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Asian Studies Dual-title Ph.D.

Penn State currently offers dual-title Ph.D. degrees with Asian Studies in five fields:

  • History
  • Comparative Literature
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Art History
  • Political Science

Students who will be applying to any of these programs and who also wish to incorporate some aspect of Asia into their research may apply for this Dual-title degree.

At the heart of the program’s collective work is a commitment to analytical scholarship, rigorous thought, and cutting-edge research on the historical and contemporary cultures and societies of Asia. We are interested in making connections across historical periods and geographic regions, and we pay heed to conceptions of Asia that do not orient it solely towards a history dominated or determined by its modern encounter with Europe.

What kind of training is offered in the Asian Studies dual-title Ph.D.?

Our graduate program offers highly competitive training in a variety of Asian fields. We have faculty actively training students in each of our partner fields. The following thematic areas constitute current areas of core strength, defined by our having at least three faculty members who can contribute to graduate training and research in these areas. While we do not limit graduate training to these areas, we strongly encourage students who are interested in these areas to apply.

  • Asian American, Chinese diasporic, and Sinophone literatures
  • Early modern social, intellectual, and religious history of China and Japan
  • Borderlands, margins, ethnic identity, and frontier history of East Asia
  • East/West comparative literature, visual art film, theater, and philosophy
  • Intellectual history and religious studies of pre-modern China and Japan
  • Modern and contemporary Chinese film, visual culture, performance, and print culture
  • Book history and textual cultures across Asia
  • Migration studies

Those interested in applying should view our list of faculty to gain a sense of their expertise and the significance of their past and current research projects.

For further information about the dual-title degree, course offerings, funding & travel, and grants and resources, please visit the Asian Studies graduate page or contact Professor Jooyeon Rhee.