National Chung Hsing University
International PhD Program in Taiwan and Transcultural Studies
Taichung, Taiwan
PhD
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The International PhD Programme in Taiwan and Transcultural Studies at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) examines culture, from everyday practices to literature, film, tourist attractions, and foodways, placing local knowledge in a planetary context that links social and ecological forces. NCHU, entering its centennial year, is the oldest and third largest comprehensive research-based national university in Taiwan with nine colleges and top research centers. The programme trains interdisciplinary scholars with intellectual and practical skills.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue academic careers in research or teaching, or enter cultural and creative industries. Typical roles include researcher, museum curator, policy analyst.
Taiwan is a place where Asian and Western, modern and traditional forms of life are intertwined in ways that are both unique and paradigmatic for the contemporary world. The International PhD Program in Taiwan and Transcultural Studies focuses on the study of culture – mundane and refined, “high” and “low,” from literature and film to tourist attractions and foodways – from a planetary perspective, placing local knowledge within the context of the large social and ecological forces that are shaping the future.
Dedicated to interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research across the humanities, the program aims to equip graduates with a broad of intellectual and practical skills which prepare them for careers in academia or the cultural and creative industries.
