Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Sport and Exercise for Health] From University of Kent

A PhD, also known as a doctorate, is a requirement for a career as an academic or researcher. In addition, it has become a qualification valued by many employers who recognise the skills and commitment a PhD requires. Employers also recognise that a PhD indicates excellent research capabilities, discipline and communication skills.

Over the duration of the German and Comparative Literature PhD, from the University of Kent, you produce an original piece of research of up to 100,000 words, in English or in German. Current theses being written between the departments of German and Comparative Literature include a comparison of W.G. Sebald and Orhan Pamuk as ÔmarginalÕ writers, and a study of post-Holocaust and post-colonial ÔtraumaÕ discourses.

Both the Department of Modern Langugaes and the Department of Comparative Literature offer supervision from world-class academics with expertise in a wide range of disciplines, able to support and guide you through your research. Your progress is carefully monitored to ensure that you are on track to produce a thesis valued by the academic community. Throughout your programme, you are able to attend and contribute to research seminars, workshops, and research and transferable skills training courses, many of which benefit from the broader context of the Centre for Modern European Literature. You are also likely to gain experience teaching.

National ratings

In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 Modern Languages and Linguistics at Kent was ranked 3rd overall for research quality (GPA), 3rd for research output and in the top 20 for research impact and research power in the UK. Kent was also ranked in the top 20 for research intensity by the Times Higher Education.

Kent ranked 14th in the UK for Modern Languages and Linguistics according to The Guardian University Guide 2014. Comparative Literature at Kent was ranked 1st in the UK in the most recent National Student Survey (2014), with 98% student satisfaction.