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Stellenbosch University

Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature

The Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature in Language and Culture Studies is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

This doctoral programme consists of an independent dissertation in the multidisciplinary field of comparative literature in collaboration with the Departments of Afrikaans and Dutch, Ancient Studies, African Languages and English. The student decides on a research topic in consultation with the Department in which supervision will mainly take place. Sources are read in the original language of publication and the dissertation is written in Afrikaans or in English.

Programme Structure

You write a dissertation on a topic related to the subject field of Comparative Literature. The topic is selected in consultation with the supervisor.

Programme Content

Compulsory Module: Comparative Literature (360)

 

Assessment and Examination

A dissertation that is assessed according to the regulations of Stellenbosch University. You must do an oral examination in addition to the dissertation. Also consult Calendar, Part 1 (General), on doctoral studies.