Research degrees in Modern Languages and Cultures
About the PhD programme
Research in Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) contributed fully to QMUL’s strong performance in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (the latest in the series of national evaluations of research in UK universities), as part of Modern Languages and Linguistics (with a 3.36 GPA)
We also have strong connections with external research centres, groups and institutions, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Ramon Llull Institute (Catalan Studies), the Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language, and the University of London’s Institute of Modern Languages Research.
Many of the research staff in MLC have held leadership roles in professional organizations associations. MLC also benefits from the active involvement of a number of associated scholars, including Honorary and Visiting Research Fellows.
Research Areas
MLC hosts or contributes to a number of flourishing Centres:
- Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations
- Centre for Catalan Studies
- Centre for Film & Ethics
- Centre for Childhood Cultures
- Centre for the Study of the Nineteenth Century and its Legacies
- Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Centre for the History of Emotions
- Centre for the Study of Migration
For more information please see our Departmental Research web-page and the information about research given in the Department’s PhD programme web-page.
The application process
As a PhD student in Modern Languages and Cultures you will be registered for one of the following doctoral degree programmes:
- PhD in German Studies
- PhD in French Studies
- PhD in Russian Studies
- PhD in Hispanic Studies
- PhD in Translation and Adaptation Studies (including practice-led pathway)
- PhD in Visual Cultures
Applicants to one of these PhD programmes are expected to contact a member of staff with interest in research areas relevant to your proposed topic area to discuss your research proposal and gain their agreement to act as your doctoral supervisor prior to making a formal application. Information about each PhD pathway and the related areas of research and supervisory staff can be found on the PhD web-page.
Further information both on the areas of research the Department offers, and which academic staff cover each specific area can be found on the Department’s Research Group web-pages. Your application must be accompanied by a research proposal outlining the aims and academic context of the research.
PhD students normally begin their studies in September/October. There are no set deadlines for applying for a research degree, but we would recommend you apply no later than June. However, if you are applying for a funded place you will need to submit by the funding deadline - please see the further information section below for information about our funding awards and their deadlines. Full- and part-time study is available.
Please select both the specific PhD programme you wish to study and the entry point from the options given below for either full-time or part-time study to access the on-line PhD application system.
Contact
For information about the PhD programmes offered by Modern Languages and Cultures, please contact:
Postgraduate Research Lead in Modern Languages – Dr Elena Carrera e.carrera@qmul.ac.uk
Or
The Postgraduate Research Administrator, at sta-pgr@qmul.ac.uk
Further Information
If you are interested in the PhD programmes at the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures please visit the PhD web-page for more information on how to apply, entry requirements, the application documentation required and how to identify a supervisor.