Memo #124
Featuring the Master of Arts Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAAPPS)
Our Master of Arts Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAAPPS) is a boutique program offering training focused on the Asia Pacific to prepare graduates for professional careers in policy-analysis and policy-making. MAAPPS gives you the opportunity to focus on topics ranging from international relations and Asia’s place in the world, to human security and human rights, governance, international development and more. MAAPPS is an innovative and flexible program that can be tailored to suit you and your goals.
Like Asia Pacific Memo, the MAAPPS program is hosted in Vancouver at The University of British Columbia’s Institute of Asian Research. Many frequent APM contributors teach in the MAAPPS program. In the context of the MAAPPS program our faculty focus on the policy implications of some of the research and broader topics that they report on in their Memos. Through the short interviews below MAAPPS students share what excites them about the program.
Part 1 – Justin Elavathil, MAAPPS student at UBC (2:50 min)
Justin Elavathil describes how the policy focus of the MAAPPS program is essential in his career planning and how opportunities outside of the classroom have added to his experience.
Part 2 – Lucia Lee, MAAPPS student at UBC (2:06 min)
Lucia Lee discusses how the MAAPPS program allows students to pursue their specific policy interests in the context of a leading research institute on Asia at a distinguished university.
A recent experiential learning experience in Japan:
As an example of innovation and applied learning in the MAAPPS program, students discuss their participation in a collaborative learning experience focused on trade negotiations in Japan in the summer of 2011.
Part 3 – Learning with peers, Itay Wand (MAAPPS student at UBC) (1:27 min)
Part 4 – A student’s experience in Japan (Julia Paek, MAAPPS student at UBC) (1: 46 min)
In an ever-more interconnected world, the MAAPPS program offers a Canadian perspective on developments in Asia. Julia Paek reflects on intercultural learning and its potential to enhance transpacific understanding.
Part 5 – Experiential learning in the MAAPPS program (Itay Wand, MAAPPS student at UBC) (1:54 min)
Grappling with concrete puzzles offers valuable insights into the practice of reshaping the Asia Pacific region for 21st century policy experts. Itay recalls the value of experiential learning in the MAAPPS program.
Learn more at: iar.ubc.ca/maapps
