysis and interpretation of auteur cinema. It is made up of two core courses, two option courses chosen from a wide range of themes, training in research skills and methods, and a 60-credit dissertation of around 15,000 words.

Full-time, one year (all students) ꟾ part-time, two years (eligibility criteria apply)

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MSc in Intermediality: Literature, Film and the Arts in Dialogue

This new and highly interdisciplinary taught Masters programme explores the interrelationships between different art forms and their signification. Combining core and optional courses, training in research skills, methods and problems, and a final project consisting of either a dissertation or a practice-based project with reflective essay, you will explore the interactions between media such as literature, film, photography, painting, music and theatre across different periods and cultures, from ancient Rome to contemporary China.

Full-time, one year (all students) ꟾ part-time, two years (eligibility criteria apply)

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MSc in Translation Studies

With a wide range of languages offered, and the opportunity to focus on two languages in addition to English, this taught Masters programme will enhance your practical skills in and theoretical understanding of translation. You’ll take two core courses, two practical translation courses, two option courses chosen from a range of subjects, and complete a dissertation. The University of Edinburgh is an official Higher Education Language Partner of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) and an official member of the SDL University Partner Program.

Full-time, one year (all students) ꟾ part-time, two years (eligibility criteria apply)

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Entrance requirements, fees, funding and more...

You can find out about entrance requirements, start dates, fees and scholarship opportunities for all these taught masters programmes on the University of Edinburgh’s Degree Finder. Degree Finder links straight through to EUCLID, the online system for applying to postgraduate programmes at the University.

Applications to start a masters programme in September 2023 are now open.

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