Course summary
Our PhD German Studies programme will enable you to undertake a piece of significant and original research under the supervision of our academics. Our understanding of German Studies is multiple and interdisciplinary, with a particular emphasis on culture and history from 1800 to the present day. From the cultural history of Imperial Germany to contemporary Turkish-German culture, migration studies and cosmopolitanism, from Culture and Dictatorship, German-Jewish studies and Holocaust film to the history of translation, our research explores the interface between politics, culture and identity in the modern German-speaking world across and beyond its national boundaries. Recent PhD projects supervised in the department include studies on:
- The cultural history of German military music
- Gender and sexuality in contemporary German culture
- Hölderlin and Kant
- Translations of Hegel
- The perception of Europe and the EU in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK
- Early 20th-century German design
- Architecture and dictatorship
- The Ottoman Armenians in German literature and journalism
Entry requirements
- Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and - Master's degree in a relevant subject – with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For fees for entry in 2025, please view the course listing on our website.
Sponsorship information
There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below. To apply for University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including AHRC NWCDTP and School of Arts, Languages and Cultures studentships is 13 January 2025. All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting the funding application form and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below. You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines. For more funding information, visit our funding page or use our funding database to search for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.
Provider information
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL