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Asian and Middle Eastern StudiesMurray Edwards College welcomes applicants committed to acquiring and understanding a major language and culture of East Asia or Middle East. The actual subject areas covered are China, Japan, the Islamic world and Hebrew studies; the courses are generally grounded in the proposition that to understand a culture it is first necessary to learn a relevant language. Once a student has sufficient mastery over the language, he or she is introduced to the history, literature, religion and culture of the chosen area through direct study of texts in the original. The courses are four years in duration and students normally spend their 3rd year abroad in a target language speaking country. No prior knowledge of the language is required and it is expected that first-year students will be learning the language from scratch. The main requirement is evidence of an intelligent and enquiring mind. The nature of the course does mean that some evidence of language-learning skills is helpful. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is a relatively small subject at Cambridge. Dr Boping Yuan is the College's Director of Studies in AMES. He meets students regularly to discuss their academic progress. Further information on Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge is available on the Faculty website. Checekd by ER, Aug 2011 |
