Warsaw, Poland

Oriental Studies

Master's
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⇑Oriental Studies at UW

Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: social
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website: en.uw.edu.pl

⇑Test: Is Oriental Studies the right fit for you?

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10 questions · two minutes

1. In a seminar on the region’s history you come across a source text whose translations differ at key points. What do you do?

2. How good is your command of a language from the region you focus on – Japanese, Chinese, Arabic or Hindi, for instance?

3. The media cover events in an Asian country in simplified, stereotypical terms. How do you react?

4. Seminars, reading and your thesis will all be in English, in an international group with students from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. How does that sound?

5. Do you already have an idea for your Master’s thesis?

6. You get the chance to spend a semester or do a language course in the country you specialise in. What do you think?

7. A company asks you to put together a short briefing for its team before talks with a partner from East Asia. What do you focus on?

8. How do you approach academic writing about the region that interests you?

9. Where do you see yourself after graduating?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in Oriental Studies?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Oriental Studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies. Traditional Oriental studies in Europe is today generally focused on the discipline of Islamic studies, while the study of China, especially traditional China, is often called Sinology, the study of East Asia, especially in the United States, is often called East Asian studies, and the study of Israel and Jews are called Israel studies and Jewish studies respectively, although they are often considered the same field.
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