弗吉尼亚大学的东亚研究文学硕士是一个跨学科课程，面向希望在研究生层次上深入了解东亚并同时获得东亚语言能力的学生。该课程专为寻求丰富东亚知识的学生而设计，他们可以为从事商业，政府服务和媒体事业做准备，或者为进入专业学校或博士学位课程做准备。我们鼓励已经开始使用中文或日语进行大学学习的学生申请。此外，我们还提供韩语和藏语的语言培训。
The Master of Arts in East Asian Studies at the University of Virginia is an interdisciplinary program intended for students who want in-depth exposure to East Asia at the graduate level while also gaining competence in an East Asian language. The program is designed for students who seek a rich knowledge of East Asia as preparation for careers in business, government service, and media, or as preparation for entering professional schools or doctoral programs. We encourage students who have begun college-level study in Chinese or Japanese to apply. In addition, we offer language training in Korean and Tibetan. <br><br>Students in the M.A. program explore a variety of course subjects suited to their individual interests and career goals. The range of possible specialty tracks within the program extends from modern and contemporary China or Japan to the East Asian religious traditions. Classes concentrating on East Asia are offered in the departments of Anthropology, Art (art history), East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, History, Media Studies, Politics, and Religious Studies. <br><br>The MA in East Asian Studies is a terminal Master's program. Students usually take 21 months--two academic years and the intervening summer-to complete all requirements for the degree, though the program can be completed more quickly if no additional language work is necessary. Second-year teaching assistantships are available to qualified students. M.A. students are also eligible to apply for Ellen Bayard Weedon Travel Grants to support travel to Asia in the intervening summer to pursue language study and conduct research.