Highlights
Tuition fee
23390 GBP / year
4860 GBP / year
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Tuition fee
23390 GBP / year
4860 GBP / year
Unknown
Duration
36 months
Duration
36 months
Apply date
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Apply date
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Start date
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Start date
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Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

The Chinese and Inner Asian Studies programme offered at SOAS University of London is able to supervise MPhil and PhD degrees by research and thesis in a wide range of cultural and linguistic subjects.

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Overview

On the Chinese and Inner Asian Studies programme offered at SOAS University of London   arrangements can be made for joint supervision with teachers from other departments of SOAS. Research undertaken at MPhil and PhD level is based on literary, documentary, and archive materials in the languages of the area and/or on fieldwork conducted in those languages.

Employment

Graduates from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures develop competencies in intercultural awareness, analysis and communication. Demand for specialists with advanced proficiency in the languages of China, Japan and Korea has significantly increased in recent years, and graduates with these skills are highly sought after by employers. Recent graduates have been hired by organisations including:

  • 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

Programme Structure

Research themes include:

  • Dylan K. Wang, Unto Myself Reborn: Self Translation in Modern Chinese Literature
  • Mia Chen Ma, Risk, Failure, and Liquid Modernity: Ecocriticism in Chinese Science Fiction
  • Feifei Zhan, Pain, Mother-daughter Relationship and Subjectivity in Post 1980 Fictions by Chinese Women Writers, awarded in 2023
  • Fang Wan, Power and Ambiguity: Writing about Strong Woman on Jinjiang Literature City
  • Serafina Aquilino, Virtual Language: The Use of Chinese Language in Electronic Literature and Its Influence in Chinese Popular Culture 
  • Pamela Anne Hunt, Configurations of Masculinity and Realms of Agency in Post-89 Chinese Urban Fiction 
  • Alastair Morrison, ‘Farewell to History’: New Historical Fiction’s Alternative Vision of the 20th Century China 
  • Eddie Bertozzi - One Step Forward into Reality - Transvergent Reconfigurations of the Jishizhuyi Style in Contemporary Chinese Cinema

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months
  • Part-time
    • 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
TOEFL® IBT
105
PTE Academic
70
IELTS
7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • London, United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL® IBT
105
PTE Academic
70
IELTS
7

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • 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.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
  • International

    Non-residents
    23390 GBP / year
    23390 GBP / year
  • Domestic

    Citizens or residents
    4860 GBP / year
    4860 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom
1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Chinese and Inner Asian Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

Provided by university
Grant
200 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Research Training Support Grant - AHRC funded SOAS Doctoral Students only
Merit-based

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SOAS University of London
London, United Kingdom
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
07 Oct 2026
Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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U.S. government
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
10000 GBP
Deadline
21 Jun 2026
GREAT Scholarship
Merit-based

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British Council - Accreditation UK
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Nov 2026
ServiceScape Scholarship

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ServiceScape
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3500 USD
Deadline
15 Nov 2026
ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility
Merit-based

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OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
19000 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Scholarships for PhD Students
Merit-based

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Junhua Li
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
12000 USD
Deadline
16 Aug 2026
Amberscholar Scholarship
Merit-based

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Amber Student
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
6000 USD
Deadline
16 Aug 2026
Amberscholar Scholarship
Merit-based

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Amber Scholar
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
4000 USD
Deadline
30 Jun 2026
The New York Pass® Education Scholarship
Merit-based

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Go City
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
10000 USD
Deadline
01 Sep 2026
The PhD Prep Fellowship
Merit-based

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Admit Lab
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
28 Aug 2026
Women Scholarship for International Students
Merit-based

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educations.com
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
13 Jul 2026
Dream Chaser Scholarship
Merit-based

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Salvado Law
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
31 Oct 2026
$1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship
Merit-based

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IvyPanda
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
22500 GBP
Deadline
Not specified
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids

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UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
Scholarship for students with disabilities
Need-based

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Anonymous Hope Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Jun 2026
$1,500 Annual Students’ Presentation Crafting Scholarship

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IvyPanda
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
12000 USD
Deadline
11 Jan 2027
Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme

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The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
20 May 2026
PlagiarismSearch Essay Contest
Merit-based

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PlagiarismSearch
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
Not specified
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship

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IELTS from 6 to 9
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation
Location not available

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