University of Gothenburg
Department of Languages and Literatures
  2. Department of Languages and Literatures
  3. Doctoral Studies

Doctoral Studies

As a doctoral student at the Department of Languages and Literatures, you are part of an international research environment. The aim of our third-cycle programme is to provide in-depth knowledge in the specific language field, but also skills in research methodology and scholarly approaches.

Third-cycle subject areas

We offer third-cycle education in African languages, Arabic, English, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Romance languages, Sinology, Slavic languages and German. Within these different subjects, you can choose a specialisation that suits you, such as linguistics, general literary studies or language learning and teaching.

We also accept doctoral students in humanities specialising in educational sciences in collaboration with Graduate School CUL, a graduate school open exclusively to applicants with a teaching qualification and a degree at advanced level.

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About the programme

Doctoral education provides you with broad knowledge of the research field and specialised expertise in your thesis area. You also develop skills for a continued career in research, teaching, or other qualified professions. The programme spans four years (240 credits), mainly devoted to thesis work leading to a public defence, alongside coursework (60 credits) and seminars.

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The general study syllabi for each subject provide more information about which courses are included in the programme, the entry requirements that have to be met in order to be eligible, and the criteria that are applied when we review applications for third-cycle education.

Doctoral Studies
General syllabus for third-cycle study programmes
The syllabus describes the objectives, content and examination of the study programme.

Admission to third-cycle education

All doctoral students at the department are admitted in competition by means of regular open calls. This is also applicable to doctoral students who are funded by means of external funds from research funding bodies or external employment (known as collaborative doctoral students). Any vacancies on the doctoral programme are announced on the University of Gothenburg’s central page for calls.

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