Chinese Studies

The Chinese Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter postgraduate students regularly present work in progress at the Centre and participate its regular series of seminars often with distinguished visiting speakers. Modern Languages postgraduates are also active in other research centres in Modern Languages and the College of Humanities.

The Chinese Studies Chinese Studies MPhil/PhD programme from  The University of Exeter The University of Exeter staff research a wide range of areas, including literature, linguistics, translation and film. We supervise PhD students researching periods from the medieval to the present, across our seven main languages, with interdisciplinary projects involving additional supervision from other departments in the College of Humanities and beyond. Visit our staff profiles for more information about our research. 

Key facts:

• We are committed to ensuring you receive high quality research supervision to maximise your potential and prepare you for a rewarding career. At the Chinese Studies programme from The University of Exeter you will develop skills which will be useful to you whether or not you stay in academia including highly developed research methods skills. Possible careers include academic research and teaching, and potentially, usually with further professional training, employment in research and policy organisations and charities in the UK and beyond.
• Postgraduate students have access to the wide range of support offered by our Career Zone. In addition, postgraduate research students can access our Researcher Development Programme, which covers a range of topics to help you to succeed during your research degree and to act as a springboard for your research career.

Courses include

• Chinese art and culture and European exchanges, 17th-18th centuries

• Chinese literature in translation

• Chinese modern intellectual history

• 19th-20th-century history of international relations