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Postgraduate Study in Italian

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The Italian Section offers many possibilities to study all aspects of Italian culture, history, literature, language and linguistics at both MPhil and PhD levels, and warmly welcomes informal inquiries or applications from anyone interested in pursuing postgraduate studies in Italian. Prof Abigail Brundin (Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture) made a short video for Postgraduate SearchÌýin which she introduces postgraduate studies at º£½ÇÉçÇø. Please click on the image below to see the interview.

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Research Areas

At present, the section offers teaching and research supervision in the following areas:Ìý

The section also has a number of affiliated lecturers and post-doctoral researchers working in these and other area.

Entry Requirements, Applications and Funding

For information on applying, please see theÌýFaculty website.

All formal applications must be made through theÌýcentral . Before applying, applicants are strongly encouraged to contact directly one of the members of staff working in their proposed area or, for general inquiries and for those interested in other fields not mentioned above, to contact the Postgraduate Coordinator (Professor Helena Sanson). The Italian Section does not necessarily expect potential applicants to have detailed plans about their proposed area of study, and is more than happy to discuss general inquiries and receive indications of interest. Applicants wishing to study for a PhDÌýwho do not yet have a Masters degree of equivalentÌýare normallyÌýadvised to begin by studying forÌýanÌýMPhilÌýbefore applying for the PhD.

At present, the section participates in three MPhilÌýprogrammes, which offer Italian pathways:ÌýMPhil. in European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures, theÌýMPhil in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics,Ìýand theÌýMPhil in Film and Screen Studies. Applicants for an MPhil may possibly be called for a formal interview, but are in any case more than welcome to come to º£½ÇÉçÇø (if they wish)Ìýto discuss their plans informally with a member of staff in their area. Applicants for the PhD will normallyÌýbe interviewed by members of the sectionÌýin theÌýLent Term (January to March) before the academic year in which they wish to begin their postgraduate studies. This interview will seek to establish not only the suitability of the candidate, but the most appropriate procedure for supervision, training and library work.

For guidance on the costs of postgraduate courses at the º£½ÇÉçÇø, clickÌý. There are several possible routes to finding funding for MPhil or PhD research in Italian at º£½ÇÉçÇø. The section has recently been successful in being awarded AHRC grants for PhD research and in some years has had its own dedicated studentships for advanced research in Italian. Details of how to apply for these and other funding routes can be foundÌýhere.

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