PhD in Slavonic Studies

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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36 monthsProgram duration

48,451 GBPTuition Fee/year

16 May, 2024Application Deadline

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Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Slavonic Studies Section is unique in the United Kingdom in offering postgraduate opportunities in Polish, Russian and Ukrainian. The research interests of its academic staff span a wide range of topics in the languages, literature, visual studies and...
Read more cultural history of Poland, Russia and Ukraine, from the medieval period to the present day. The intellectual vitality of the Section is evident in its thriving research areas: medieval Rus culture; early-modern Ruthenian culture, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian literary and cultural studies of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries; cinema studies; nationalism studies; memory studies; visual culture; the history of science and medicine; print and media culture; sensory history; and Slavonic linguistics. Students taking the PhD in Slavonic Studies may focus on a single national or linguistic tradition, or they may pursue comparative research across languages and national boundaries. A dynamic research culture of public lectures, seminars and conferences, together with a close-knit system of supervision and mentoring, encourages individual and collective endeavour within the Section.
The Slavonic Studies section is part of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, which has a Postgraduate Centre with computing, study, seminar, and social areas. It maintains extensive library resources, which include the Catherine Cooke collection of Soviet visual materials. Postgraduate students at Cambridge benefit from a rich, diverse research culture, both within the Slavonic Studies section and the University as a whole.
The Slavonic Studies section also works in close collaboration with the Cambridge Committee for Russian and East European Studies (CamCREES) and the Cambridge Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CRASSH).
In British universities, the PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) is traditionally awarded solely on the basis of a thesis, a substantial piece of writing which reports original research into a closely defined area of enquiry. The completion of the PhD thesis is generally expected to take three to four years, and most funding is based on this assumption. It's also possible to take a part-time route through research degrees, for which the expected timeframe would be five to seven years.
During your research, you will have the opportunity to work closely with a supervisor who is a specialist in your research area. You might reasonably expect to see your supervisor fortnightly or at least three times per term. In addition to your supervisor, you will normally also be able to draw on the help and support of other members of the Section with expertise in your field of study.
In addition to the specialist supervising provided by the Section, the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics runs a programme of professional training for the benefit of all research students. The programme includes seminars and workshops on library resources, giving conference papers, publishing, applications and interviews, and teaching skills. The School of Arts and Humanities runs a central programme covering a range of skills relevant to doctoral students. Doctoral students may also be offered opportunities to do small-group teaching for the undergraduate Colleges and, in some cases, language teaching for the Faculty. Read less

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Admission Requirements

TOEFL

110+

IELTS

7.5+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

193+

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Masters (Distinction).

Applicants are ordinarily expected to attain (or be on track to attain) "distinction" in a relevant MA or MPhil programme. They are also expected to have a strong undergraduate academic record (UK honours or equivalent); to show clear evidence of research potential.

Doctoral research for PhD programmes in French, German, Italian, Polish/Russian/Ukrainian and Spanish/Portuguese requires the study of material in the original language. Consequently, applicants must have an honours degree in that language, or be native speakers of that language, or be able to produce evidence of a reading knowledge of it equivalent to level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages (CEFR).[1] [2] [3] This evidence must be provided either on the application form or via a supporting document (a certificate or a statement in an academic reference) at the time of submitting the application.

Application Deadline

16 May 2024

Program Duration

3 Years

Starting Month(s)

Apr

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition Fee

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

28,483 GBP

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

48,451 GBP

Other Expenses

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QS subject rankings

2016
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2017
#3
2018
#3
2019
#2
2020
#3
2021
#3
2022
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2023
#3
2024
#3
2025
#3

Ranking criteria

Overall

95.7

Academic Reputation

99.3

Citations per Paper

84.1

Employer Reputation

97.7

H-index Citations

91.6

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PhD in Slavonic Studies

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

# 3QS Subject Rankings

36 monthsProgram duration

48,451 GBPTuition Fee/year

16 May, 2024Application Deadline

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