Doctor of Philosophy in Portuguese at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

The Spanish and Portuguese Section offers undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan. It is unique in its commitment to exploring the trans-historical and cross-cultural interrelations between all these language areas and their corresponding cultural formations.

Faculty: School of Arts and Humanities | Department: Department of Spanish and Portuguese | Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 4-7 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: January 2027, October 2027, January 2028 | Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The intellectual vitality of the Section is further evidenced by a dynamic research culture of public lectures, section seminars, postgraduate workshops and conferences, all of which add to a close-knit system of postgraduate supervision and mentoring that encourages both individual and collective endeavour within the Section. In British universities, the PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) is traditionally awarded solely on the basis of a thesis, a substantial piece of writing in English that reports original research into a closely defined area of enquiry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a Masters (Distinction). Applicants should normally hold a distinction or equivalent in a master's degree and a strong honours degree in a relevant field, with clear evidence of research potential. Doctoral research for PhD programmes in French, German, Italian, Polish/Russian/Ukrainian and Spanish/Portuguese requires the study of material in the original language. English language: IELTS (Academic) 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,208 a year (2027/28). University Composition Fee (tuition) for 2027 entry; maintenance/living costs excluded. Source

International applicants: GBP 33,876 a year (2027/28). University Composition Fee (tuition) for 2027 entry; maintenance/living costs excluded. Source

Intake: January 2027, October 2027, January 2028

Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 4-7 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/mmsppdpor/apply

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