Doctoral School of Literary Studies

Title

Doctoral School of Literary Studies

Degree

Doctor (PhD) of Literary and Cultural Studies

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

20

Description

The goal of this program is 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
  • Comparative Literature
  • Dutch Studies
  • French Literature
  • Hungarian and Comparative Folklore
  • Hungarian Literature after 1945
  • Hungarian Modernism
  • 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
  • Portuguese Literatures: History of Prose Fiction
  • Romanticism
  • Russian Literature and Culture between East and West
  • Russian Literature and Literary Studies: a Comparative Approach
  • Scandinavian Studies
  • Slavic Literatures
  • Spanish Literatures
  • Studies in German Literatures and Cultures
  • The Folklore and Literature of the Uralic Peoples
  • The Hungarian and European Enlightenment
  • The Hungarian and European Renaissance
  • The Hungarian Baroque

Detailed description of the programs

Strength of program

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.

Find the list of study units here

Career opportunities

Having a doctoral degree from the various fields of literary 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

Research Institutes, Universities, Museums, Diplomacy, Press and Media, Publishing Companies

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

HUF 130 000

2,600 EUR, to be paid in HUF at the exchange rate valid on the day of payment (the exact sum of the tuition fee will be fixed by the Faculty Council for every year)

Application fee

EUR 30 (non-refundable)

EUR 30 (non-refundable)

non-EU/EEA students
Tuition fee/semester

2,600 EUR, to be paid in HUF at the exchange rate valid on the day of payment (the exact sum of the tuition fee will be fixed by the Faculty Council for every year)

Application fee

EUR 30 (non-refundable)


Offered for the next academic year

Yes

Start program

02, Sep, 2024

Deadline for applications - September intake

06, May, 2024

Is there a February intake

No


Admission requirements

Entry requirements

Master's diploma with qualification (minimum with 'good' qualification)

Language requirements

Minimum level of language proficiency (oral) (A1-C2): B2             

Minimum level of language proficiency (written) (A1-C2): B2

ONLY the following English language exams are accepted:

  • TOEFL PBT (Paper-based test): 516-554 or
  • TOEFL IBT (Internet-based test): 66-82 or
  • TOEFL IBT Home Edition: 66-82 or
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0 or
  • CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference): B2 or
  • Duolingo: 85

a Bachelor or Master diploma is accepted as proof of language skills If the language of the studies was English

If your mother tongue is English then you have to have a B2 level or higher language exam from another language.

Please visit https://btk.elte.hu/en/phd/application for the list of language exams acceptable for the application.

Documents to submit with application

Document

Comment

Online application form

-

Master-level degree

with good qualification or above

 Academic CV

 

Research work plan

3-4 pages

Letter of recommendation

2

Language certificate

B2 level or above, please visit https://btk.elte.hu/en/phd/application for the list of language exams acceptable for the application

Letter of acceptance from the future supervisor

 

List of publications

if available
Application procedure

The application starts in the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process. 

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

Bank information for paying the application fee:

Beneficiary: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Account number: 10032000-01426201-00000000
IBAN: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000
SWIFT: MANEHUHB
BIC: HUSTHUHB
Transfer information: FELVI-BTKPHD C104 C10401/16 

Procedure of the entrance examination:

The applications are examined by the Admission Board [21-05-2024-14.06.2024] and applicants are notified of the outcome of the selection in the online application system until [31-07-2024]. Admission letters are sent out until [31-07-2024]

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

The decision regarding admission or rejection will be sent by post or email 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.

Type of entrance examination: oral

Place of entrance examination: Faculty of Humanities, 1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/A or online

Further details of the entrance exam:

Review of the candidates is based on the submitted application documents and on MS TEAMS or personal interview. The applicants will be interviewed by an admission committee (entrance examination). In this interview, they will be asked about previous university achievements, the individual research plan and the scientific competence in the field of interest.

The Faculty’s doctoral council decides of acceptance or rejection on the grounds of the admission committees reports made following the interview.

Further details of selection and evaluation: 

The ranking is based on a total evaluation of the academic excellence (based on the submitted documents) and the results of the entrance exam. During this entrance exam, the candidate will be asked about previous university achievements, the individual research plan and the scientific competence in the field of interest.

Program leader

Dr. Zoltán KULCSÁR-SZABÓ
Head of the Doctoral School of Literary Studies

Program coordinator

Ms. Kinga FÜRTÖN
International PhD coordinator
E-mail: furton.kinga@btk.elte.hu
Postal address: H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum körút 4/A

Website

Faculty of Humanities

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