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Overview
The Department is able to supervise MPhil and PhD degrees by research and thesis in a wide range of cultural and linguistic subjects. Intending research students should not feel constrained...Read more
An 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...Read more
Research overview
Staff in Modern Languages research a wide range of areas, including literature, linguistics, translation and film. We supervise PhD students researching periods from the medieval to...Read more
Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD in Chinese Studies (three years full-time; six years part-time). The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support, and students...Read more
Overview
The Department is able to supervise Research degrees by research and thesis in a wide range of cultural and linguistic subjects. Intending research students should not feel constrained to limit...Read more
Research overview
Research circles
Our research is focused on a number of specialist research centres and more informal research circles. Our research culture is collaborative and democratic, drawing...Read more
SOAS has an international reputation for excellence in the field of South Asian studies earned by the world leading research undertaken. REF 2014 submissions by members of the Department included significant...Read more
Our PhD Chinese Studies programme will enable you to undertake a significant piece of research that aligns with our interests in a wide range of areas. Our research encompasses modern social and cultural...Read more
OverviewWe are a multidisciplinary department with expertise across the whole field of Jewish studies, ranging from history (ancient to modern) and political science to language (all phases of Hebrew,...Read more
Research profile
With interest growing in India’s creative literature and Indian philosophy, linguistics and literary criticism, the study of Sanskrit is becoming vitally important. ...Read more
Our PhD Japanese Studies programme will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research at a department that focuses on modern and contemporary Japan. Japanese Studies was established...Read more
Research profile
The academic staff in this area can offer you research supervision in most areas of study related to the Hebrew Bible. The research interests of staff and graduate students cover pentateuchal...Read more
Research profile
First taught at Edinburgh in 1976, Japanese has developed to encompass a thriving postgraduate research programme. Covering a wide spectrum of interests, it also allows for joint supervision,...Read more
Research profile
The Korean peninsula lies at the centre of landmark geopolitical developments in the early 21st century. North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme and tensions between the two Koreas serve...Read more