Global East Asia (MAGEA)
Freie Universitaet Berlin · Berlin, Europe
Duration
24 mo
Tuition
No tuition fee
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Winter semester
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About this programme
The Global East Asia MA programme teaches you both discipline-specific and multidisciplinary theoretical and methodological competencies that enable you not only to address complex interdisciplinary issues but also to productively engage with the field of study of "global East Asia" in its historical and contemporary development and to reflect on it from a comparative perspective. In the course of the MAGEA programme, you will acquire the necessary methodological, interdisciplinary and linguistic competencies for consciously dealing with your chosen focus country (China, Japan, Korea) and the entire region of East Asia and its global entanglements. By engaging with manifold source material on historical, political, economic, social, cultural and linguistic developments, you will strengthen both your intercultural competencies and your creative, independent and responsible action as well as your openness to issues of gender and diversity research. The successful completion of the MAGEA’s programme qualifies you to take up doctoral studies and pursue an academic career as well as giving you access to other career pathways related to East Asia. The international orientation of the Master's programme provides you with excellent prospects on the international job market. The MAGEA programme covers three main parts consisting of several modules, one module consists of one or two seminars. The "Integrative Area Global East Asia" is compulsory for all students. In the area of specialisation, three modules must be completed. Students have to select modules from at least two of the three regional specialisations in Chinese, Japanese or Korean Studies. The programme concludes with a Master's thesis. For the three modules in the complimentary area, students are advised to deepen their language skills in Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Students may also choose modules from other Master’s programmes offered at Freie Universität Berlin, such as Political Science, Sociology or Global History. Learn more about the course organisation. PDF Download
Intakes & deadlines
Winter semester
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Entry requirements
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E.G. Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced PTE Academic: 76 UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 95 Reading: 24 Listening: 23 Speaking: 23 Writing: 25 IELTS Academic: 7
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Prerequisites
To be eligible for admission to the Master’s programme, you need to fulfil the following requirements: You must hold a first university degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s degree) comprising of at least 180 credit points (ECTS). As part of this degree you have to have earned at least 30 ECTS in courses in East Asian Studies and/or Chinese, Japanese or Korean studies (excluding language training). We check your eligibility based on your transcripts of records where course titles explicitly refer to one or more of these fields of studies. Alternatively, publicly available short descriptions of the courses or term papers written in the context of the respective courses can be submitted alongside the application. You must provide proof of excellent English language skills (details below). You must provide proof of proficiency in one of the following languages: Chinese, Japanese or Korean. For more details, please visit our website: www.fu-berlin.de/magea. For an explanation of the admission process, please visit this website on applications for Master’s programme at Freie Universität Berlin or refer to the detailed admission regulations in English and German (the latter is the legally binding version). Please also check the uni-assist website; there you can find a list with country-specific requirements for several countries.
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Global East Asia (MAGEA) — FAQs
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Tuition is No tuition fee. Taken from the university's published fees page, not re-checked since — confirm it before you budget. We confirm the current fee and the scholarships you qualify for — free.
The main intake is Winter semester. Most universities admit on a rolling basis — we confirm the exact deadline for your profile, free.
To be eligible for admission to the Master’s programme, you need to fulfil the following requirements: You must hold a first university degree (e.g. a Bachelor’s degree) comprising of at least 180 credit points (ECTS). As part of this degree you have to have earned at least 30 ECTS in courses in East Asian Studies and/or Chinese, Japanese or Korean studies (excluding language training). We check your eligibility based on your transcripts of records where course titles explicitly refer to one or more of these fields of studies. Alternatively, publicly available short descriptions of the courses or term papers written in the context of the respective courses can be submitted alongside the application. You must provide proof of excellent English language skills (details below). You must provide proof of proficiency in one of the following languages: Chinese, Japanese or Korean. For more details, please visit our website: www.fu-berlin.de/magea. For an explanation of the admission process, please visit this website on applications for Master’s programme at Freie Universität Berlin or refer to the detailed admission regulations in English and German (the latter is the legally binding version). Please also check the uni-assist website; there you can find a list with country-specific requirements for several countries. English: E.G. Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced PTE Academic: 76 UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 95 Reading: 24 Listening: 23 Speaking: 23 Writing: 25 IELTS Academic: 7.
The programme runs about 24 months full-time.
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