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Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies – (Ph.D.)
University of Birmingham
Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,265 - ≈ € 12,912 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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In the IAA we offer you an exceptionally wide range of opportunities across the range of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies. Given the breadth of research supervision available, we have an exceptional ability to take on ambitious research topics, and postgraduates with interdisciplinary research interests are particularly welcome.
The range of training in ancient languages on offer in the IAA is broad. Subject to programme requirements, students can access training in:
* Classical Greek and Latin
* Byzantine Greek
* Ancient Egyptian
* Languages of the Ancient Near East
We support regular student-led reading groups focusing on ancient texts. Study of German for academic purposes may also be possible (subject to availability).
We encourage you to attend conferences on subjects related to your research interests (financial support is available for research students’ expenses), and to participate in our lively interdisciplinary seminar series (some of which are run by our postgraduates).
We enable advanced research students to broaden their skills through appropriate training in teaching skills and, where possible, through offering the chance to gain experience in teaching. In addition, our annual postgraduate colloquia provide training in oral presentation skills and the professional dissemination of research within an interdisciplinary environment.
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
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We offer research degrees in all aspects of:
* Byzantine Studies
* Modern East Mediterranean History
* Modern Greek Studies
* Ottoman Studies
These degrees provide the chance to work with an expert in your subject area in order to develop a substantial research project that results in a significant dissertation (PhD: 80,000 word; MPhil: 40,000). Typically, applicants for these programmes will already have undertaken postgraduate study. These degrees have no taught components, but relevant taught modules may be attended by arrangement to develop appropriate research skills (including the study of ancient languages).
Interdisciplinary research groups (are currently working on topics including:
* The City in Antiquity (including the Mapping the Spatial Imagination project)
* Culture of the Everyday (including study of childhood, the life course, forensic and funerary archaeology, and religion)
* The Eastern Mediterranean from Late Antiquity to the Modern Day
* Landscape and Human Environment
* The Politics of the Modern Middle East
* Text and Cultural Construction (including a major project on Herodotus, and the Cuneiform Digital Palaeography Project)
For research degree applications, we encourage you to contact potential supervisors in advance of applying. Prospective students should also explore the full range of academic research interests of individual staff online at:
Research interests of staff
* Byzantine and medieval Balkan history; institutional, cultural and intellectual history.
* Byzantine studies: art, material and cultural history; gender.
* Byzantine studies: archaeology; urban and rural economy.
* Byzantine studies: numismatics.
* Byzantine studies: social, legal and literary history.
* East Mediterranean history: diplomacy, strategy, economies (19th and 20th centuries).
* Ottoman studies: social and economic history; technology; political thought.
* Modern Greek studies: literature, history and culture.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Applying to a Doctoral Research programme at Birmingham is a simple four-step process -
Step 1 - Ensure your qualifications meet our entry requirements|
Step 2 - Find a potential supervisor(s) and identify your research area|
Step 3 - Develop and submit an initial research proposal|
Step 4 - Submit your formal application
In order to undertake a programme of study here at the University, you will need to demonstrate that you have a good level of written and spoken English. You can demonstrate your level of English with IELTS, TOEFL or alternative qualifications. The sections below will tell you what grades you need in these qualifications for the subject area you want to study.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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