Overview

Since the department was founded in 1968 some leading figures in Hispanic arts have occupied its classrooms, with writers such as Cristina Peri Rossi and Nobel Prize winner Nobel Mario Vargas Llosa, to leading scholars such as lecturers Sergio Beser, Alberto Blecua and Francisco Rico, the director of the Spanish Royal Academy, José Manuel Blecua, now retired but still active in the PhD programme.

Next to them, other younger lecturers, several of whom form part of leading research groups and projects, contribute to making the department, and the faculty, one of the best in Spain. (See reports in El Mundo, in 2011 and 2012 that cite it as the best). In accordance with the RD 99/2011, the programme was conceived precisely around those researchers, teams and their respective lines of research.

Programme Structure

This PhD programme provides the following principal career options:

University teaching and research into Spanish language and literature.
Editing.
Consultancy services in the area of Spanish language and literature.
Teaching in public or private education centres (secondary schools and universities).
Teaching in adult-education centres.
Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language.
Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language to immigrants.
Publishing (production, correction, translation, dictionary-writing).
Literary criticism.
Literary promotion and advisory services for literary agencies.
Research (universities, research institutes working on language studies and linguistics, archives and libraries).
Cultural management.
The information society (writing and collaborating with the press, publishing of contents for Internet companies, etc).
Language services.
Language industries and applications of new technologies.

Lecturers

Coordinator

Ramón Valdés Gázquez

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 34 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

Partially taught in English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Language Studies View 5 other PhDs in Language Studies in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates who wish to access a PhD programme must apply to the academic committee for admissions using the online application form and follow the procedure established by the coordinators or administrative managers responsible for the PhD programme for the proposal of a tutor and thesis supervisor.Languages in which the thesis may be written:Catalan, Spanish, English

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

540 EUR / year

≈ 540 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

540 EUR / year

≈ 540 EUR / year

Living costs

Barcelona

Spain

770 - 1360 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Spanish Studies.

Available Scholarships

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