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64 Master's degrees in Asian Studies in United Kingdom

South Asian Studies
The MA South Asian Studies from SOAS University of London provides exceptional opportunities for advanced study of one of the world’s most diverse and important regions.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies by Research (Japanese Studies)
The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies by Research (Japanese Studies) course from the University of Cambridge provides initial research training and aims to develop students' linguistic and methodological sophistication.
Japanese Studies
The Japanese Studies from the University of Oxford is a two-year programme offered jointly by the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) and the Faculty of Oriental Studies that combines intensive language courses, three courses about Japan, research methods courses and a dissertation. Native speakers of Japanese take two additional courses about Japan.

Politics and International Relations (South Asia)
The Politics and International Relations (South Asia) programme from SOAS University of London applicants should apply for MSc Politics and International Relations but can decide to follow the South Asia pathway upon arrival by choosing the pathway's required combination of modules.
Japanese Studies
This is a twelve-month Japanese Studies programme at the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies from the University of Oxford that combines courses about Japan, an intensive language programme, a research methods course and a dissertation. Native speakers of Japanese or those with native speaker competence are also encouraged to apply.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Classical Islamic History and Culture)
The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Classical Islamic History and Culture) course from the University of Cambridge is designed for highly motivated students who would like to develop their knowledge and understanding of the pre-modern Islamic world, together with the research skills necessary to carry out independent primary research work to a high academic standard.

Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL)
This Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) MA programme from University of Nottingham will ensure you are well prepared with professional knowledge and skills to work in differing international educational settings or business contexts.

East Asian Development and the Global Economy
Delve into an advanced, critical exploration of East Asia’s transformation and its role in twenty-first-century world affairs with the University of Bristol's East Asian Development and the Global Economy programme.
Archaeology and Heritage of Asia
This Archaeology and Heritage of Asia MA course offered at the University College London (UCL) is unique in the UK in providing such a comprehensive overview of Asian archaeology and cultural heritage.
Modern South Asian Studies
The Modern South Asian Studies course from the University of Cambridge is designed to enhance the understanding of social, cultural, political and economic history, and the present geopolitical and policy environment in South Asia.

SOAS-Alphawood - Asian Art
The SOAS-Alphawood - Asian Art programme from SOAS University of London offers a unique programme renowned for its excellence.

Chinese Studies
The Chinese Studies from SOAS University of London provides an exceptional opportunity to take advantage of the wide range of disciplinary approaches to the study of Chinese societies available at SOAS.

Chinese Studies and Intensive Language
Chinese Studies and Intensive Language from SOAS University of London provides an exceptional opportunity to take advantage of the wide range of disciplinary approaches to the study of Chinese societies available at SOAS.

Global South Asia Studies
This Global South Asia Studies , MSc degree course offered by the Brunel University of London challenges you to question the notion of South Asia as a bounded region and to rethink it as a dynamic space connected to a global circulation of people, capital, technologies, and ideas in diverse ways.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Japanese Studies)
The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Japanese Studies) course from the University of Cambridge is a specially designed one-year graduate seminar and research course with substantial taught elements for students who want to deepen their undergraduate education and/or prepare for a PhD in Japanese studies.
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (East Asian Popular Culture Across Time)
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (East Asian Popular Culture Across Time) from University of Cambridge aim of the programme is to develop a rigorous and innovative understanding of popular culture in East Asia from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the present.

Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese)
Equip yourself to become a professional translator and business interpreter working in both directions between Chinese and English within this Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese) course from University of Bath.
Japanese
Japanese from Birkbeck, University of London is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words.

Korean Studies
The Korean Studies programme from SOAS University of London is designed either to prepare the student for advanced graduate work in a wide range of subjects related to Korea, or as an end/qualification in itself.
Traditional China
The MSt in Traditional China from University of Oxford provides students with an opportunity to develop the skills needed for research on pre-modern and early modern China.