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- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Duration
- 36 months [full-time], 72 months [part-time]
- Entry requirements
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We require successful completion of a master's course with an overall classification of Merit or higher, or its overseas equivalent, with an element of research training. A research proposal must be included with the formal application materials.
- Number of places/applicants
- There is no limit on the number of places available.
- How to apply
- Apply online
Programme options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Y | Y | N | N |
Programme description
Our PhD East Asian Studies programme enables you to carry out significant and original research into an area of interest concerning the East Asian region, broadly defined (including south-east Asia, especially when related to areas and cultures which use Chinese writing characters).
You will do this while transcending specific cultural boundaries or seeking to utilise the academic specialism and guidance of scholars in East Asian Studies to engage with academic topics within the region.
We have academics with a range of interests within Chinese Studies and Japanese Studies, as well as language teaching teams in Chinese and Japanese.
Our staff can offer postgraduate supervision in a variety of areas related to religion, education, popular culture, art, history, gender studies, identity formation, literature, social dynamics, social and business networks, as well as medical history and policy, either in terms of specific East Asian cultures or relating to topics defined as crossing national and cultural boundaries within the wider East Asian context.
Find out more about our research , our staff and what our current postgraduate students are working on within Chinese Studies and Japanese Studies .
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Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2020, the tuition fees are as follows:
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PhD (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £4,407
International students (per annum): £19,000 -
PhD (part-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): £2,203
Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your project.
Scholarships/sponsorships
The School offers a limited number of bursaries and studentships on a competitive basis, details of which can be found via the links below.
Please note that whilst we do not have closing dates for programme applications, all funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting the funding application form and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below:
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. ESRC North West Social Science DTP (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures 2020-21
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. Research Impact Scholarships in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures 2020-21
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures 2020-21
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures 2020-21
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. China Scholarship Council - The University of Manchester Joint Scholarship for PhD Study in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures 2020-21
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships 2020-21
- THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. The John Rylands Research Institute Scholarship for Researchers from a Black British Background 2020-21
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Contact name
- Rachel Corbishley
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 275 3559
- PhDSALC@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/modern-languages/research/postgraduate-research/chinese-studies/
- School/Faculty
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See: About us
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