English and American Literature, PhD

• PhD

  Degree

• English

  Language of instructions

• 4 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• Hungary, Debrecen

  Location

The Institute of English and American Studies invites graduates of universities other than the University of Debrecen to continue their studies in one of these PhD programs. Only students with a university/MA degree are accepted, based on an interview that evaluates the applicant's scholarly performance, proposed doctoral work, and general professional intelligence. Further professional conditions can be set by the university or faculty councils as well as by the doctoral program committees themselves. Doctoral students may be engaged in teaching in the undergraduate program of the University of Debrecen. The applicants of the program may choose from the following research areas: British studies, (North) American studies, Canadian studies, Australian studies, literary and cultural studies, American, British, Australian history, comparative literature, film studies, media studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies. The instructional part of this doctoral program provides students with the theoretical and historical background as well as with analytical skill necessary for the completion of their dissertation, in the disciplines and fields specified above.