PhD Italian Studies at Bangor University

Programme overview

PhD/MPhil in Italian Studies in the School of Modern Languages at Bangor University. Students are assigned one or two supervisors and have access to computing facilities including translation memory software, library provision and School resources including the film library, plus a dedicated postgraduate study area.

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 including contemporary Italian history, Italian mafias, religion and the Church, memory and trauma studies, women and Italian organised crime, cultural representation of violence, personal narrative performance, and identity and power in social interactions. 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. Non-native speakers of 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 at ELCOS.

Duration: 2-6 years

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

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