THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students may not take Optional courses outside the DPT within LLC without the approval of their Programme Director. Before choosing an Optional Course outside the School of LLC, the approval of the Programme Director must be obtained.

For the award of MSc East Asian Studies, students must take 60-100 credits from the option courses specific to that degree.

For the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Chinese Studies, students must pass at least 60 credits from the option courses specific to that degree.

For the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Japanese Studies, students must pass at least 60 credits from the option courses specific to that degree.

For the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Korean Studies, students must pass at least 60 credits from the option courses specific to that degree.

It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students divide the number of credits they take evenly between Semester 1 and Semester 2.

Please note that all Optional courses are subject to availability and that some courses may have limited spaces. Not all courses will be offered every year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Course options specific to the award of MSc East Asian Studies

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For the award of MSc East Asian Studies, students must take 60-100 credits from this course collection.
AND

Course options specific to the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Chinese Studies

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Chinese Studies, students must take 60-100 credits from this course collection.
AND

Course options specific to the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Japanese Studies

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Japanese Studies, students must take 60-100 credits from this course collection.
AND

Course options specific to the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Korean Studies

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For the award of MSc East Asian Studies with Korean Studies, students must take 60-100 credits from this course collection.
AND

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