Overview

This Romance Languages and Cultures programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona supports investigation of languages such as French, Italian, Portuguese, or Galician. Candidates may also engage in comparative work across additional languages, exploring connections between linguistic systems and diverse cultural contexts.

Key Facts

The academic environment offers multilingual interaction, international perspectives, and access to extensive collections of documents and specialised expertise. Participants examine topics such as language teaching, speech analysis, lexicography, literary interpretation, and the influence of historical and social phenomena on linguistic development, while preparing for professional roles in mediation, translation, consultancy, and education.

Each candidate is assigned a thesis director who ensures the validity and innovation of the research project, oversees planning, and supports its alignment with academic activities. Responsibilities include advising on methodology, organising supervision meetings, reviewing progress, assisting with research design, ensuring compliance with requirements, and supporting thesis completion, with possibilities for external or joint guidance when academically justified.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Romance Linguistics and Phonetics
Comparative Language Analysis
Literary and Cultural Studies
Lexicography and Translation
Language Teaching and Learning
Thesis Research and Supervision

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

Pre-registration deadlines: July 15, November 15

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies View 4 other PhDs in Area & Cultural 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

Bachelor’s and master’s degree in Romance languages, literature and culture, or related fields, or in areas such as natural language processing combined with Romance language studies
Equivalent qualifications with similar content may be considered
Non-native speakers must demonstrate at least B2 level in a Romance language
Statement of purpose evaluated for quality and alignment (40%)
CV and academic record assessed for relevance and consistency (40%)
Language proficiency evaluated via certificate or interview (20%)

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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

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