A Masters by Research (MScR) programme is ideal if you would like to complete a short piece of independent research in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. It is a good stepping stone to a PhD, but is equally of value as a stand-alone qualification.
As a Masters by Research student, you will be part of a wider masters community, while specialising in what most interests you right from the beginning of the programme. This is how it is different to a taught Masters (MSc).
Spanish was formally added to the University’s curriculum in 1919 and, in the centur...
A Masters by Research (MScR) programme is ideal if you would like to complete a short piece of independent research in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. It is a good stepping stone to a PhD, but is equally of value as a stand-alone qualification. <br/><br/>As a Masters by Research student, you will be part of a wider masters community, while specialising in what most interests you right from the beginning of the programme. This is how it is different to a taught Masters (MSc).<br/><br/>Spanish was formally added to the University’s curriculum in 1919 and, in the century since, has developed into one of the best-established subject areas of its kind in the UK, with teaching and research in Portuguese, Basque, Catalan, Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish studies.<br/><br/>Join our interdisciplinary community and undertake a project comprising research assignments and a 15,000 word dissertation under the guidance of an experienced and well-published supervisor.<br/><br/>**Research excellence**<br/><br/>In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), our research in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies was submitted in Modern Languages and Linguistics (Panel D - Arts and Humanities; Unit of Assessment 26).<br/><br/>The results reaffirm Edinburgh’s position as one of the UK’s leading research universities - third in the UK.<br/><br/>As published in Times Higher Educations REF power ratings, this result is based on the quality and breadth of our research in the unit of assessment.<br/><br/>We specialise in the major areas of Spanish, Latin American and Lusophone (including Brazil and Lusophone Africa) literary and cultural studies, and film and visual culture.<br/><br/>We have particular strengths in:<br/><br/><br/>* the Spanish Golden Age <br/><br/><br/>* Modern Spanish narrative <br/><br/><br/>* Latin American poetry and narrative, especially in Chile and Argentina from the 19th to 21st centuries <br/><br/><br/>* Womens and Gender Studies<br/><br/><br/>* Indigenous and Afro-descendant filmmaking <br/><br/><br/>* Memory and Post-Memory Studies<br/><br/><br/>* Caribbean Studies <br/><br/><br/>* Diaspora studies and Visual culture (film, graphic arts, performance)<br/><br/><br/>* Lusophone African literatures <br/><br/><br/>* Portuguese contemporary culture <br/><br/><br/>**Go beyond the books**<br/><br/>Beyond the Books is a podcast from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at research and the people who make it happen. <br/><br/>Listen to a mix of PhD, early career and established researchers talk about their journey to and through academia and about their current and recent research. Guests include Dr Isabel Seguí (Series 2 - Episode 4), former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, talking about research on Women’s Nonfiction Filmmaking in Peru.
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Full-time
Duration
1 Years
Start Date
09/2025
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Central area campus
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E56
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