Graduate Program

Graduate training on East Asia is offered by the Jackson School of International Studies, the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, and many other departments.  History, Political Science, Anthropology, and Art History have the largest numbers of graduate students with a focus on East Asia.  However, it is possible to do a dissertation on East Asia in many other departments as well, ranging from Linguistics and Economics to Women Studies.

The Jackson School offers Master of Arts in International Studies (M.A.I.S.) degree programs in China Studies, East Asia, and Korea Studies. Students may also pursue a minor focus on any of these regions or on East Asia in general through the International Studies (General) program. Most students in this general program are also pursuing concurrent degrees in professional schools such as Public Affairs, Law, and Business.

The Asian Law Program at the School of Law, focusing on the countries of East Asia, is one of the largest in the country and is widely recognized as the premier center of learning in this field. In addition to an LL.M. and Ph.D. in Asian Law, the program offers an Asian Law concentration track within the regular J.D. degree.

The Technical Japanese Master's Program, offered through the College of Engineering's Technical Japanese Program, provides training in Japanese language and culture for engineers and scientists. This is a unique, inter-engineering program that combines study in advanced technical Japanese with graduate-level courses in students' engineering specialties. It is the only program of its kind in the United States.

Affiliated Departments and Schools

• Anthropology
• Art History
• Asian Languages and Literature
• Business School
• Communications
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Human Centered Design and Communication (formerly Technical Communication)
• Jackson School of International Studies
• Political Science
• School of Law
            LLM in Asian and Comparative Law
            PhD in Asian and Comparative Law
            Asian Law within the JD Program 
• Sociology
• Women Studies 

Jackson School Program Links
The Jackson School of International Studies offers Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) degrees.

Regional programs in East Asia Studies include:

• China Studies
• Japan Studies
• Korea Studies
• International Studies (General)

The Department of Asian Languages and Literature offers majors and minors in the following areas:

• Chinese language and literature
• Japanese literature and linguistics
• Korean language and literature

The Department of Human Centered Design and Communication (formerly Technical Communication) offers:

• Masters program in Technical Japanese (TJMP)

The School of Law offers:

• Asian Law LLM/PhD Programs