Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in East Asian Studies (IDMA)

If you are contemplating a Asia-related career in government, business, politics, law, or pre-collegiate teaching, or wish to acquire broadly based East Asia academic training before enrolling in a doctoral program, you should consider the Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in East Asian Studies.

You may choose China or Japan as the area of concentration. The University of Pittsburgh has an excellent reputation as a leader in the studies of East Asia—the faculty are some of the most well known in their disciplines, facilities for research are superb, and synergies arising from the mix of these two produce some of the most amazing graduates.

As the name suggests, you will take graduate courses of your choosing, after consulting the academic director of the program, in a variety of disciplines in humanities, social sciences, education, and international studies, to name a few. The program is administered by the Asian Studies Center, part of the University Center for International Studies, and the degree is granted by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.

IDMA is typically a two-year program. Before being admitted as a student, you must have had at least two years of formal language training in Chinese or Japanese, have a strong academic record, and possess academic interests compatible with the expertise of the East Asian faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.

IDMA students are eligible apply for a number of scholarships and fellowships administered by the Asian Studies Center.

Deadline for applications is January 15.