Overview

Key facts:

In the Languages, Literatures and Cultures programme from Royal Holloway University of London, you will also have access to all of our facilities and postgraduate support, including exciting Research Forum events, our postgraduate reading group Glossa and skills training designed to ensure that you will be successful both during and after your PhD.

What’s more, Royal Holloway is ideally situated for the libraries, talks and facilities that London has to offer, including the British Library and the Institute of Modern Languages Research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

French and Francophone literature, film, culture and visual arts.

German literature, film, culture and visual arts.

History of art and visual culture.

Italian literature, film, culture and visual arts.

Spanish and Latin American literature, film, culture and visual arts.

Translation Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

You may need to secure a supervisor to apply for your research project, then apply using the application form Royal Holloway Direct.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies View 162 other PhDs in Language Studies in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

a brief research proposal (if required)

academic transcripts

English language qualifications, if your first language is not English

an academic reference

resume or CV (if available) to show published work and any industrial experience.

Tuition Fee

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International

23400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 23400 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

23400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 23400 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

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