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
UP Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program Information Session | A Webinar
UP Asian Center and TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program Information Session | A Webinar
Details
The UP Asian Center will hold an Academic Programs Information Session on 14 November 2023, 2:00 PM, PST (GMT+8), via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.
ABOUT THE EVENT
As one of the colleges in the university’s Diliman campus, the UP Asian Center is an academic unit devoted to area studies. Established in 1955 as the Institute of Asian Studies, the UP Asian Center offers M.A. programs in Asian Studies and on Philippines Studies. Together with the UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters (CAL), and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), the Center also offers the TriCollege Ph.D. Phillippine Studies Program, established in 2004.
Just in time for the second semester admissions, the UP Asian Center and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies program, jointly organize this webinar to discuss about the UP Asian Center and the TriCollege Program, the master’s and Ph.D. programs they offer, the faculty and lecturers, research and creative work, resources and facilities, and scholarship opportunities.
This event aims to showcase the programs and resources offered by the UP Asian Center and the TriCollege Ph.D. Program. It also seeks orient interested scholars from the Philippines and abroad about the graduate-level programs and processes.
ADMISSIONS ONGOING
The application for the Asian Center’s Master’s Program and the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program is ONGOING. The deadline for application is on 11 December 2023.
• For the requirements and instructions of the AC Master’s Programs, visit bit.ly/admissionsac • For the requirements and instructions of the TriCollege Ph.D. Philippine Studies Program, visit bit.ly/phdtricollege.
For inquiries, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Asian Center) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (TriCollege).
The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.
