Overview

Key facts

The course offers the opportunity to undertake a doctoral project dedicated to the study of a specific country or region, or else to compare more than one region, using social science approaches whilst also generating theories and propositions that are of value across regions.
Looking beyond the big picture of globalisation and development, researchers at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) examine the interplay between the local, the national, the regional, and the global to offer a better understanding of the contemporary world. Oxford’s Area Studies department is consistently ranked amongst the top echelon and has been recently ranked by QS University Rankings as first in the world. The Area Studies (Japan) programme is offered at University of Oxford.

Programme Structure

Courses include

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Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies View 85 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a master's degree with distinction in a subject relevant to your proposed research which includes appropriate research methods training; and
a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in any subject relevant to your proposed research.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

32960 GBP / year

≈ 32960 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

22600 GBP / year

≈ 22600 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.