Key information
Duration:
- Full-time: 24 months (PhD: 3–4 years full-time; MPhil: 2 years full-time)
- Part-time: 36 months (PhD: 6 years part-time; MPhil: 3 years part-time)
Start dates & application deadlines: You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
It is possible to start a PhD degree at any point in the year at most academic Schools, subject to agreement with the supervisor.
Language: English
Credits: 360 alternative credits
Delivered: On Campus
Campus Location: Bangor, United Kingdom
Overview
The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. Depending on the chosen research area, students will be assigned one or two supervisors and are guaranteed full access to computing facilities (including translation memory software), library provision and all School resources including the film library.
There is a dedicated postgraduate study area within the School which students are encouraged to use as often as they can.
Completed PhD theses
PhD dissertations in Hispanic Studies successfully completed in the School of Modern Languages include:
- 2012. David Miranda-Barreiro: ‘Discovering the Big Other: Nation and Otherness in the Spanish New York Narratives’ (Awarded the First Publication Prize by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland and the Spanish Embassy).
The Hispanic Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.
Programme Structure
Research Areas
- The Spanish Nineteenth Century
- 20th- and 21st-century peninsular literature
- Gender approaches to Hispanic cultures
- Galician Studies
- Catalan Studies (with particular expertise in visual cultures, film and performing arts)
- Nations and Nationalisms in Spain
- Hispanic Cinema
- Comics in Hispanic cultures
- Travel Writing in Hispanic Contexts
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL iBT: 85
- PTE Academic: 62
- IELTS: 6.5
General requirements
- Applicants should normally have a first or upper second class honours undergraduate degree and a Masters degree in a relevant subject.
- Non-native speakers of English will normally be required to have IELTS 6.5 or above (no element below 6.0). Applications are always considered individually, and applicants are also judged on their individual merits, work experience and other relevant qualifications.
- Students with an overall score of 5.5 on the IELTS can take a summer pre-sessional course in the University’s English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS).
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 36,569 AUD / year (≈ 19,500 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,388 AUD / year (≈ 5,006 GBP / year)
Part-time Postgraduate Research tuition fee is 50% of the full-time Postgraduate Research tuition fee per annum.
Living Costs
Bangor, United Kingdom: 1,238–2,138 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.