Doctoral School of Literary Studies (with Scholarship for EU-students)

Title

Doctoral School of Literary Studies (with Scholarship for EU-students)

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Type

Degree program

Level

Doctoral

Accreditation number

MAB 2017/6/IX/4/2/1073

Language

English

Duration

4+4 semesters (2+2 years)

ECTS credits

240

Minimum number of students

1

Maximum number of students

10

Short description

Aims of the programs: to prepare students for obtaining their PhD degree through acquisition of latest research methodologies, participation in conferences and teaching expertise in higher education.

The Doctoral School of Literary Studies offers doctoral studies in the following fields:

  • American Studies
  • Dutch Studies
  • Folklore Studies
  • French Literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the Present
  • French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment
  • Gender in English and American Literature and Culture
  • General Literary Studies
  • Hungarian and Comparative Folklore
  • Italian Literary and Cultural Studies
  • Library Studies
  • Literary Theory and Cultural Studies
  • Medieval and Early Modern English Literature and Culture
  • Modern English and American Literature and Culture
  • Russian Literature and Culture between East and West
  • Russian Literature and Literary Studies: a Comparative Approach
  • Slavic Literatures
  • Textual Analysis of the Works and Precedents of Contemporary Latin-American Prose Fiction
  • The Folklore and Literature of the Uralic Peoples
  • The Hungarian and European Renaissance
  • The Hungarian Baroque

Topics offered

More information

Strength of program

The Doctoral School of Literary Studies coordinates 28 programs from the whole spectrum of Literary Studies, with 196 professors offering classes, and 75 announcers of research topics in English and Hungarian.

Main aims of the doctoral school are to prepare students for obtaining the doctoral (PhD) degree through helping them to gain mastery in scholarly research and writing, encouraging their conference participation, and creating the opportunity for them to take part in the various activities of the home-department.

PROGRAMS OF THE DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF LITERARY STUDIES:

  • Literary Theory and Cultural Studies
  • Comparative Literature
  • The Hungarian and European Renaissance
  • The Hungarian Baroque V. The Hungarian and European Enlightenment
  • Romanticism VII. Late Romantic and Early Modern Hungarian Literature
  • Hungarian Modernism IX. Hungarian Literature after 1945
  • The Folklore and Literature of the Uralic People
  • Library Studies
  • Hungarian and Comparative Folklore
  • Medieval and Early Modern English Literature and Culture
  • Modern English and American Literature and Culture
  • Gender in English and American Literature and Culture
  • American Studies
  • French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment
  • French Literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the Present
  • Portuguese Literatures: History of Prose Fiction
  • Italian Literary and Cultural Studies
  • Textual Analysis of the Works and Precedents of Contemporary Latin-American Prose Fiction
  • Russian Literature and Literary Studies: a Comparative Approach
  • Russian Literature and Culture between East and West
  • Slavic Literature
  • Studies in German Literatures and Cultures
  • Dutch Studies 
  • Scandinavian Studies
Career opportunities

Having a doctoral degree from the various fields of literary studies, like Literary Theory and Cultural Studies,  Comparative Literature,  Hungarian and European Renaissance,  Hungarian Baroque,  The Hungarian and European Enlightenment,  Romanticism, Late Romantic and Early Modern Hungarian Literature,  Hungarian Modernism,  Hungarian Literature after 1945,  Folklore and Literature of the Uralic Peoples,  Library Studies,  Hungarian and Comparative Folklore,  Medieval and Early Modern English Literature and Culture,  Modern English and American Literature and Culture,  Gender in English and American Literature and Culture,  American Studies,  French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment,  French Literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the Present, Portuguese Literatures: History of Prose Fiction, Italian Literary and Cultural Studies,  Textual Analysis of the Works and Precedents of Contemporary Latin-American Prose, Fiction,  Russian Literature and Literary Studies: a Comparative Approach,  Russian Literature and Culture between East and West,  Slavic Literatures,  Studies in German Literatures and Cultures,  Dutch Studies,  Scandinavian Studies, prepares the students for high quality academic work, with special skills in languages and literary history, such as trains them to teach at university, and gives experiences in scholarly project work.

Job examples

Scholar, Academic researcher, Teacher in high education, Lecturer, Lector, Editor, Translator etc.

EU/EEA students
non-EU/EEA students
Tuition fee/semester

-

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

Application fee

9000 HUF (~30 EUR)

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

Registration fee

-

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

Other costs

-

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

non-EU/EEA students
Tuition fee/semester

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

Application fee

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

Registration fee

This scholarship is available for EU students only.

Other costs

This scholarship is available for EU students only.


Offered for the next academic year

Yes

Start program

09, Sep, 2019

Deadline for applications - September intake

17, May, 2019

Is there a February intake

No


Documents to submit with application
Document Comment
Master degree with a minimum "qualification "good"
Certification of language competence  
CV  
Research plan approved by the supervisor
List of publications if available
Certification of clean criminal record  
Further comments (if needed)

Admitted PhD students receive a scholarship from the Hungarian Government for the living costs during their PhD studies at ELTE, which is: 
140 000 HUF (~435 EUR) in the first and second year
180 000 HUF (~560 EUR) in the third and fourth year

Application procedure

Applications can be accepted for the topics offered by the supervisors of the doctoral schools (to be published on the website of the Faculty)

The applicants will be interviewed by an admission committee (entrance examination). In this interview, they will be asked about previous university achievements, th individual research plan and the scientific competence in the field of interest.

Approximate date of the interviews: 3 June 2019 - 21 June 2019

The Faculty's doctoral council decides of acceptance or rejection on the grounds of the admission committee’s reports prepared following the interview.

Approximate date of the decision: 1-19 July 2019

The decision regarding admission or rejection will be sent by post by the Department of Doctoral and Academic Affairs.

The admission resolution does not create a student status in itself, only the personal enrolment at the University establishes the student status. Before sending the application, please contact the head of the doctoral training program in the frame of which you wish to study.

Length of the programs: 4 years (8 semesters) + 1 year for submitting the dissertation

Credit points to be obtained: 240.

Years 1 and 2 (Semesters 1-4): doctoral training (courses) and research. The aims of the courses are to deepen the students’ knowledge in their special field of study, to endow them with the research methodology needed for an academic career, and to develop their qualities as teachers and researchers.

At the end of Semester 4, the doctoral students must take a comprehensive exam. When successful, the students can proceed to Semesters 5-8 (research and dissertation).

Accepted topics: https://www.btk.elte.hu/en/dstore/document/223/ITDI_2019_ENG.pdf

Program coordinator

Department of Doctoral and Academic Affairs
Ms. Mónika MARLYIN
Tel:+36 1-485-5200/5457
E-mail: marlyin.monika@btk.elte.hu

Web: https://btk.elte.hu/en/phd/application

Faculty of Humanities

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