Italian (PhD, MPhil) at University of Bristol

The Department of Italian has a strong commitment to excellence in both teaching and research. We promote a vigorous research culture in a cooperative and positive atmosphere, which enables postgraduate research projects and the research of staff to thrive. The department pursues the study of Italian culture in an interdisciplinary context, which challenges traditional parameters of the discipline to advance knowledge in our areas of expertise.

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

Many graduates from this programme develop careers in higher education or work on high-level research projects in fields relating to their studies. Others take their in-depth understanding of historical, literary and visual cultures into a host of other professions, such as translation, journalism, publishing and the cultural industries.

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