German (PhD, MPhil) at University of Bristol

Staff and postgraduate students in the Department of German pursue research across a diverse and dynamic spectrum of German-language studies, covering many aspects of language, linguistics, literature, culture, history, and translation, from the early modern period to the present day. We are committed to supporting a positive and collaborative research culture, developing together exciting and innovative research that helps shape, and reshape, our discipline. We offer expertise in German-language literature and culture in its national, transnational, and comparative contexts (including the novel, poetry, theatre and performance, film, visual cultures, and translation), with particular strengths in the classical age, the long 19th century, the 20th century, and the post- Wende and contemporary periods.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Modern Languages  |  Duration: MPhil: one year full-time, two years part-time. PhD: up to four years full-time, up to eight years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: January 2027, September 2027, January 2028.  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MPhil: a standalone, one-year (full-time) research degree. Students will undertake their own research project, concluding in the submission of a 25,000-word dissertation. Students may have the option to audit units from our taught master's programmes if they are relevant to their research.

Career pathways

Graduates from this programme develop a wide variety of careers, including in the cultural and heritage sectors and as academics in higher education.

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