PhD in British, Irish, and American Literatures in English

At the University Pécs you may study British, Irish and American literatures in English at PhD level. The newly registered program brings together collegial expertise at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to provide students with the appropriate background in literary history and theory, cultural studies as well as in the fields of British, Irish and American Literatures to provide students with the required courses and tutoring to work towards a PhD completed in eight semesters or four years. The core curriculum is supplemented by a component of individual research and other scholarly and educational activities throughout. Students are required to take a comprehensive exam related to their studies and research, and submit and publicly defend a dissertation at the Doctoral School of Literary Studies at Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, University of Pécs.

Head of program: Dr. László B. Sári


Degree
PhD in British, Irish, and American Literatures in English
Duration of Training
4 years (8 semesters)

Language
English
Intake
Fall

Deadline of Application

Next Starting Date
Fees
Tuition fee: EUR 3,500 /sem.
Application fee: EUR 200
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  • Application procedure
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The Program comprises two phases, the first of which consisting of three modules: core curriculum courses in the fields of literary theory, cultural studies and literary history stretching over the first three semesters; teaching, tutoring, mentoring and other department-related activities (second and third semesters); individual research for the thesis (continuous) and revision for the final exam (fourth semester). Having earned the required credits and passed the final exam, students enter the second phase, wherein they are required to finish their theses with the help of their supervisors, and submit it in two years after their final exam. The program is thus divided into two years of course-
 work and two years of research and writing, with tutors helping candidates all along on their way towards receiving their PhDs. As the faculty have different areas of expertise, we support individual research with a variety of focus in the fields of British, Irish and American literatures in English. In order to find out about what we teach and do research in, please check our webpage at the University of Pécs.
 

Discipline
Human and Social Sciences
Academic Level/Type
PhD

For a successful application please follow the steps below:

  1. To apply, click on the Apply Now button, and start your application.
  2. Register on our application site, fill the application form, upload the necessary documents and submit your application!
  3. After you have submitted your application, you are going to receive information on the further steps.
  4. If we received your application fee, we are going to start the evaluation of your application.

 

MS Teams interview for applicants: 

The interview will take approximately 10-20 minutes. The main purpose of the interview is to evaluate applicants' English language proficiency, communication skills, and ability to express their academic background knowledge, interests, and motivations. It also offers applicants an opportunity to discuss their academic and professional goals with the admission committee.  

General Entry Requirements
For the general entry requirements, please visit this page.

The applicant has to submit the following documents by uploading them to the online application portal of the University of Pécs:

  • Certified and translated postgraduate diploma (or higher) (MA or MSc in a relevant field) - with transcript of records
  • Applicants who are still conducting their studies at the time of application must submit an official letter from their institution indicating the date of graduation. Students cannot enroll at the Program until they have successfully completed their studies at the Master's level.
  • Preliminary Research Proposal: A 3000-3500 characters long written statement of the research design that includes an explanation of the purpose of the study and outlines the research methodology
  • You can find useful information here
  • It should consist of the following parts:
    • The intended title of the dissertation 
    • The aim of the underlying research as well as the clearly stated motivation for the research 
    • Literature review, i.e. review of the state of the art in the literature 
    • List of references 
  • CV in English
  • Motivation letter (introduction plus field of interest, etc.) in 3000 to 3500 characters.
  • Copy of valid passport or national ID
  • Medical certificate, (please fill the document and attach the serologic test results)
    • vaccination card (showing that you are immunized against HEP B)
    • HEP A/B/C test*
    • HIV test*
    • Chest X-ray: Please attach the chest’s X-ray result (not the film!) in English/Hungarian! (not older than 3 months)
  • Transfer receipt of the EUR 140 application fee
  • In case of PhD in British, Irish, and American Literatures in English study program we require C1 level of English language knowledge.
     
  • Acceptable online language exams:
    • IELTS Indicator from score 7.0
    • Oxford Online Placement Test: 81 points
  • Official copy of the following language exam certificates:
  • Admission interview (via MS Teams)

*Please note: tests have to be taken within a year!

**Applicants are exempt from the language examination requirement if they meet the following criteria:

  • If the applicant holds a MA degree in English/ American Studies BA major and has an English proficiency (MOI) certificate issued by the Registrar's Office of the applicant's previous university

 

Applicants who are still conducting their studies at the time of application must submit an official letter from their institution indicating the date of graduation. Students cannot enroll at the Program until they have successfully completed their studies at the Bachelors's level.


 

Literary History
Cultural Studies
Individual Research
Teaching, Tutoring and Mentoring, & Other Department-Related Activities

Program-related questions:
László B. SÁRI PhD
Head of the program
Email:sari.laszlo@pte.hu
Phone: 00 36 30 364 0841 (Roberta Nagy)ű

Admission-related questions:
Ms. Vanda BŐCZIN-SIRKECI
international coordinator
Phone: + 36 72 501 600/64127; +36 30 186 1686
E-mail: foreign.humanities@pte.hu
English website of the Faculty