PhD East Asian Studies at University of Manchester

Transcend cultural boundaries with doctoral supervision including Chinese and Japanese specialisms. Undertake original research into an area of East Asia (including south-east Asia, especially when related to areas and cultures which use Chinese writing characters). Explore supervisory interests in a diverse range of contemporary and historical aspects of Chinese, Japanese or trans-Asian culture including religion, education, popular culture and many more.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 3 Years [Full-time], 6 Years [Part-time]  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our PhD East Asian Studies programme enables you do important and original research on an area of interest about the East Asian region, broadly defined. This includes south-east Asia, especially when related to cultures that use Chinese writing characters.

Career pathways

Many of PhD graduates in Modern Languages have gone on to academic positions at leading universities in the UK, Europe, USA, East Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our graduates have been also successful with receiving prestigious postdoctoral fellowships, including the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship and the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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