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CEAS is Yale’s interdisciplinary hub for the study of all aspects of East Asia and its constituent peoples, cultures, and societies. For over sixty years, its mission has been to support scholarship of the highest level across the humanities and social sciences, and to facilitate deeper understanding of the region at Yale and beyond.

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The Council on East Asian Studies (CEAS) offers both a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree and a terminal Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in East Asian Studies

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