Irvine,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in East Asian Studies - Asian American Studies in Irvine United States | University of California Irvine
University of California Irvine
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Irvine United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
26,802
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
84 months
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 also earn an M.A. en route.
The graduate curriculum prioritizes intensive language and textual analysis training while equally emphasizing historical, social, and cultural aspects of literary research. Alongside conventional critical approaches, the program fosters examination of contemporary challenges to established theoretical and methodological paradigms. This academic initiative leverages faculty expertise addressing key topics in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean literature and culture, while forging connections with UCI's broader scholarly community.
Beyond coursework requirements, students must include at least one core faculty member from Asian American Studies on their qualifying examination committee. Affiliated faculty may substitute for core faculty members, pending approval from both the Asian American Studies Department Chair and Director of Graduate Study.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to graduate study at UCI, specified by UCI Graduate Division, all students must present the following for review by an Admission Committee composed of East Asian Studies faculty members:
Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
Three letters of recommendation
Personal history statement and statement of purpose
TOEFL or IELTS scores (if applicable)
Writing sample
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (from within the last 5 years)
Upload unofficial transcripts from every institution attended since high school to your online application. If the transcript is not in English, an official English version from the University must also be submitted. If you are admitted to the program, you will then be required to provide an official transcript in a sealed envelope from every post-secondary institution attended from which you earned a degree.
Required scores: minimum score of 80 on TOEFL iBT and minimum score of 550 for the paper-based test.
An overall minimum score of 7, with a score of no less than 6 on any individual module, is required for admission consideration.
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
Three letters of recommendation
Personal history statement and statement of purpose
TOEFL or IELTS scores (if applicable)
Writing sample
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (from within the last 5 years)
Upload unofficial transcripts from every institution attended since high school to your online application. If the transcript is not in English, an official English version from the University must also be submitted. If you are admitted to the program, you will then be required to provide an official transcript in a sealed envelope from every post-secondary institution attended from which you earned a degree.
Required scores: minimum score of 80 on TOEFL iBT and minimum score of 550 for the paper-based test.
An overall minimum score of 7, with a score of no less than 6 on any individual module, is required for admission consideration.
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Tuition
USD
26,802