UVA’s MA in East Asian Studies offers comprehensive training in the languages, literatures, politics, and philosophies of China, Japan, and Korea. Students study regional developments across time and disciplines, combining language proficiency with research in humanities or social sciences. With faculty strengths in Confucianism, modern nationalism, film, and diasporic cultures, the program prepares students for government, international NGOs, business, or doctoral work.
Analysis of Confucian influence on Korean legal traditions
Japanese aesthetics in post-war cinema
Comparative study of Chinese and Western philosophies of governance
Language preservation in endangered dialects of rural Japan
Study of diasporic identity in Chinese-American literature
Translation and commentary of classical Chinese poetry
Historical examination of Sino-Japanese relations in the 20th century
Pop culture and gender norms in Korean dramas
Political rhetoric in Chinese state media
Analysis of Buddhist architectural symbolism in East Asia
Digital humanities project on Edo-period literary archives
Taiwanese identity and international diplomacy
U.S.-China trade relations through political cartoons
Martial arts cinema as cultural resistance
Colonial legacy in East Asian education systems
Posthumanism in Japanese science fiction
Comparative foreign policy of East Asian democracies
Socioeconomic transitions in post-industrial East Asia
Gain regional expertise in culture, politics, and history through UVA’s MA in East Asian Studies.
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