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Hispanic Studies - PhD

University of Kent

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Canterbury Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    11-JAN-27

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

A PhD in Hispanic Studies enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.

Overview:

A PhD, also known as a doctorate, is a requirement for a career as an academic or researcher. In addition, it has become a qualification valued by many employers who recognise the skills and commitment a PhD requires. Employers also recognise that a PhD indicates excellent research capabilities, discipline and communication skills. Over the duration of the PhD, you produce an original piece of research of up to 100,000 words, in English or Spanish. Current research students are working on topics such as Spanish film legislation, contemporary Spanish film cultures, and the voluntary sterilisation campaigns under Alberto Fujimori’s government in Peru. Previous research theses have included work the translation of culture-bound elements found in Catalan films.

The main areas of research in the areas of Peninsular Studies (Spain) and Latin American Studies in the Department are in popular culture and subcultures in Spain Spanish cultural studies and film studies state formation and political culture in the Andes from the end of the colonial period military culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in South America Mexico, Cuba and the Caribbean in the 20th and 21st centuries and, the intersection of market forces and articulations of national identity, especially in the contexts of tourism and nation branding.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 19,300per year

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University information

University of Kent

University of Kent

  • University League Table

    49th

  • Campus address

    University of Kent, Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Iberian Languages

    39th out of 42 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 220
    114 52%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    62.0 62%

    37th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    25th

    6

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