PhD Japanese and Korean Studies

PhD Japanese and Korean Studies is a PhD program taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (3 years full time or 6 years part-time) options.

The PhD Japanese and Korean Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London is a research and thesis programme. SOAS can supervise MPhil and PhD degrees by research and thesis in cultural and linguistic subjects across Japan and Korea. Research at MPhil and PhD level is based on literary, documentary, and archive material available at SOAS and gathered during fieldwork in Japan and Korea.

Students register in year 1 as MPhil students. The upgrade from MPhil to PhD takes place at the end of the first academic session for full time students (or at the end of the second academic session for part time students).

Students have a supervisory committee with a primary and secondary supervisor, fortnightly main-supervisor meetings in year 1, and secondary-supervisor meetings at least once a semester.

In year 1, students submit a 5000 word Common Core Research Module piece of work and prepare a core chapter and research proposal of about 10,000 words for the supervisory committee.

Modules

• Common Core Research Module

The minimum requirements for admission in PhD Japanese and Korean Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London as pre-requiste for admission in PhD Japanese and Korean Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

We normally require a 2.1 bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) plus a Masters degree in appropriate subject area plus one reference. In exceptional cases we may accept applicants who do not meet these criteria if they show evidence of a strong Masters degree and/or appropriate level of relevant work experience. International applicants should also see Doctoral School English language requirements.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/research-degrees-mphil/phd-japanese-and-korean-studies

• Accenture
• Amazon
• Bloomberg LP
• Department for Work and Pensions
• European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea
• European Commission
• Google
• ITN
• Japanese Government
• Korea Trade Centre (KOTRA)
• KPMG
• Mizuho Bank
• Nagahama Board of Education
• Nanjing Museum
• Pinsent Masons LLP
• PwC
• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Shelterbox
• UNDP

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