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Doctor of Philosophy specialising in Spanish at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The PhD specialising in Spanish (plan HD001SLL13, course SLL6030W) is a research degree in Spanish language and literature taken under supervision in the Spanish Language and Literature Section. It is assessed by thesis alone.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Languages and Literatures, Spanish Language and Literature Section  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Independent research on an approved Spanish-related topic under a supervisor, leading to a thesis of no more than 80,000 words.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (PhD): applicants must have the required academic background and submit an acceptable research proposal for which supervision is available. The thesis is the sole basis of examination, with a length of up to 80,000 words.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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