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University of Cambridge, PhD, Oriental Studies

 United Kingdom

 

Study mode Start date Duration
Full-time Oct years: 3 - 4
PhD supervision available in Aramaic (including Syriac) studies: Aramaic literature and philology, Targum, Neo-Aramaic dialects; Assyriology: ancient Mesopotamian history, literature, religion, philology (Akkadian and Sumerian), art and archaeology, social studies, history of civilisation; Chinese studies: classical and modern Chinese language, Chinese literature, philosophy, history, economic history, art and archaeology, linguistics; Egyptology: ancient Egyptian and Coptic literature, philology, art, architecture, archaeology, history; Hebrew studies: biblical, post-biblical, medieval and modern Hebrew literature and philology, Northwest Semitic epigraphy and Ugaritic; Indian studies: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, and Hindi literature and philology, Indian art, archaeology, religion and history; Islamic studies: Arabic and Persian classical, modern and colloquial language, Middle Eastern literature, social and political history; Japanese studies: classical and modern Japanese language, Japanese literature, religion and thought, cultural history, classical and modern history, modern Japanese society and politics.

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  • Cambridge is 88.5 km north of London, a 45-minute journey by train.
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