Key information
Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Prospective doctoral students apply for vacancies.
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 90
PTE Academic: 62
IELTS: 6.5
Credits
240 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Visby, Sweden
Disciplines
Language Studies, Linguistics
Overview
About the programme
At the Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, we teach several New Iranian languages, predominantly Persian and Kurdish, but also Balochi, Pashto, Gilaki and Mazandarani, as well as Old and Middle Iranian languages, such as Avestan, Old Persian and Middle Persian. Within Iranian Languages, conference organization and participation is an important part of research.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:
- linguistics: phonetics and phonology, morphosyntax, discourse analysis, semantics and pragmatics
- sociolinguistic studies: language standardization and orthography development, conversation analysis, bilingual conversation strategies, and language, identity and modernity in a larger socio-political context
- literature and theories about the role of literature in identity-building from social, ethnic, and gender perspectives
- text edition, especially of classical Persian works in the disciplines of Sufi poetry, history and musicology
- translation and translation theory
- the Balochi Language Project works on development of a standard written language for the Balochi language
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 90
PTE Academic: 62
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:
- has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
- International: Free
- EU/EEA: Free
PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.
Funding
Scholarships
