PhD in East Asian Studies in Irvine United States | University of California Irvine

The Department provides a Ph.D. program focused on East Asian Studies, offering concentrations in Chinese, Japanese, and East Asian Cultural Studies. Students pursuing the doctoral degree may earn an M.A. along the way. The graduate curriculum prioritizes intensive language and textual analysis training while equally emphasizing historical, social, and cultural aspects of literary scholarship. Alongside conventional critical and theoretical approaches, the program fosters engagement with contemporary challenges to established methodologies. Faculty expertise spans key topics in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean literature and culture, while forging connections with UCI's broader academic community. Designed to equip students for both university teaching and scholarly research, the program requires all participants to gain teaching experience by assisting in undergraduate courses under faculty guidance.