German and Comparative Literature PhD is an undergraduate degree at University of Kent, based in Canterbury, taught full-time over 3 years.
About this course
A PhD in German and Comparative Literature enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication. Over the duration of the PhD, you produce an original piece of research of up to 100,000 words, in English or in German. Current theses being written between the departments of German and Comparative Literature include a comparison of W.G. Sebald and Orhan Pamuk as ‘marginal’ writers, and a study of post-Holocaust and post-colonial ‘trauma’ discourses.
Study Options
This course is available in 2 study options:
Duration: 5 Years
Qualification: PhD
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: PhD
Location: Canterbury
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Canterbury
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Languages
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ