MPhil Portuguese Studies: The University of Manchester

Course description

Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Manchester plays key roles in national and international research contexts through its publications, seminar and conference activity, and through its innovative approach to the configuration of the discipline boundaries in which it works. Their research and postgraduate teaching ranges chronologically from the Early Modern period in Spain through nineteenth-century Latin America to the present day (for example, with work on the modern city in Latin America, transnational contemporary cinema in relation to Spain, and twenty first-century migrations). Their publications and supervisory interests range from cultural, linguistic and literary history and theory to language contact and transnational exchange. They have expertise in Brazilian/Portuguese Studies, Cultural and Gender Studies, Film Studies, History, Literature and Culture in Latin America, Linguistics, Sociology, and Textual Criticism.

In recent years They have successfully supervised to completion research students in subjects covering Their whole range, but with a particular clustering around Latin American and Gender and Cultural/Literary Studies topics (including, notably, work on Lusophone Africa). Opportunities for study in the Early Modern period - which They are currently prioritizing - are made particularly rich by the holdings of The John Rylands University Library, the third largest academic library in the UK; the Library is also is extremely strong in Latin American Studies and Spanish and Portuguese literature as well as being the UK national holding library for Lusophone African studies. They run two regular research seminar series in Spanish/Portuguese and in Latin American Cultural Studies; postgraduate students contribute significantly to the running and content of both. Postgraduate activities are further supported by a generous bequest from a former staff member, Dr Gordon Kinder, which provides supplementary travel bursaries and funding for events.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: Successful completion of a taught Masters course, or its overseas equivalent, with an element of research training, is a prerequisite for entry to a MPhil. A research proposal must be included with the formal application materials.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with 7.0 in the writing component or a TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test).