The Masters (by research) is a PhD in miniature. You select a topic, in consultation with a prospective supervisor, and over the course of a year’s full-time registration, you gather materials, read reference works you have located yourself or which have been recommended to you by your supervisor, hone your thoughts and your focus, and in the end, produce a thesis of about 30,000 words in length. You can write in English, Spanish or Portuguese. In the initial stages, your supervisor will send you to a series of Graduate School research preparation courses. Throughout the year, he/she will help you to develop those research skills appropriate to your discipline and type of investigation. You will be expected to attend all departmental research seminars and special lectures, to broaden your horizons. You will also be asked to contribute to the end-of-year Postgraduate Forum with a mini-presentation of your own.
Download the MA Spanish and Latin American Studies (by research) leaflet for more information.
Duration 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
This programme gives students the opportunity to study two modern languages at Masters level. It is ideal for candidates who hope subsequently to register on a research degree programme. Students undertake a training course in research methodology and presentation and two courses of supervised guided reading in agreed fields of study within the School of Cultures, Landuages and Area Studies, leading to the preparation of a dissertation of 30,000 words. Applicants will normally hold a degree in the two modern languages to be studied at Masters level.
Download the MA in Modern Languages (by research) leaflet for more information.
At the end of three years’ full-time registration, plus one year optional writing-up, you will have written a thesis of between 80,000-100,000 words, in English, Spanish or Portuguese, on a topic which makes a significant contribution to the sum of knowledge on the Hispanic or Lusophone worlds. You will normally have completed a research-preparation masters degree in a related discipline. You will have agreed your research topic with a main supervisor before you start. You will be given a second supervisor, whose field of expertise complements that of your main supervisor, when you begin. You will work with this team closely for the duration of your study. You will also be welcome to consult any other member of the Department whose research seems of relevance to your own work. You will attend all departmental research seminars and special lectures and deliver at least one paper of your own each year, usually at the annual Postgraduate Forum. If there are areas of research methodology which need to be addressed, you will be invited to attend relevant courses offered by the Graduate School or your supervisor will advise you. During your time with us, you will be considered a fully-paid-up member of the research community, with the right to contribute to debate, start-up research initiatives and attend national and international conferences, when and as your supervisor deems appropriate. Our research community is very strong and full of strong-minded people. It should be a very rewarding journey.
Download the Hispanic and Latin American MPhil and PhD leaflet for more information.
The Masters (by research) is a PhD in miniature. You select a topic, in consultation with a prospective supervisor, and over the course of a year’s full time registration, you gather materials, read reference works you have located yourself or which have been recommended to you by your supervisor, hone your thoughts and your focus, and in the end, produce a thesis of about 30,000 words in length. You can write in English, Spanish or Portuguese. In the initial stages, your supervisor will send you to a series of Graduate School research preparation courses. Throughout the year, he/she will help you to develop those research skills appropriate to your discipline and type of investigation. You will be expected to attend all departmental research seminars and special lectures, to broaden your horizons. You will also be asked to contribute to the end-of-year Postgraduate Forum with a mini-presentation of your own.
Download the
MA in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies (by research) leaflet for more information.
At the end of three years’ full-time registration, plus one year optional writing-up, you will have written a thesis of between 80,000-100,000 words, in English, Spanish or Portuguese, on a topic which makes a significant contribution to the sum of knowledge on the Hispanic or Lusophone worlds. You will normally have completed a research-preparation masters degree in a related discipline. You will have agreed your research topic with a main supervisor before you start. You will be given a second supervisor, whose field of expertise complements that of your main supervisor, when you begin. You will work with this team closely for the duration of your study. You will also be welcome to consult any other member of the Department whose research seems of relevance to your own work. You will attend all departmental research seminars and special lectures and deliver at least one paper of your own each year, usually at the annual Postgraduate Forum. If there are areas of research methodology which need to be addressed, you will be invited to attend relevant courses offered by the Graduate School or your supervisor will advise you. During your time with us, you will be considered a fully-paid-up member of the research community, with the right to contribute to debate, start-up research initiatives and attend national and international conferences, when and as your supervisor deems appropriate. Our research community is very strong and full of strong-minded people. It should be a very rewarding journey.
Download the Portuguese and Lusophone Studies MPhil and PhD leaflet for more information.