General requirements

In order to be awarded a place by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies you must meet the following general application requirements:

• You must be an active student and registered for full-time studies at Lund University at the time of application.
• You must have studied two terms of full-time studies at the master (second cycle) level at Lund University at the time of the mobility period.
• You must have completed at least 45 credits (ECTS) on the master (second cycle) level upon departure.
• You must have sufficient language proficiency to be able to receive instruction and take examinations in the language of instruction at the host university.
• Your planned studies should be within the social sciences unless otherwise authorized by the Director of Studies at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies.
• The courses you choose should be important to your thesis work. They should be Asia-related or closely related to your thesis topic (a minimum of 7.5 credits must be Asia related, and all non-Asia-related courses must be relevant to the thesis)
• Language studies can be approved in certain cases but are decided on a case-by-case basis by the Director of Studies.
• Your courses at the host university should preferably be equivalent to full-time studies at the master/graduate/post-graduate level, equal to the master (second cycle) level at Lund University, however, bachelor-level courses can also be approved. 
• The Director of Studies must approve the courses beforehand.

Additional information

During the third semester of the programme, you are required to take our mandatory course Asian Studies: Methodology in Practice (7.5 credits)  which will be offered online for students away on exchange studies. 

More information about exchange studies

• Where you can travel
• Application periods
• Admission requirements
• How to apply (Canvas course)