Collaborative MA Program in Asia-Pacific Studies
Note: Applicants must meet the admission requirements to the Economics MA to be considered for admission.This program is designed to provide advanced training in economics and in the historical and social science of modern East and Southeast Asia. It is offered in collaboration with the Munk Centre for International Studies, which maintains a website about the program.
Please see our page about admission to the MA program for details of the application procedure. Students applying to this program must, in addition, send hard copies of all application material, including reference letters and transcripts, to the Graduate Administrator at the Munk Centre for International Studies. In addition to having taken the courses listed on our admissions page they should have taken the equivalent of four full-year courses with substantial Asia coverage or have substantial working or living experiences in East or Southeast Asia.
The minimum period of registration is normally 12 months.
The requirements for the degree are:
- ECO1010, an intensive preparatory course in mathematics and statistics for MA Regular students, which meets daily for three weeks beginning in mid-August.
- ECO2060, a one-semester course in Microeconomic Theory
- ECO2061, a one-semester course in Macroeconomic Theory
- ECO2408, a one-semester course in Econometrics
- Three one-semester elective courses, selected from our current courses.
- ASI1000, a two-semester course "Issues in Asia-Pacific Studies"
- ECO2738, a one-semester course on the economic development of China
- A one-semester reading course that includes a major research paper.
Every student is expected to have a working knowledge of an East or Southeast Asian language as needed for his/her program of study.