Italian Studies

The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in Italian Studies. 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. Research Areas Our academic staff in Italian Studies can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below: Contemporary Italian History Italian mafias, religion and the Church Memory and Trauma Studies Women and Italian organised crime Cultural representation of violence Personal Narrative Performance Identity and power in social interactions Co-supervision of comparative topics within the School can also be offered. Course Duration PhD: 3-4 years full-time; 6 years part-time; MPhil: 2 years full-time, 3 years part-time. Completed PhD theses PhD dissertations in Italian Studies successfully completed in the School of Modern Languages include: (2013) Gerwyn Owen: ‘The Jew as Dangerous Other in Early Italian Cinema, 1910-1914’. Co-supervised with Prof Nathan Abrams (SCSM).

IELTS 6.5 (6.0) overall (figure in brackets is the minimum in each component)

UK students: £5,182 per year

UK/Home: £5,182 per year

• Bangor, United Kingdom