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Birkbeck, University of London
Japanese PhD
Birkbeck, University of London

Japanese PhD

BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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Full time | Bloomsbury (Central London) Campus | 4 years | JAN-26

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Full time

Duration

4 years

Start date

JAN-26

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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Japan: Studies

Course Summary

An MPhil/PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words. At Birkbeck, you are initially registered on an MPhil and you upgrade to a PhD after satisfactory progress in the first year or two. You need to find a suitable academic supervisor at Birkbeck, who can offer the requisite expertise to guide and support you through your research. Find out more about undertaking a research degree at Birkbeck. Our aim is to assist you with the transition to become a fully fledged, independent academic researcher. Our doctoral programme is geared towards enabling you to produce top-quality work that questions the boundaries of the disciplines we work in and seeks to bring new materials, theories and methods into them. Becoming a successful academic researcher is achieved on the basis of a full appreciation of the hallmarks of good scholarship, such as original thought, the proper use of references and background material, appropriate use of methodology and reporting procedures, and it is these priorities that we aim to impart to our students. Once equipped with the generic and discipline-specific tools for carrying out research, you will pursue your particular research interests, supported by regular meetings with your supervisors and attendance at the MPhil/PhD seminars. We seek to create a mutually supportive environment, informed by discussion and dialogue. MPhil students may be required to take appropriate courses from our MA programmes in their first year.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£5,006

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£15,570

Entry requirements

A good honours degree with a Japan-related subject as a main component. Graduates in other subjects may be asked to take a qualifying examination. You will need to submit a 2000-word research proposal prior to interview.

University information

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Birkbeck, University of London is located in Bloomsbury, in the very centre of the UK’s cosmopolitan capital city, and students at the university are ideally placed to experience everything that London has to offer. It offers a portfolio of over 250 taught and research postgraduate programmes spanning a range of subject areas, including the humanities and social sciences, business, law, and science. Students at the university are members...more

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