PhD German Studies at Bangor University

Programme overview

Research degree (PhD/MPhil) in German Studies at Bangor University, studied full-time or part-time on campus. Students are assigned one or two supervisors depending on the research area and have full access to computing facilities including translation memory software, library provision and School resources including the film library. A dedicated postgraduate study area is available within the School.

Department: School of Modern Languages | Duration: PhD: 3-4 years full-time or 6 years part-time; MPhil: 2 years full-time or 3 years part-time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Independent research supervised in areas such as contemporary Austrian literature, post-war German poetry, East German history, society and politics, memory in contemporary Germany, German Romanticism, nineteenth-century women's writing and German critical theory in translation. Co-supervision of comparative topics within the School is possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have a first or upper second class honours undergraduate degree and a Masters degree in a relevant subject. Applications are considered individually, with applicants also judged on individual merits, work experience and other relevant qualifications. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.5 or above with no element below 6.0; applicants with an overall IELTS 5.5 can take a summer pre-sessional course in the English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS).

Duration: 2-6 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply

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