At the University Pécs you may study British, Irish and American literatures in English at PhD level. The newly registered program brings together collegial expertise at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to provide students with the appropriate background in literary history and theory, cultural studies as well as in the fields of British, Irish and American Literatures to provide students with the required courses and tutoring to work towards a PhD completed in eight semesters or four years. The core curriculum is supplemented by a component of individual research and other scholarly and educational activities throughout. Students are required to take a comprehensive exam related to their studies and research, and submit and publicly defend a dissertation at the Doctoral School of Literary Studies at Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, University of Pécs.

Head of program: Dr. László B. Sári

Entry requirements

Postgraduate diploma (or higher) (MA or MSc in a relevant field)
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English and Hungarian.
Applicants who are still conducting their studies at the time of application must submit an official letter from their institution indicating the date of graduation. Students cannot enroll at the Program until they have successfully completed their studies at Master's level.

Language requirements:

• Duolingo online exam from score 135
• IELTS Indicator from score 7
• Official copy of the following language exam certificates:  
• TOEFL (iBT internet-based): 83 points (www.ets.org/toefl)
• TOEFL CBT: 220 (www.ets.org/toefl)
• ECL: C1 level (http://www.ecl-test.com/)
  or a written document certifying an advanced command of English

The application should contain the following:

• Preliminary Research Proposal*
• Curriculum Vitae in English
• Completed Application Form (available on the website)
• Official Copies of (Degree) Certificates
• Certified Translations in English (if originally other than Hungarian or English)
• Transcript of Records (either in Hungarian or in English)
• List of Publications (if any)

Preliminary Research Proposal*

A 10.000 to 20.000-character-long written statement of the research design that includes an explanation of the purpose of the study and outlines the research methodology.

It should consist of the following parts:

• The intended title of the dissertation
• The aim of the underlying research as well as the clearly stated motivation for the research
• Literature review, i.e. review of the state of the art in the literature
• List of references

Applicants are required to submit above documents by the deadline advertised at the Doctoral School website and at felvi.hu, and will take an interview in English conducted by the supervisors in the PhD program. Acceptance will be based on skills, aptitude and the feasibility and merits of the research.