PhD South Asian Studies

PhD South Asian 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 South Asian Studies at SOAS, University of London supports research on topics related to the research interests and disciplines of the South Asia Section’s research-active staff. Areas include Indian film and screen studies, diaspora studies, postcolonial literature, literary studies linked with Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Sanskrit, classical Hinduism, feminism, translation, current representations of Muslims, and the politics of Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan. Broader topics may be supported through joint supervision with other Departments and Centres.

The programme provides a full research training programme at Faculty level, plus close supervision from a primary and secondary supervisor.

Students register in year 1 as MPhil students, with an upgrade from MPhil to PhD 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.

Year 1 includes a compulsory semester module, a semester module option, a research seminar, a 5,000-word Common Core Research Module submission, and training including an online Research Ethics training and a data management plan.

Year 2 is normally research, and Year 3 is writing up the PhD thesis up to 100,000 words.

Modules

• Common Core Research Module
• Research Training Seminar

The minimum requirements for admission in PhD South Asian 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 South Asian 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-south-asian-studies

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.