East Asian Relations Programme closed
Awards: Programme closed
Programme website: East Asian Relations
This programme is no longer available
For 2024, we have replaced our Masters programme in East Asian Relations with a new MSc in East Asian Studies.
The programme is distinct for its border-crossing focus, enabling you to take a transnational and comparative approach to East Asian Studies, including relations between China, Japan and Korea, or to concentrate more on one country.
With only one compulsory taught course, and options from a very wide range, the programme has been structured to give you even more freedom to design your own postgraduate coursework and research.
Our new MSc in East Asian Studies is now open for application.
These entry requirements are for the 2024/25 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2025/26 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2024.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant subject.
Students from China
This degree is Band C.
International qualifications
Check whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:
English language requirements
Regardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.
English language tests
We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:
- IELTS Academic: total 7.0 with at least 6.5 in each component. We do not accept IELTS One Skill Retake to meet our English language requirements.
- TOEFL-iBT (including Home Edition): total 100 with at least 23 in each component. We do not accept TOEFL MyBest Score to meet our English language requirements.
- C1 Advanced (CAE) / C2 Proficiency (CPE): total 185 with at least 176 in each component.
- Trinity ISE: ISE III with passes in all four components.
- PTE Academic: total 70 with at least 62 in each component.
Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS, TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE, in which case it must be no more than two years old.
Degrees taught and assessed in English
We also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:
We also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).
If you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old* at the beginning of your programme of study. (*Revised 05 March 2024 to extend degree validity to five years.)
Find out more about our language requirements:
Read our general information on tuition fees and studying costs:
Search for scholarships and funding opportunities:
- Phone: +44 (0)131 650 4086
- Contact: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Admissions Office
- School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures
- 50 George Square
- Central Campus
- Edinburgh
- EH8 9LH
- Programme: East Asian Relations
- School: Literatures, Languages & Cultures
- College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Applying
This programme is closed and no longer accepting applications. However, it has been replaced by a new programme, East Asian Studies, which you may be interested in.
Start date: September
Awards: Programme closed
Due to high demand, the school operates a number of selection deadlines. We will make a small number of offers to the most outstanding candidates on an ongoing basis, but hold the majority of applications until the next published selection deadline when we will offer a proportion of the places available to applicants selected through a competitive process.
Please be aware that applications must be submitted and complete, i.e. all required documents uploaded, by the relevant application deadline in order to be considered in that round. Your application will still be considered if you have not yet met the English language requirement for the programme.
Deadlines for applicants applying to study in 2024/25:
Round | Application deadline | Places awarded by |
---|---|---|
1 | 06 November 2023 | 21 December 2023 |
2 | 15 January 2024 | 14 March 2024 |
3 | 11 March 2024 | 02 May 2024 |
4 | 20 May 2024 | 18 July 2024 |
5 | 01 July 2024 | 08 August 2024 |
(Revised 19 October 2023 to update application deadlines and selection dates)
The online application process involves the completion of a web form and the submission of supporting documents.
Find out more about the general application process for postgraduate programmes:
Further information
- Phone: +44 (0)131 650 4086
- Contact: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Admissions Office
- School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures
- 50 George Square
- Central Campus
- Edinburgh
- EH8 9LH
- Programme: East Asian Relations
- School: Literatures, Languages & Cultures
- College: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences