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 click here for the list of courses.
We have launched UKM’s East Asia and International Relations Forum (EAIR) since 25 August 2014. See updates on this page for upcoming forums.
See below for the expertise offered on this programme (for full staff profiles, click here, and click on the names)
| 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. Guido Benny | Geographical: East Asia, ASEAN, Indonesia Issues: Multilateralism, regionalism, socio-economic aspects, economic security |
| Dr. Farizal Mohd Razalli | Geographical: Southeast Asia and Latin America Issues: Energy security, IR leadership, regionalism |
| Miss Marina Abdul Majid | Geographical: East Asia Issues: International biotechnology law, biosecurity, bioterrorirsm, biological warfare, biosafety, international sustainable development law and environmental justice |
| Mr. Chin Kok-Fay | Geographical: Southeast Asia, Taiwan Issues: Global finance, trade, national security |
| Ms. Hoo Chiew-Ping | Geographical: Northeast Asia, South Korea and North Korea, Japan Issues: Alliance politics, great powers, strategic studies, security studies |
Please click here for Admission Requirements and forms. To apply, kindly sign up on this page.
Download Program brochure here (pdf). (Images below)
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