Tiananmen Square
Beijing, China
Photograph by Stephan Woo
In addition to Asian Studies, several other departments and groups within the university offer advanced degrees with an Asian area specialization. Specific information about these degree programs can be obtained by writing directly to the graduate assistant in the departments listed below. Students with a definite interest in a particular discipline are strongly advised to apply directly to the appropriate department rather than to the interdisciplinary program offered by the Group in Asian Studies.
Anthropology (Ph.D.)
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/anth/dept.html
Art History (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/arthistory/
Buddhist Studies (Ph.D.)
http://buddhiststudies.berkeley.edu/
East Asian Languages and Cultures (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://ealc.berkeley.edu/
Geography (Ph.D.)
http://geography.berkeley.edu/
History (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://history.berkeley.edu/
Linguistics (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/
Music (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/music/dept.html
Political Science (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://www.polisci.berkeley.edu/
Sociology (Ph.D.)
http://sociology.berkeley.edu/
South and Southeast Asian Studies (M.A., Ph.D.)
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/sseas/
Other departments in which a course of study emphasizing Asia can be structured are Folklore (M.A.) and Comparative Literature (M.A., Ph.D.). In addition, many professional schools, including Architecture, Business Administration, Education, Journalism, Law, Library Science, and Public Health provide opportunities to study Asia in their various advanced degree programs.