PhD, MPhil, MRes Modern languages
ApplyResearch opportunities
We have full-time staff in French, Italian, Spanish and Translation studies who can offer you great expertise and supervision in your area of research.
You'll be based in our Graduate School where you'll join our current research students working across many disciplines.
You can study an MPhil over one year or a PhD over the course of three years.
You can carry out your degree in any of our research areas:
- Culture in France (including Francophone West African Culture), Italy, Latin America and Spain (19th and 20th century)
- Women’s Writers and Readers
- 19th and 20th-century History (particularly the Second World War)
- Intellectual History
- Translation Studies
MRes
Our MRes degree is available in:
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
Fees & funding
All fees quoted are per academic year unless otherwise stated.
Entrants may be subject to a small fee during the writing up period.
| Scotland | £4,500 |
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| England, Wales & Northern Ireland | £4,500 |
| International | £14,800 |
| Funding | Have a look at out our scholarship search for any funding opportunities available. |
| Postgraduate research opportunities | Search for all funded and non-funded postgraduate research opportunities. |
Please note: the fees shown are annual and may be subject to an increase each year.
Dean's International Excellence Awards: Humanities and Social Science
To recognise academic achievement, the Dean's International Excellence Award - Postgraduate Taught offers all qualified international postgraduate students pursuing a Masters a merit based scholarship of £4,000 towards the first year of tuition fees of a full-time Masters, EdD Education or 1 year MRes programme in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Our research
Our multidisciplinary research in modern languages (French, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin) investigates questions of representations, interpretations and transmissions in film, fiction, journalism, opera, print media, theatre, philosophy and translation.
Our main areas of research include:
- literature and intellectual history
- exile, trauma and wellbeing
- women writers, performers and audiences
- translating people, cultures and heritages
Within these areas, we have ongoing research projects which involve working closely with a range of external partners.
Supervisors
| Name | Areas of expertise |
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French |
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| Alan Morris |
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| Karine Varley |
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| Caroline Verdier |
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| David Murphy |
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| Sharon Deane Cox |
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Italian |
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| Philip Cooke |
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| Katharine Mitchell |
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| Paul Hare |
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Spanish |
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| Beatriz Caballero-Rodriguez |
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| Jesus Rodero |
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Mandarin |
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Support & development
The Graduate School
The Graduate School is a friendly and supportive study environment for research students studying subjects within Humanities & Social Sciences.
Our staff will support you through your studies and you'll become part of a community of students who get involved with our workshops, seminars and competitions.
Postgraduate Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PgCert RPD) for MPhil/MRes
Our PgCert RPD programme aims to ensure you get the most out of your current research activities at Strathclyde and helps you prepare for your future career as a researcher.
We'll help you recognise and develop your transferrable skills that'll have a positive impact on your research, now and in the future.
Careers
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Postgraduate research at the Strathclyde Doctoral School
The Strathclyde Doctoral School provides a vibrant and comprehensive student-centred research and training environment in order to grow and support current and future research talent. The School encompasses our four faculties and is committed to enriching the student experience, intensifying research outputs and opportunities, and ensuring training is at the highest level. As a postgraduate researcher, you'll automatically become a member of the Strathclyde Doctoral School.
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How to applyApply
Entry requirements
You normally require to have a first-class or upper second-class UK Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Spanish, French or Italian.
The application
During the application you'll be asked for the following:
- your full contact details
- transcripts and certificates of all degrees
- proof of English language proficiency if English isn't your first language
- two references, one of which must be academic
- funding or scholarship information
- research proposal of 250 to 1,000 words in length, detailing the subject area and topic to be investigated
By filling these details out as fully as possible, you'll avoid any delay to your application being processed by the University.
Supervisors
You'll need to identify your research supervisor before you finalise your application, preferably as soon as possible. When you've identified a potential supervisor, based upon how well your research interests match theirs, drop them an email to introduce yourself.In the email, make sure you attach a draft of your research proposal along with a copy of your CV. Don't worry about how rough your research proposal may be at this stage – you'll have help from the School of Humanities to refine it.
If your chosen supervisor is unavailable to work with you, they'll confirm this and nominate a potential second supervisor. As soon as a second supervisor is confirmed, an offer of study will be sent to you through Pegasus, our online application system.
When you accept our offer, you'll receive a full offer in writing via the email address you provide.
Accepting an offer
When you've accepted our offer, we'll need you to fulfil any academic, administrative or financial conditions that we ask.
UK or EU students
If you're applying as a UK or EU student, you'll then be issued with your registration documentation.
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