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Italian Studies PhD/MLitt/MPhil – (Ph.D.)
University of Birmingham
Centre for European Languages and Cultures| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,232 - ≈ € 12,860 (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 | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
Italian Studies has a very good record in attracting AHRC, School and Italian funding, and has a vibrant postgraduate community (research and taught). The research environment is excellent and it has one full AHRC PhD per year for the next three academic years (for entry in 2011; 2012; 2013). It is home to an annual Birmingham–Warwick postgraduate symposium and, since 2008, to a student-led Italian seminar series.
It is home to the Leopardi Centre and, currently, to a Leverhulme-funded project on populists in power and to an AHRC-funded project on Leopardi's Zibaldone. Some of our research interests are listed below.
Key facts Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time; MPhil – 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Start date: September 2011
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Research interests of staff
We welcome applications in the major areas of Italian Studies, and members of staff are always willing to discuss ideas and proposals with those who are thinking of applying. Supervision can be offered particularly in the following areas:
* Italian politics, media and cultural studies. Contact: Dr Daniele Albertazzi
Email: d.albertazzi@bham.ac.uk
* Italian film; literary and film theory; 20th-century poetry and narrative; themes of conflict; opposition; power; public and private. Contact: Dr Clodagh Brook
Head of Department
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7504
Email: c.j.brook@bham.ac.uk
* The Age of Romanticism in Italy; the reception of Dante in the 19th century; 20th-century fiction; critical theory in Italy; the relation between oral and written literature; the work of Umberto Eco. Contact: Professor Michael Caesar
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5931
Email: m.p.caesar@bham.ac.uk
* Autobiography; the work of Giacomo Leopardi; Leopardi in the European context. Contact: Dr Franco D'Intino
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5930
Email: f.dintino@bham.ac.uk
* Medieval literature and Italian diachronic linguistics.
Contact: Dr Paolo De Ventura
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5935
Email: p.deventura@bham.ac.uk
* Renaissance literature; the relation between literature and the visual arts; chivalric romance, particularly Ariosto; the concept of grazia; the debate about women in the Renaissance; contemporary women's writing. Contact: Dr Ita Mac Carthy
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5930
Email: italian@bham.ac.uk
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Ensure your qualifications meet our entry requirements for research degrees To gain admission to a research degree programme (with the exception of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD)) an applicant must comply with the following entry requirements:
* Attainment of an Honours degree (normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant subject awarded by an approved university, or
* Attainment of an alternative qualification or qualifications and/or evidence of experience judged by the University as indicative of an applicant’s potential for research and as satisfactory for the purpose of entry to a research degree programme.
In addition:
* Admission and registration for a research degree programme may be conditional on satisfactory completion of preliminary study, which may include assessment.
* In some cases you will also need to have completed a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
Please note
* Entry onto many programmes is highly competitive, therefore we consider the skills, attributes, motivation and potential for success of an individual when deciding whether to make an offer.
* Specific entry requirements are given for each programme. Any academic and professional qualifications or industrial experience you may have are normally taken into account, and in some cases form an integral part of the entrance requirements. If your qualifications are non-standard or different from the entry requirements stated in the online prospectus, please contact the relevant school or department to discuss whether your application would be considered.
* After we have received your application you may, if you live in the UK, be invited for an interview or to visit us to discuss your application.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
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