MPhil Japanese Studies: The University of Manchester

Course description

Japanese Studies was established at Manchester in 2007 with the appointment of Professor Ian Reader, a specialist in Japanese religion and culture. Two lectureships and further appointments will be made in the coming years.  It is supported by a language teaching staff headed by Jonathan Bunt. Japanese Studies at Manchester will focus primarily on contemporary Japan, and will offer postgraduate supervision in such areas as Japanese religion, society, popular culture and history, through a variety of methodologies, such as anthropological, sociological, textual and cultural studies approaches.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: Successful completion of a taught Masters course, or its overseas equivalent, with an element of research training, is a prerequisite for entry to a MPhil. A research proposal must be included with the formal application materials.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with 7.0 in the writing component or a TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test).