The Asian Center offers the following degree programs:

M.A. in Asian Studies (Plan A and Plan B)
M.A. in Philippine Studies
Master of Philippine Studies
Ph.D. in Philippine Studies



 Master of Arts in Asian Studies (Plan A - with thesis; Plan B - without thesis)

The Asian Studies program leading to an MA degree is an interdisciplinary program designed to enable a student to acquire deeper understanding and a wider perspective of many Asian culture areas that cannot be obtained ordinarily through concentration in a single discipline. Broad theoretical and practical issues and topics affecting Asian societies and cultures are examined from a Philippine perspective, applying various methodologies.

The program offers courses that focus on a given culture area (e.g. Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia). Students are required to specialize on any of the following: China Studies, Japan Studies, Korea Studies, Southeast Asia Studies. This reflects the priority areas of study, as well as the available faculty expertise and information resources of the Center.

The student is required to demonstrate competence in an Asian language such as Bahasa-Indonesia/Malaysia, Chinese, Japanese or any language required in the program of study, either by passing an examination or passing the intensive course on the language. This requirement must be satisfied prior to taking the comprehensive examination.

The Center offers courses for language facility in Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean and Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia.

The requirements for the program are as follows:

Plan A (Thesis track)
Coursework -27 to 30 units
Language proficiency
Comprehensive examinations
Thesis-6 units

Plan B (Non-thesis track)
Coursework-39 to 42 units
Language proficiency
Comprehensive examinations



Master of Arts in Philippine Studies (MAPS)
Master of Philippine Studies (MPS)

The Master of Arts program in Philippine Studies is designed to produce specialists with a broad
and ingtegrated comprehension of Philippine society, culture, political and socio-economic
development, and external relations. Students are required to choose between two areas of
specialization:(1) Philippine Society & Culture and (2) Philippine External Relations.

It differs from Philippine-focused programs of other colleges of the University in that it employs a multi-disciplinary approach, and encourages studies of the Philippines and the Filipino people in their broader Asian context.

The requirements for the program are as follows:

Coursework-24 units
Comprehensive examination
Thesis-6 units

The Master in Philippine Studies has the same objective as the Master of Arts in Philippine Studies program. It does not require a thesis, however.

The requirements for the program are as follows:

Coursework-36 units
Comprehensive examination
Seminar paper


Doctor of Philosophy (Philippine Studies)

Beginning in 2004, the PhD Philippine Studies program of the Asian Center was formally incorporated with related programs of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and the College of Arts and Letters. The joint program was established as the Tri-College PhD Philippine Studies Program, with the Asian Center tasked to serve as the central secretariat and headquarters. A Philippine Studies Council and a Tri-College Coordinating Committee oversee management of the program.

The requirements for the Tri-College program are as follows:

Core courses-9 units
Qualifying examination
Coursework-27 units
Language proficiency
Comprehensive examination
Dissertation -12 units
 

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