10 PhD programmes in Literature in Asia

The  Ph.D. English Language and Literature programme for master's degree holders at the Department of English Language and Literature at Istanbul Aydin University, is designed to  prepare students for independent work as scholars, critics of literature and as competent and objective academics in the advanced study of literatures in English.

This Foreign Languages and Literatures PhD degree program is offered by the School of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

This PhD in English Studies - English for Specific Purposes at the International Islamic University of Malaysia allows you to start a substantial piece of supervised research in ESP specialized areas.

The English Language and Literature programme at the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University aims to train experts, successful academics and literary critics in the field of literature.

The doctoral programme in English Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies at University of Cyprus is designed for students who wish to undertake research in Anglophone or comparative literature, with particular emphasis on theoretical, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives.

The English Language and Literature programme offered by Hong Kong Baptist University develops advanced scholarship in Chinese language, literature, and classical traditions across historical and theoretical contexts.

The English Literature programme offered by Bogazici University develops advanced expertise in literary analysis and critical scholarship across historical periods and theoretical approaches.

The PhD in English Literature at National University of Singapore trains students to become independent scholars, teachers, critics and thinkers in the arena of literature and, more broadly, the arts.

The Turkish Language and Literature programme offered by Bogazici University develops advanced scholarship in Turkish literature through specialized study in classical and modern traditions.

The Chinese Language and Literature programme offered by Hong Kong Baptist University advances scholarly study of Chinese texts, linguistic origins, and intellectual traditions across historical periods.