Overview

The teaching staff cover knowledge from the great Latin and Greek traditions and their renewal through the Renaissance and Baroque periods to contemporary fields such as gender studies, feminism and cultural studies and fantasy and science fiction.

Professional opportunities

This PhD programme in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at the Autonomous University of Barcelona provides the following principal career options:

Research and teaching in higher education of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature
Editing
Consultancy services in the area of literary theory and comparative literature
Teaching in public or private education centres (secondary schools and universities)
Teaching in adult-education centres
Publishing (production, correction, translation, dictionary-writing)
Literary theory and criticism
Literary promotion and advisory services for literary agencies
Research (universities, research institutes specialising in comparative literature, archives and libraries)
Cultural management
The information society (writing and collaborating with the press, publishing of web content for companies, etc)
Digital humanities and applications of new technologies

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Comparative Literature: Thematological Studies and Reception Studies
Gender and Sexuality
Gender Theory and Practice
Literature and Other Arts
Studies on Rhetoric and Literary Criticism
Studies on the Fantastic

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

Pre-registration deadlines: 31 July, 28 November

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Literature View 4 other PhDs in Literature 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

Certification or academic record of the Degree or the Spanish or foreign degree
Certification or academic record of the Master's Degree / Doctoral Program
Certification or academic record of the DEA or the Research Proficiency
Motivation letter
Research project or plan
DNI / Passport
Curriculum vitae
Reference letters
Document of acceptance of the academic tutor
Document of acceptance of the thesis supervisor
If the thesis supervisor is external to the UAB, CV of the thesis supervisor with investigative merits: doctor's degree, publications, research projects, congresses
Language level accreditation
Accreditation of courses on quantitative and / or qualitative methodological techniques

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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

763 EUR / year

≈ 763 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

763 EUR / year

≈ 763 EUR / year

Additional Details

If your access qualification for the PhD is from within Spain the price is €545.

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

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