MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (M.Soc.Sc.) IN EAST ASIAN STUDIES

Connecting Northeast and Southeast Asia

The National University of Malaysia’s Master’s Degree in East Asian Studies is a new programme offered by the Department of Strategic Studies and International Relations. It is one of the very few Master’s programmes in UKM that is fully conducted in English.

This Master’s programme aims to provide an in-depth study of Northeast Asian and Southeast Asian countries. Students will explore the dynamics of the East Asian region through individual country case studies and also from an institutional perspective, specifically focusing on ASEAN as the driving force of regional integration.

This programme is designed for students preparing to go on to doctoral level research in some aspect of East Asian Studies, political science or international relations. It also serves the needs of students who are interested in a professional career in public service, government and politics, diplomacy, finance, military service, journalism and media, or business. Regardless of destination, this programme affords all students an opportunity to pursue flexible, varied, and career-oriented course of instruction.

Please see the table below for the list of courses offered:

Master of Social Sciences (East Asian Studies)
Duration	2 years
Compulsory Courses	Research Methodology
	International Relations in East Asia
	Economic Development in East Asia
	The Great Powers in East Asia
	ASEAN and East Asian Regionalism
	East Asian Language (Level 1)
	East Asian Language (Level 2)
Elective courses	Trade and Finance in East Asia
	Non-traditional Security Issues in East Asia
	Modern History of East Asia
	Current Issues in East Asia
	Government and Political Systems in East Asia
	Graduate Seminar in East Asia
Graduation requirement	Thesis

We have launched UKM’s East Asia and International Relations Forum (EAIR) since 25 August 2014. See updates on this page for upcoming forums.

Our staff specialisation in accordance to our courses offered under this program:

Name	Specialisation
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Azizan Idris	Geographical: Southeast Asia Issues: Foreign policy, international organizations
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zarina @ Zairina Othman	Geographical: East Asia Issues: Human security, non-traditional security issues, regional security
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee	Geographical: ASEAN, China Issues: Small states alignment behaviour, regional multilateralism
Assoc. Prof. Dr. D.Ravichandran K.Dhakshinamoorthy	Geographical: Asia-Pacific, India Issues: Bioethics, ASEAN, resource security
Dr. Sharifah Munirah Syed Hussein Alatas	Geographical: Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India Issues: Water and energy security, defence policy
Dr. Chin Kok-Fay	Geographical: Southeast Asia, Taiwan Issues: Global finance, trade, national security
Dr. Guido Benny	Geographical: East Asia, ASEAN, Indonesia Issues: Multilateralism, regionalism
Dr. Farizal Mohd Razalli	Geographical: Southeast Asia and Latin America Issues: Energy security, IR leadership, regionalism
Ms. Hoo Chiew-Ping	Geographical: Northeast Asia, South Korea and North Korea, Japan Issues: Alliance politics, great powers, strategic studies, security studies
Miss Marina Abdul Majid	Geographical: East Asia Issues: International biotechnology law, biosecurity, bioterrorirsm, biological warfare, biosafety, international sustainable development law and environmental justice