4 PhD programmes in Literature in Spain
Romance Languages and Cultures
The PhD in Romance Languages and Cultures at the Autonomous University of Barcelona aims to culminate in doctoral theses that have as their object of study metalinguistics or linguistics applied to productions in at least one Romance language, in contrast to or in combination with other languages (obviously including other Romance languages).
Advanced English Studies - Linguistics, Literature and Culture Studies
The Interuniversity Programme in Advanced English Studies - Linguistics, Literature and Culture Studies run by the Universities of Santiago de Compostela (USC), University of A Coruña (UDC) and Vigo (UVigo), in Galicia (Northwestern Spain), is an accredited programme which meets the high standards of excellence of the European System of Higher Education.
Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies
The PhD in Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies is the continuation of a PhD of the same name, the result of a fusion of two long running programmes at the Autonomous University of Barcelona: the PhD in Catalan Language and Literature and the PhD in Theatre Studies.
Literary Theory and Comparative Literature
This PhD course in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at the Autonomous University of Barcelona aims to facilitate and offer tutoring in research in different areas of literary theory (and practice) and the most recent methods of its application in comparative literature.