PHD PROGRAMME
The Department of English Language and Literature offers a Ph.D. by research programme.
A call for applications in specific areas of LANGUAGE STUDIES AND LINGUISTICS and of ANGLOPHONE LITERATURE AND CULTURE is announced every year in February. The programme commences in the following winter semester.
Before applying, candidates are advised to consult the Study Guide of the PhD programme at: https://www.enl.uoa.gr/fileadmin/depts/enl.uoa.gr/www/uploads/phd-studies/PhDGuide.pdf
Candidates should also ensure that the proposed topic of the doctoral dissertation falls within the scholarly interests of 2-3 faculty members of the Department and send a brief description of their research project to a faculty member with a relevant area of expertise before applying.
SELECTION AND ADMISSION
In order to qualify for admission, candidates must submit the documents listed below, as well as a short research proposal of 500-800 words in English, which includes
- a proposed title
- a brief description of the topic
- and proposed supervisor(s).
In addition to the 500-800 word proposal, the following documents are required:
1. An application on the form available at https://www.enl.uoa.gr/didaktorikes_spoydes/proypotheseis_symmetochis/
2. A clear scanned copy of the original or a certified copy of the M.A degree
3. Scanned copies of other postgraduate degrees in relevant subjects, if any
4. An Electronic copy of the M.A. Dissertation
5. Full record of university course grades
6. Recognition of qualifications from the D.O.A.T.A.P. for candidates who hold degrees from foreign universities.
7. A full curriculum vitae completed on the form provided by the Department https://www.enl.uoa.gr/didaktorikes_spoydes/proypotheseis_symmetochis
8. Two letters of recommendation on the form available at https://www.enl.uoa.gr/didaktorikes_spoydes/proypotheseis_symmetochis
9. Certification of knowledge of English (level C2) for candidates who do not hold an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from an English Language and Literature department in Greece or abroad
10. Certification of knowledge in Greek for foreign candidates (level B2)
11. Certified copies of certificates of knowledge of other languages
12. Evidence of relevant research or professional activity, if any
The supporting documents and the short research proposal are submitted electronically to the Department's Secretariat: secr@enl.uoa.gr
SECOND STAGE OF ADMISSION
If the candidates are pre-selected based on the above, they submit an extended research proposal (2,000-2,500 words, in electronic form) within twenty (20) days, which should include the following:
(a) the subject, objective and originality of the research,
(b) the state of the art in the relevant academic field,
(c) the main research hypothesis and research questions,
(d) the research methodology,
(e) the possible implications of the research,
(f) the key literature (outside the 2,000-2,500 word limit).
If candidates are selected, they are invited to an oral examination, during which they will have to defend their proposal in English.
Foreign students with a state scholarship are not exempt from the above Ph.D. admission requirements.
SUPERVISION
Once a doctoral student is admitted into the programme, the Department assigns them an advisory committee consisting of a supervisor and two advisors. Once a year, doctoral students submit a progress report approved by their advisory committee to the Department’s General Assembly.
DURATION OF STUDIES
Doctoral students are required to complete their thesis within a period of 3 years minimum, and 5 years maximum.
Doctoral students are expected to take an active part in the life of the Department and the University at large by presenting their research to other postgraduate students and faculty, offering administrative support when necessary, and delivering talks at symposia and conferences.
VIVA
For the final evaluation of the Ph.D. dissertation, the Department appoints a seven-member examination committee that is responsible for conducting the viva.
The examination committee consists of the advisory committee, as well as four other academics who are specialists in one or more of the areas the dissertation.
Doctoral students defend their thesis publicly. In passing the viva, they are granted the title of Doctor of Philosophy in an open ceremony. If they do not pass, they have an opportunity to revise and resubmit at a predetermined later date.