Overview

About the programme

Ongoing textual critical projects in this Greek and Byzantine Studies programme at Uppsala University span over a long time period, from imperial and late antique times down to Middle- and Late Byzantine times. Work in progress includes new methods for digital textual critical publication and cataloguing medieval manuscripts.

The same kind of disciplinary width is on display in literary and linguistic studies, where research is being carried out on antique, late antique, and Byzantine material. Some projects focus on reception-esthetic aspects of antique or Byzantine material, while others border on the history of culture or the history of ideas.

Programme Structure

Research projects include:

Beyond the Garden: An Ecocritical Approach to Early Byzantine Christianity
Values and Emotions in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Literature
Archaic Shades of Beauty
Emotions in Homer
The Motherhood of Slaves and Freedwomen in Roman society
Retracing Connections: Byzantine Storyworlds in Greek, Arabic, Georgian, and Old Slavonic (c. 950 – c. 1100)
Medieval Smyrna / İzmir: The Transformation of a City and its Hinterland from Byzantine to Ottoman Times
Monks, Monarchs and a Mountain: Byzantine Narratives, Space and Politics in Translation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Prospective doctoral students apply for vacancies.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Ancient History View 6 other PhDs in Ancient History in Sweden

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:

has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 48 months.

PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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