Open MA courses taught in English
In the context of UA Ruhr (University Alliance Ruhr), students from the Faculty of East Asian Studies at Bochum University (OAW/RUB) have the opportunity to take classes at the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen (IN-EAST/UDE) and vice versa without paying additional fees.
Potentially, this gives MA students of East Asian Studies a larger range of thematic courses to choose from. If classes at the East Asian Studies center of the partner university fit the degree course scheme and ECTS requirements of their home institution, students may also apply for the official recognition of their course results achieved at the other location of East Asian Studies. Course results/examination grades are then passed on to the university where the students are originally enrolled.
This requires some planning in advance as course instructors, study coordinators, examination offices etc. at the different institutions have to be involved. To support you in this process at this early stage and approach the right persons in charge, the AREA Ruhr office team asks you to please contact them at office@area-ruhr.de if you are interested in taking a particular class or module at the East Asian Studies center of your UA Ruhr partner university!
Below you can find the list MA courses offered in English at the East Asian Studies Department (OAW/RUB) and the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST/UDE) during the summer term 2025. These courses are potentially open, but the actual availability has to be checked in every single case. Naturally, students have priority access to the courses taught at their home institution.
The overview below lists single courses (mostly seminars) at OAW/RUB as well as modules (often consisting of two courses) at the IN-EAST/UDE. By clicking on the title, you can find more information on each course or module.
| Title | Course Type | Lecturer | CP | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Impact of Organizational Culture in Japan | seminar | Scherer | 4,5 | OAW/RUB |
| Current topics on economy, politics, and society in East Asia | seminar | Pölking | 4,5 | OAW/RUB |
| Current political and economic issues in China II: Insights from Chinese media | seminar | Paulo | 4,5 | OAW/RUB |
| Current issues in Chinese and Japanese foreign economic policy | seminar | Adachi | 4,5 | OAW/RUB |
| Korean in popular media | seminar | Nielbock-Yoon | 3 | OAW/RUB |
| Fazang’s (?) “Golden Lion” (Jin shizi zhang) | seminar | Plassen | 4 | OAW/RUB |
| Economic Developments in East Asia | module | Yoon | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| The Economy of China China Management Cases, seminar Economic Studies on China, lecture | module | Taube | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| International Economic and Business Issues of Japan Japan’s Role in Regional and Global Economic Relations, lecture Business Issues in Japan’s Economy, seminar | module | Blind, Schulz | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| The Chinese Society | module | Arnostova | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| Institutions and Organizations in Japan Institutions and Organizations in Japan, seminar Research on Japanese Social Institutional Change, seminar | module | Muranaka | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| State and Society in China (module) Political Culture and State-Society Interactions, seminar Project Study: Core Issues of Chinese Politics, project study | module | Noesselt | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| Japanese Politics / The Political System in Japan | module | Klein | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| Korean Society and Politics Korean Society and Politics: Forms and Practices of Democracy in South Korea, seminar Topical issues of Politics and Society in Korea, project study | module | Mosler | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| Contemporary Issues of Korea: North Korean Politics and Society | module | Chang | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| Methods in East Asian Studies II – Introduction to Quantitative Methods (short, intensive class in beginning of April) | module | Cao | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |
| Contemporary Issues of China: Global Dynamics of Chinese Migration | module | Baumann | 6 | IN-EAST/ UDE |