Asian Studies

Asian Studies gives you a broad understanding of the complexities and opportunities of Asia.

Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary programme that draws on the wide range of expertise on Asia both in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics and across the Faculty of Arts as a whole.

The University of Auckland offers the widest range of Asian Studies course options in New Zealand. You can choose to study film, literature, politics, history, popular culture, philosophy, geography, economics and anthropology.

Asian Studies graduates have gone on to careers in international organisations, NGOs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other areas of government.

Many students choose to augment their Chinese, Japanese or Korean major with a major or minor in Asian Studies; alternatively other students like to add Asian expertise to their major in other areas offered within the Bachelor of Arts.

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Undergraduate study

Find out what undergraduate study in Asian Studies involves.
Stage I courses

The Stage I courses you can take as part of Asian Studies.
Stage II courses

The Stage II courses you can take as part of Asian Studies.
Stage III courses

The Stage III courses you can take as part of Asian Studies.
Postgraduate study

Postgraduate programmes available in Asian Studies.
Postgraduate courses

The postgraduate courses you can take as part of Asian Studies.
PhD in Asian Studies

Information about doctoral study in Asian Studies.
Meet Asian Studies students and graduates

Current Asian Studies students and recent graduates tell their own stories.
Asian Studies in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics

Asian Studies is located within the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics.
FindaThesis

Find a supervisor for your postgraduate research in Asian Studies.

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