The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Italian Studies (three years full-time; six years part-time). The Italian Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.
Italian Studies, PhD, MPhil
- AnytimeApplication Deadline
- 36 monthsDuration
- UnknownTuition Fee16500 GBP/yearTuition Fee4330 GBP/yearTuition Fee
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Overview
The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. Depending on the chosen research area, students will be assigned one or two supervisors and are guaranteed full access to computing facilities (including translation memory software), library provision and all School resources including the film library.
There is a dedicated postgraduate study area within the School which students are encouraged to use as often as they can.
Completed PhD theses:PhD dissertations in Italian Studies successfully completed in the School of Modern Languages include: (2013) Gerwyn Owen: ‘The Jew as Dangerous Other in Early Italian Cinema, 1910–1914’. Co-supervised with Prof Nathan Abrams (SCSM).
The Italian Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.
Detailed Programme Facts
- Deadline and start date A student can apply at any time for this programme, there is no deadline. More details:
The University will accept applications throughout the year.
- Programme intensity
You can choose to do this programme part-time or full-time.
Full-time- Full-time duration 36 months
- Average part-time duration 60 months
- Intensity Flexible
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
Programme Structure
Research Areas
Our academic staff in Italian Studies can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below:
- 20th- and 21st-century Italian fiction
- Postmodernism
- Memory and history in contemporary fiction
- Representation of space and the image of the city in Italian fiction
- Representations of childhood.
Co-supervision of comparative topics within the School can also be offered.
English Language Requirements
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Minimum required score:
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Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Required score: Upper Second Class
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
General Requirements
- A good honours degree with the ability to pursue research in a chosen field.
Tuition Fee
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International Applies to you
16500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 16500 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months. -
EU/EEA Applies to you
4330 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 4330 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.
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Living costs for Bangor
- 660 - 1140 GBP/monthLiving Costs
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