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MPhil Sanskrit - 2 Years (Full-time)

MPhil Sanskrit - 4 Years (Part-time)

MSc by Research Sanskrit - 1 Year (Full-time)

MSc by Research Sanskrit - 2 Years (Part-time)

PhD Sanskrit - 3 Years (Full-time)

PhD Sanskrit - 6 Years (Part-time)

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Contact information: Graduate School Administrator
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 4114
Email: llc.postgrad@ed.ac.uk; Address: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
12th Floor, David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9JX

Entry requirements

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Research profile

Edinburgh is one of only four British universities which offer advanced postgraduate supervision in classical Indian languages (Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali), literatures and religions.

The Sanskrit section offers supervision at both MPhil and PhD level in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali language and literature as well as classical Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.

In the most recent UK-wide Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) Asian Studies was awarded a 5.

The Sanskrit section is affiliated to the Centre for South Asian Studies.

Staff and student numbers

Staff: two, students: three.

Training and support

The MPhil and PhD degrees are taught by supervision only. Students are encouraged to attend any relevant undergraduate course.

Funding

Please see Scholarships and Student Funding Services for information about funding opportunities:

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Further Information

This article was published on Apr 25, 2013