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Expected Academic Standard
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Masters (Merit).
If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.
All applicants must have at least 67% in a relevant bachelor's degree from a UK university or its equivalent overseas. By the time they would begin the PhD they must hold a master's qualification relevant to the subject they intend to study, which should have been awarded a score of at least 67% from a UK university or its equivalent overseas. They also need to satisfy any pre-existing requirements set by the Degree Committee, i.e., English language requirement.
Applicants must have sufficient language skills to carry out their proposed research.
EU and International students can find information about their country's equivalent continuation mark from the Graduate Admissions International Qualifications page.
For applicants who are enrolled in an MPhil by Advanced Studies or an MPhil by Research at the University of Cambridge and wish to continue to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies admission is at the discretion of the Degree Committee, which judges each applicant on their merits and in accordance with its own set of rules and regulations.
Applicants who are enrolled in an MPhil by Advanced Studies will also be required to obtain at least 67% overall in their MPhil by Advanced Studies degree and satisfy any pre-existing requirements also set by the Degree Committee.
Applicants enrolled in an MPhil by Research at the University of Cambridge will also be required to obtain at least a Pass.
University Minimum Academic Requirements
Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic)
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Listening | 7.0 |
| Writing | 7.0 |
| Reading | 7.0 |
| Speaking | 7.0 |
| Total | 7.5 |
TOEFL Internet Score
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Listening | 25 |
| Writing | 25 |
| Reading | 25 |
| Speaking | 25 |
| Total | 110 |