36 monthsProgramme duration
17,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Hispanic, Catalan or Galician Studies. The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. Depending on the chosen research area, students will be assigned one or two supervisors and are guaranteed full access to computing facilities (including translation memory software), library provision and all School resources including the film library. There is a dedicated postgraduate study area within the School which students are encouraged to use as often as they can.
Research Areas Our academic staff in Hispanic Studies can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below:
Research Areas Our academic staff in Hispanic Studies can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below:
- The Spanish Nineteenth Century
- 20th- and 21st-century peninsular literature
- Gender approaches to Hispanic cultures
- Galician Studies
- Catalan Studies (with particular expertise in visual cultures, film and performing arts)
- Nations and Nationalisms in Spain
- Hispanic Cinema
- Comics in Hispanic cultures
- Travel Writing in Hispanic Contexts
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Hispanic, Catalan or Galician Studies. The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. Depending on the chosen research area, students will be assigned one or two supervisors and are guaranteed full access to computing facilities (including translation memory software), library provision and all School resources including the film library. There is a dedicated postgraduate study area within the School which students are encouraged to use as often as they can.
Research Areas Our academic staff in Hispanic Studies can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below:
Research Areas Our academic staff in Hispanic Studies can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below:
- The Spanish Nineteenth Century
- 20th- and 21st-century peninsular literature
- Gender approaches to Hispanic cultures
- Galician Studies
- Catalan Studies (with particular expertise in visual cultures, film and performing arts)
- Nations and Nationalisms in Spain
- Hispanic Cinema
- Comics in Hispanic cultures
- Travel Writing in Hispanic Contexts
Admission Requirements
6.5+
85+
62+
175+
Applicants should normally have a first or upper second class honours undergraduate degree and a Masters degree in a relevant subject.
Non-native speakers of English will normally be required to have IELTS 6.5 or above (no element below 6.0). Applications are always considered individually, and applicants are also judged on their individual merits, work experience and other relevant qualifications.
Students with an overall score of 5.5 on the IELTS can take a summer pre-sessional course in the University’s English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS).
Non-native speakers of English will normally be required to have IELTS 6.5 or above (no element below 6.0). Applications are always considered individually, and applicants are also judged on their individual merits, work experience and other relevant qualifications.
Students with an overall score of 5.5 on the IELTS can take a summer pre-sessional course in the University’s English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS).
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
4,786 GBP
International
17,500 GBP
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