Academic Program ยป DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN VIETNAMESE STUDIES


DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN VIETNAMESE STUDIES

DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN VIETNAMESE STUDIES

 

Course Code: 62220 113

 

PROGRAM’S OBJECTIVES

The primary goal of the PhD program in Vietnamese studies is to train students to become knowledgeable, engaged, and productive scholars and public humanists.

The PhD program in Vietnamese studies is an interdisciplinary program, in which it studies Vietnamese society in local, national, regional and global frameworks. It draws on faculty strength in a wide range of fields, including history, area studies, sociology, ethnic studies, linguistics, urban and rural development and environmental studies. PhD students are exposed to a range of methodologies in the natural sciences as well as in the social sciences and humanities, including ethnography, geography, development and cultural studies.

The PhD Program in Vietnamese studies is designed as a trans disciplinary course of study, meant to prepare PhD students for a wide variety of appointments and careers in academic, cultural and public institutions.

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

All applicants to the PhD program in Vietnamese studies are required to submit a complete application for admission as followed:

  • A master degree in Vietnamese studies or relevant disciplines.
  • Publications related to Vietnamese Studies.
  • A research proposal addressing research interests, goals, relevant information pertaining to the project such as the reason in choosing the research topic, time frame for research implementation, the applicant’s experience and knowledge about the topic and a future plan after completing the PhD program.
  • Two letters of recommendation (at least one letter from a Vietnamese scholar).
  • A Vietnamese language qualification certified by VNU required all applicants who are not native Vietnamese speakers (this requirement is waived if the applicant has completed a master's degree in Vietnamese language or a master’s degree at an institution where the language of instruction is Vietnamese or graduate from Vietnamese language programs approval by Vietnam National University, Hanoi).
  • A heath certificate.
  • A financial provement to certify that you have sufficient funds available for your academic and living expenses.

FURTHER COURSE INFORMATION

For further course information.

For more information about additional application information, tuition fees and deadline for application, please contact us at this address:

Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Science

Room 102, Building A, 336, Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi.

Email: daotao.ivides@vnu.edu.vn

Phone number: +84.24.5577203

 

 

The PhD program in Vietnamese studies

 

  1. The program for doctoral students holds Vietnamese Studies master's degree

 

Number

Course code

Courses

Course credits

Course credit hours

The prerequisite Course code

Theory

Practice

Self study

I

PART 1. Specialized courses, Specialized lectures And Overview Essay

I.1

Specialized courses

8

 

 

 

 

I.1.1

Compulsory courses

6

 

 

 

 

1

IVS 8001

Applied Interdisciplinary Approach and Area Studies in Vietnamese Studies

2

10

0

20

 

2

IVS 8002

Trends of Vietnamese Studies in Vietnam and in the world

2

10

0

20

IVS 8001

3

IVS 8003

Vietnam: Integration and Development

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

I.1.2

Elective courses

2/6

 

 

 

 

4

IVS 8008

Fundamental issues of Hanoi Studies

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

5

IVS 8011

Sustainable Development of economic regions in Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

6

IVS 8005

Issues of Zoning and Territorial Organization in Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

I.2

Advanced academic foreign language

4

 

 

 

 

7

ENG8001

Advanced Academic English

4

0

0

60

 

I.3

Specialized lectures

4/6

 

 

 

 

8

IVS 8006

The Relationship between Traditional and Contemporary Aspects in Urban and Rural Development of Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

9

IVS 8007

Human-Environment Interaction of Vietnam in the Context of Global Change

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

10

IVS 8009

Issues of Cultural Zoning and Language/Dialect Zoning in Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

I.4

Literature review

2

 

 

 

 

14

IVS 8004

Literature review

2

0

0

30

 

II

PART 2. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (Doctoral student must develop a research plan, then implement the plan and publish articles related to PhD dissertation in professional journals under the guidance of instructors)

III

PART 3. DISSERTATION

15

 

Dissertation

70

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

88

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The program for doctoral students holds a master's degree in relevant fields

 

Number

Course code

Courses

Course  credits

Course credit hours

The prerequisite Course code

 

Theory

Practice

Self study

 

I

PART 1. Additional courses (The PhD Programs’s Courses)

 

I.1

Compulsory courses

15

 

 

 

 

 

1

IVS 6011

 

Introduction of Theory and Approaches to Area Studies

3

15

15

15

 

 

2

IVS 6012

Introduction of Interdisciplinary Approach Methodology

2

10

10

10

IVS 6011

 

3

IVS 6013

Zone Culture and Cultural Zoning of Vietnam

2

15

0

15

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

 

4

IVS 6014

Resource, Environment and Sustainable Development in Vietnam

2

10

10

10

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

 

5

IVS 6015

Vietnamese Socio- economy: Tradition and Renovation

2

15

0

15

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

 

 

6

IVS 6016

Language in Social, Culture and Thinking of Vietnamese

2

15

0

15

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

 

 

7

IVS 6017

Introduction of Vietnamese Studies in Vietnam and in the world

2

10

0

20

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

 

 

I.1

Elective courses

4/10

 

 

 

 

 

8

IVS 6018

Essential written languages of Vietnam and their effects on Vietnamese culture

2

10

0

20

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

IVS 6013

 

9

IVS 6019

Cultural Space of The Red River Delta

2

 

10

10

10

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

IVS 6013

 

10

IVS 6020

Cultural Space of The Central Part of Vietnam

2

10

10

10

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

IVS 6013

 

11

IVS 6021

Cultural Space of The Mekong River Delta

2

10

10

10

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

IVS 6013

 

12

IVS 6022

Contemporary Vietnamese Political System

2

15

0

15

IVS 6011

IVS 6012

IVS 6004

 

II

PART 2. Specialized courses, Specialized lectures And Overview Essay

II.1

Specialized courses

8

 

 

 

 

II.1.1

Compulsory courses

6

 

 

 

 

13

IVS 8001

Applied Interdisciplinary Approach and Area Studies in Vietnamese Studies

2

10

0

20

 

14

IVS 8002

Trends of Vietnamese Studies in Vietnam and in the world

2

10

0

20

IVS 8001

15

IVS 8003

Vietnam: Integration and Development

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

II.1.2

Elective courses

2/6

 

 

 

 

16

IVS 8008

Fundamental issues of Hanoi Studies

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

17

IVS 8011

Sustainable Development of economic regions in Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

18

IVS 8005

Issues of Zoning and Territorial Organization in Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

II.2

Advanced academic foreign language

4

 

 

 

 

19

ENG8001

Advanced Academic English

4

0

0

60

 

II.3

Specialized lectures

4/6

 

 

 

 

20

IVS 8006

The Relationship between Traditional and Contemporary Aspects in Urban and Rural Development of Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

21

IVS 8007

Human-Environment Interaction of Vietnam in the Context of Global Change

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

22

IVS 8009

Issues of Cultural Zoning and Language/Dialect Zoning in Vietnam

2

10

0

20

IVS 8002

IVS 8001

II.4

Literature review

2

 

 

 

 

26

IVS 8004

Literature review

2

0

0

30

 

III

PART 3. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (Doctoral student must develop a research plan, then implement the plan and publish articles related to PhD dissertation in professional journals under the guidance of instructors)

IV

PART 4. DISSERTATION

27

 

Dissertation

70

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

107

 

 

 

 

                       

 

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