East Asian Studies - Doctorate [5 Years]
$62,570 /Yr Other full_time

Doctor of Philososphy [Ph.D] East Asian Studies

  • With its current full-time faculty of 40 professors and language instructors in the EAS department, frequent international visiting professors, and an additional 10 professors specializing on East Asia in the Departments of Art and Archaeology, Comparative Literature, Sociology, Religion, and Politics, Princeton is home to a vibrant community of scholars and students working on the civilizations of East Asia in all their rich historical and contemporary dimensions. All EAS historians have joint appointments in the Department of History, and Professor Erin Huang has a joint appointment in the Department of  Comparative Literature.
  • The department is committed to interdisciplinary research and training, and most of our students take seminars across a range of different disciplines. At the same time, EAS also allows for a clear focus in a particular discipline. At Princeton, historians, literature scholars, and social scientists are full members of our department. 
  • Graduate students in the fields of history, literature, and anthropology are eligible to take the core introductory seminars in the Departments of History, Comparative Literature, and Anthropology. Students in EAS have their advisers in the EAS department but in addition have the opportunity—and are strongly encouraged—to take any number of courses in the relevant disciplinary department. Furthermore, faculty from relevant disciplinary departments routinely serve on EAS dissertation committees.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Tuition Fees $60410 $60410 $60410 $60410
Health Insurance $2160 $2160 $2160 $2160
Total Fees $62570 $62570 $62570 $62570

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 100 120 3
IELTS International English Language Testing System 7 9 3

Academic Eligibility:

  • Students must register full-time until receipt of the degree, for a minimum of two years.
  • At the discretion of the program, this requirement can be reduced up to one year (eight courses: 32 credits) if academic credit is given for work done elsewhere.
  • In addition, those admitted must have completed the equivalent of a senior-level course in the area of theoretical courses related to this program.
  • Minimum grade point ‘B+’ (75% – 79%) is required to enroll in this program.

Indian Student Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet one of the following eligibility criteria:

  • Completed a 4-year UG degree with first class in a relevant field from a recognized institution.
  • Or, completed a master's degree with first-class in a relevant field from a recognized institution.
  • Or, completed a 3-year UG degree with a first-class from a NAAC-accredited institution.

English Language proficiency:

  • Applicants from India, China, Vietnam, Philippines, and Pakistan should note that IELTS is the only proficiency score accepted by the Study Direct Stream (SDS) program.
  • Meeting the minimum English requirements does not guarantee admission. Students with higher English proficiency scores will receive priority in the admission assessment process.
  • Not all students will qualify for EAP-3106 in place of the required IELTS or TOEFL test scores.

Submission of GRE scores is not compulsory for this program, however, it is recommended to submit a minimum of 292 for better a chance of admission.

The above requirements are the minimum requirements and do not guarantee admission. The admissions committee will consider all evidence in the file and decide. To know more about the requirem….Read More