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PhD Literary Studies (Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies, FSGS) at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Structured doctoral programme in comparative literary studies. Research projects address comparative questions across regions and periods; an international research stay is an integral part.

Faculty: Department of Philosophy and Humanities  |  Department: Dahlem Research School  |  Duration: 3 years (180 CP)  |  Study mode: full-time; German/English; Promotion (doctorate)  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

180 CP: dissertation work (151 CP), three interdisciplinary seminars (15 CP) from Literature as Textual Practice, Literature from a Transnational Perspective, Literature and Knowledge, and Literature, (Inter)Mediality and the Arts, transferable skills (8 CP) and three annual research colloquia (6 CP).

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Entry requirements

Master's degree or equivalent in a philological field relevant to the school. Very good German and English: C1 CEFR in one language and B2 in the other. Seminars and colloquia are mainly in German; dissertations may be in German or English.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 3 years (180 CP)

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