Research and write an 80,000-word thesis on a topic of your choice under the supervision of one or more of our internationally leading experts. Suitable for students with an excellent academic record who already have considerable research skills and a clear idea of their own area of interest for further research.
Before you arrive, you will be matched to one or more of our expert supervisors and during the course. You will meet with them frequently for guidance on the conceptualisation, research and writing of your Dissertation. This will include reading and discussion of draft material, and advice on appropriate skills and career development opportunities.
You will also be expected to participate in the research culture of the School, for example by attending research seminars, and will receive advice on appropriate skills and career development opportunities.
Our research
- Medieval studies
- Renaissance and Early Modern studies
- Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century studies
- Twentieth-century literature
- Philosophy, history and theory
- Contemporary French and francophone literature, film, and thought
- French politics, cultural politics, political thought, and history
- Linguistics, multilingualism and history of the language
- Queer theory
- Holocaust studies
- Post-colonialism
- Literary theory
- Comparative literature, translation and transcultural studies
