Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Academic Programs: Degrees and Courses

The Asian Center offers graduate programs in Asian Studies and in Philippine Studies. Scroll below to read an overview of the programs, including the requirements for each.

Study the Philippines from an interdisciplinary perspective, and specialize on Socio-Cultural Studies, Foreign Relations, or Development Studies.

Specialize on the history, politics and governance, economic development, and culture of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, OR West Asia.

The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman offers the following Philippine Studies graduate courses. Please note that some courses are not offered every semester.

Asian Center students must demonstrate language proficiency as part of the graduate program.

The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman offers Asian Studies courses covering Northeast Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, and West Asian Studies.

The TriCollege PhD Philippine Studise Program is jointly administered by the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) and the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), with the Asian Center tasked to serve as the secretariat.

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