Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) MPhil

The MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) is an intense one-year course primarily for students who intend to go on to do a PhD in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) at the University of Cambridge or elsewhere. It is designed for highly motivated future researchers who have a substantial undergraduate background in Chinese Studies or related fields but need more exposure to topic-specific or discipline-based analytical frameworks and more intensive training in primary source language(s) and research skills.<br/><br/>Students admitted for the MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) will have the option to choose from one of the following streams:<br/><br/>(1) Modern and Contemporary Chinese Studies or (2) Pre-Modern Chinese Studies.<br/><br/>With the consent of their supervisor and relevant teachers, students may be permitted to combine papers from options (1) and (2).<br/><br/>Students taking the MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) choose three papers from either:<br/><br/>(1) Modern and Contemporary Chinese Studies:<br/><br/>REQUIRED: Asia in Theory - [Team taught; theoretical and methodological approaches]<br/><br/>Students then choose TWO optional papers from the following list:<br/><br/>Chinese Literature and Modernity - Topics in Modern Chinese History - The Anthropology of China - Chinese Linguistics - Advanced Readings in Chinese on a relevant subject [e.g., Qing and Republican historical documents, Modern literary texts, Chinese religions, etc] - Alternative Paper (to be arranged with specific instructors). [An alternative paper can be a paper taken from the pre-modern Chinese Studies stream or in another department or faculty (e.g., POLIS, History, Anthropology, Development Studies) in the students area of research focus.]