东亚研究的文学硕士（MA）课程是一个多学科课程，提供集中的学习课程，旨在对中国，日本或日本的人民，历史，文化，当代社会，政治和经济有广泛的了解。该计划旨在为准备进入东亚研究学科之一（例如人类学，经济学，历史，艺术史，语言和文学，包括比较文学，电影）的博士学位的学生设计研究，戏剧研究，政治学，社会学等），以及那些在进入商业世界，媒体，政府服务或专业学校之前就读硕士学位的学生。该计划通常每年招收8至14名学生。学生以各种经验，技能，学术准备和兴趣来参加该计划。许多人在东亚工作或生活过一些经验，并且所有人都应该
The Master of Arts (M.A.) program in East Asian Studies is a multidisciplinary program offering a concentrated course of study designed to provide a broad understanding of the people, history, culture, contemporary society, politics, and economy of China, Japan, Korea, or a transnational region within East Asia. This program is designed for students preparing to go on to the doctorate in one of the disciplines of East Asian studies (e.g., anthropology, economics, history, history of art, language and literature, including comparative literature, film studies, and theater studies, political science, sociology, etc.), as well as for those students seeking a terminal M.A. degree before entering the business world, the media, government service, or a professional school.