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The PhD in Applied Economics is a four-year doctoral programme emphasising original research in applied economics. It supports career development in academic or professional research contexts.

Business & Economics

A three-year English-taught PhD in Applied Economics delivered by the Jinhe Center for Economic Research at Xi'an Jiaotong University, focusing on economic theory and empirical analysis for careers in academia, government, and industry.

Business & Economics

A four-year, English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics at Ocean University China OUC in Qingdao, involving original research guided by faculty supervisors.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics at Southwest University in Chongqing, grounded in mathematical modelling and its practical applications, supporting original research for academic, industrial, and research careers.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics at Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, China, developing advanced mathematical theory and its application to real-world problems in engineering, finance, and data analysis.

Natural Sciences

This English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics specialises in Cryptography. It emphasises both theoretical foundations and practical applications in cryptographic systems.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught doctoral programme in Applied Mathematics. Candidates develop and investigate mathematical models and methods applicable to scientific, industrial, or societal problems.

Natural Sciences

Beihang University delivers a four-year English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics. Students undertake original mathematical research with faculty mentorship.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics at Sichuan University, specialising in Nonlinear Analysis and its Application. Candidates develop original research under faculty supervision.

Natural Sciences

The four-year English-taught PhD in Applied Mathematics develops expertise in mathematical modelling, analysis, and computation. It balances theoretical foundations with applications across science and engineering, requiring original research output.

Natural Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD combining applied mathematics with energy-related data science, covering modelling, statistical inference, and computational methods for energy systems analysis.

Natural Sciences

The three-year English-taught PhD in Applied Meteorology at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology involves supervised original research addressing real-world meteorological applications.

Environmental Science

The PhD in Applied Psychology is a four-year English-taught programme that investigates psychological principles through applied research. Students develop original work relevant to academic inquiry, clinical-adjacent research settings, and professional practice contexts.

Social Sciences

A four-year English-taught PhD in Aquaculture at Ocean University of China, Qingdao, addressing sustainable aquaculture, marine resource management, and environmental impact assessment, drawing on the university’s fisheries and marine sciences expertise.

Agriculture & Food

The PhD in Aquaculture is a four-year English-taught doctoral programme based in the College of Life Sciences, focusing on aquaculture research under faculty supervision.

Agriculture & Food

Ningbo University offers a four-year English-taught PhD in Aquaculture, where candidates conduct original research under faculty supervision.

Agriculture & Food

The three-year PhD in Aquaculture focuses on sustainable aquaculture systems, aquatic ecosystems, and research methodology. It supports career development in academia, industry, and environmental policy.

Agriculture & Food

A four-year English-taught PhD in Aquatic Biology at Ocean University of China in Qingdao. Candidates conduct original research under faculty supervision.

Natural Sciences

Hebei Normal University runs a four-year English-language PhD in Archaeology, centred on original research directed by faculty members.

Humanities

A four-year English-taught PhD in Archaeology at Sichuan University in Chengdu, encompassing archaeological theory, methodology, fieldwork practice, and data analysis, with original research aligned to academic, cultural heritage, and consultancy careers.

Humanities

A three-year PhD in Architecture focusing on architectural theory, sustainable design practice, and research-driven learning. It supports career pathways in academic and professional architecture contexts.

Architecture

The PhD in Architecture is a four-year English-taught programme focusing on advanced research and design in architecture. It addresses current issues through sustainable design, urban planning, and architectural theory, using an interdisciplinary framework and supporting international academic engagement.

Architecture

A four-year English-taught PhD in Architecture at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, delivered jointly with the University of Liverpool through the Design School; supports original research in architectural design and studio education, environmental or construction technology, computer-aided design, architectural history and built heritage, or social study of the built environment; features dual supervision; awards a University of Liverpool degree recognised by China’s Ministry of Education; full-time students complete three years of research and submit the thesis within four years.

Architecture

A four-year English-taught PhD in Architecture at Tianjin University. The programme focuses on architectural theory, design methodology, and sustainable development practices.

Architecture