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| The Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies welcome suitable applicants for admission to the Register of Graduate Studies to do research in Chinese Studies for the PhD Degree. Applicants must have a good first degree or equivalent, and must propose a topic of research for which supervision by a Teaching Officer of the Faculty is practicable. They must have a strong foundation in the Chinese language, and if their proposed topic of research is in an aspect of traditional China, they must also have experience of classical Chinese. Knowledge of Japanese is also essential for scholarly research in many aspects of Chinese Studies, and it is desirable that applicants should have at least elementary Japanese. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency in English. Applications are made to the Board of Graduate Studies, and passed to the Degree Committee of the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, which makes recommendations to the Board of Graduate Studies. The proposed topic of research is the central element in any application, and an application is strengthened if a topic is clearly described. The Teaching Officers in Chinese welcome inquiries and will be glad to enter into correspondence about proposed research. The PhD Degree involves writing a thesis of not more than 80,000 words and meeting a residence requirement, of not less than six terms at Cambridge. A graduate student is allocated a Supervisor, with whom he or she meets regularly to discuss his or her research programme in detail. The first year of research is regarded as probationary, and at the end of it candidates take a progress examination. This usually consists of two submissions, the first an account of the topic of research in the context of secondary scholarship relating to it, and the second an exercise in the sort of research that will ultimately form part of the PhD thesis itself. The progress examination may also contain a test of ability in translating Japanese scholarly writing relevant to a research student's topic. If the first year's submission is assessed as satisfactory, the Degree Committee will recommend registration for the PhD Degree. The second and third years are spent in research and writing. Graduate students also participate in the seminars and reading classes organised in the Faculty. If there are opportunities to do so, they may also help in the teaching of undergraduates, through the tutorial system. Recently graduates have benefited from the Erasmus scheme, through which it is possible, with financial support, to attend courses in aspects of Chinese Studies at certain European centres of Sinology or to visit them for longer periods of study. Examples of topics that PhD students are currently researching into include: the demographic changes in Changping xian, near Beijing in the 1980s; the Five Dynasties period text Tang zhi yan and the examination culture of the late Tang; Tang dynasty fu; the British presence in Wuhan, 1912-1928; militarization in the Jinchaji Base Area; the question of Manchuria and Chinese nationalism. In the past two decades, numbers of Cambridge PhD theses have formed the bases for important books. The Hsi-yu chi : A Study of Antecedents to the Sixteenth Century Chinese Novel (Cambridge, 1970), by Glen Dudbridge; Land and Lineage in China : A Study of T'ung-ch'eng Country, Anhwei in the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties (Cambridge, 1979) by Hilary J Beattie, and Coal Mining in China's Economy and Society, 1895-1937, by Tim Wright (Cambridge, 1984) are examples. |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Cambridge Term dates
Dates for General Admission (the degree ceremony mainly for undergraduate awards) and other degree ceremonies are listed separately. Graduands should check with their College's Praelector to find on which of the dates their College will be represented.
| Year | Full Michaelmas Term | Full Lent Term | Easter Day | Full Easter Term | |||
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| 2007-08 | 2 | 30 Nov | 15 | 14 | 23 Mar | 22 | 13 |
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| 2008-09 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 Apr | 21 | 12 |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 Apr | 20 | 11 |
| 2010-11 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 24 Apr | 26 | 17 |
| 2011-12 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 8 Apr | 24 | 15 |
| 2012-13 | 2 | 30 Nov | 15 | 15 | 31 Mar | 23 | 14 |
Note
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- The Michaelmas Term shall begin on 1 October and shall consist of eighty days, ending on 19 December. The Lent Term shall begin on 5 January and shall consist of eighty days, ending on 25 March or in any leap year on 24 March. The Easter Term shall begin on 10 April and shall consist of seventy days ending on 18 June, provided that in any year in which full Easter Term begins on or after 22 April the Easter Term shall begin on 17 April and end on 25 June.
- Full Term shall consist of three-fourths of the whole term reckoned from the first day of Full Term as hereinafter determined.
Oriental Studies
Faculty of Oriental Studies
Courses
MPhil in Oriental Studies
Course code OSM1
Entry requirements
Notes on application
- a research proposal and a writing sample
This provides you with initial research training and, in most cases, aims to develop your linguistic skills as well as methodological sophistication.
In some cases the MPhil functions as a conversion course for those without formal training in the languages and subjects covered in the Faculty. In most subject areas teaching consists of individual supervisions and classes, as well as guided research.
2-Year MPhil in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Course code OSM2
Entry requirements
Notes on application
- a research proposal and a writing sample
This two-year course teaches the Chinese language from scratch and trains students in the study of contemporary China. Teaching is by individual supervisions, classes and guided research. It combines intensive Chinese language study with training in Chinese economics, politics, anthropology, culture and society. The assessment consists of two Chinese language exams; three further exam papers; a Chinese oral; and a thesis. Students also spend nine months in China as part of the programme following an approved course at Peking University.
Please note:
The Faculty Board of Oriental Studies has agreed to change its name to the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, to establish two separate East Asian and Middle Eastern Studies departments, and restructure its teaching. The University is committed to minimising the impact on students admitted.
Research degrees
PhD in Oriental Studies
Course code OS21
Entry requirements
Notes on application
- a research proposal and a sample of work already completed (if possible)
The PhD course consists of individual supervisions and guided research. You are given training in areas specific to your subject and in advanced research methods. Before the end of your first year, you take a Progress Examination, which usually consists of a critical essay and a bibliographical essay; students who have already completed an MPhil in the Faculty are exempt.
Application deadlines for funding from the Cambridge Trusts for postgraduate study and research: October 2008 entry
| Nationality of Applicant | Type of Applicant | Postgraduate course for which you are applying | Deadline for submitting Graduate Application and Scholarship Form (GRADSAF) to the Board of Graduate Studies |
| United States of America | New applicant | Research leading to the degree of PhD | 15 October 2007 |
| One-year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, Diploma, LLM, CASM) | 15 October 2007 | ||
| Current or previous Cambridge student | Research leading to the degree of PhD | 14 December 2007 | |
| One-year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, Diploma, LLM, CASM*) | 31 January 2008 (or course deadline, whichever is earlier) | ||
| All other Countries (including candidates from countries of the European Union but excluding candidates from the United Kingdom) | All applicants | Research leading to the degree of PhD | 14 December 2007 |
| One-year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, Diploma, LLM, CASM*) | 31 January 2008 (or course deadline, whichever is earlier) |
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