This Programme is unique in the Galician University System, and is part of the general map of degrees in Galicia, in which English studies have always had an important presence and tradition that is reflected in the offer of bachelor's degrees in English studies in the three Galician universities, as well as in the existence of an Interuniversity Master's Degree in Advanced English Studies and
its Applications (implemented in the academic year 2013-2014), in which the three Galician institutions also participate and which is coordinated by the University of Santiago de Compostela. Both the bachelor's degrees and the interuniversity master's degree have been accredited, verified and obtained the renewal of their respective accreditations in a timely manner.
The existence of these bachelor's and master's degrees and the continuous demand for them continues to make it necessary to offer a specialization and research program at the doctoral level, especially when it is an interuniversity degree, unique in its area of knowledge in the Galician university system and which has the active participation of teaching staff and researchers from the three Galician institutions in a project to train doctors in The main lines of research that can be distinguished within the broad field of knowledge, namely: English literature and culture, North American literature and culture, Irish literature and culture, other literatures in the English language, English linguistics (synchronous and diachronic), discourse analysis in the English language and English linguistics applied to English teaching and translation.
CB11 - Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and methods of
research related to this field.
CB12 - Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
CB13 - Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
CB14 - Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
CB15 - Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
CB16 - Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
CB17.- Capacity to promote Open Science and Citizen Science, in accordance with Article 12 of the Law
Organic Law 2/2023, of 22 March, as a way of contributing to the consideration of scientific knowledge as a common good, through the evaluation of cross-cutting activities carried out by the doctoral student related to different dimensions of Open Science and Citizen Science, as well as the training acquired in both disciplines in the form of micro-credentials or similar.
CA01 Function in contexts in which there is little specific information.
CA02 Find the key questions that need to be answered to solve a complex problem.
CA03 Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in their field of knowledge
CA04 Work both in a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
CA05 Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity, and make judgments with limited information.
CA06 The critique and intellectual defense of solutions.
COT1- Ability to apply the knowledge acquired to different professional fields with criteria, and
In direct relation to the Language, Culture and Literature of English-speaking countries, providing students with the necessary skills and abilities to be able to carry out research tasks related to these fields.
COT2- Ability to use the necessary tools for the optimal implementation of the knowledge acquired in order to achieve an interdisciplinary scientific and professional specialisation in the specific field of Language, Literature and Culture of English-speaking countries, allowing students to also carry out fruitful research in these areas.
COT3- Ability to develop communicative skills with other members of the academic community, to carry out and defend critical, rigorous, original and academic research work within the academic community of English studies.
COT4-Ability to use new communication and information technologies in the different fields of English studies, in order to respond to the needs arising from their research work.
CB11 - Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and methods of
research related to this field.
CB12 - Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
CB13 - Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
CB14 - Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
CB15 - Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
CB16 - Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
CB17.- Capacity to promote Open Science and Citizen Science, in accordance with Article 12 of the Law
Organic Law 2/2023, of 22 March, as a way of contributing to the consideration of scientific knowledge as a common good, through the evaluation of cross-cutting activities carried out by the doctoral student related to different dimensions of Open Science and Citizen Science, as well as the training acquired in both disciplines in the form of micro-credentials or similar.
Professional and academic career
Professional and academic career
This programme is aimed at all those who want to obtain the competences and skills of research activity in the field of English studies, with their horizon collaborating and working in research centres and in the universities themselves. The programme will serve, in a word, to culminate the period of research training of future academics and university teaching staff, both in Spain and abroad.
The programme presented follows the objectives set out in the Dublin Descriptors at postgraduate level as it will facilitate advanced knowledge of current trends in the various fields of specialisation in English studies (English Linguistics and Literature and Culture of English-speaking countries), as well as providing students with the ability and mastery of the skills and research methods specific to each of them. The programme will also allow students to develop communication skills with other members of the academic community, carry out and defend research work in a critical, rigorous, original and academic way. Finally, also in accordance with the Dublin Descriptors, students will become familiar with the use of new applied technologies, for example, research in general and, in particular, corpus linguistics and computer science, the use of large linguistic and literary databases, machine translation, statistical techniques, new technologies applied to the teaching of languages and literatures, etc.
EIDUDC teaching and training activities
EIDUDC teaching and training activities
Programme-specific teaching and training activities
A) Lecture Series “New Trends in English Studies IX”, held in the Conference Room, Faculty of Philology.
- "El periodista y el editor literario", Juan Cruz, writer and journalist, 13th March, 2014 12:00.
- "From Centre to Periphery: Mappping Borders as Postcolonial Pratice", Prof. Ryszard Wolny, University of Opole, Poland. 18th March, 2014 12:00.
-"What makes cinema special? Key aspects of film analysis", Dr. Stankomir Nicieja, University of Opole, Poland. 19th March, 2014 16:30.
- "Hitos de la crítica histórica anglonorteamericana", Prof. José Antonio Álvarez Amorós, University of Alicante. 8th April, 2014 9:00.
"Hamlet´s Ghost´s Film Treatment" Prof. Manuel Míguez Ben. 8th April, 2014 9:45.
- "Could you do me a favour? A Lesson in Intercultural Pragmatics", Dr. Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak, University Adam Michiewicz, Poznan, Poland. 8th April, 2014 10:30.
B) Lecture Series “New Trends in English Studies X”, held in the Conference Room, Faculty of Philology
- "Textual and Cultural Negotiations in the Translation of Modernism: The Case of Katherine Mansfield", Dr. Teresa Caneda Cabrera, University of Vigo. 17th October, 2014 12:00.
- "In a Glass Darkly: Science, Technology and the Gothic Tradition in Mary Shelley´s Frankenstein" Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez, University of Santiago de Compostela. 21th October, 2014 11:00.
- "Critical Thinking in the Making. The Poet/Critic from Sidney to coleridge", Dr. Alejandra Moreno University of Vigo. 22th October, 2014 9:00.
- "Alegrías da tradución: Nimbos de Díaz Castro", Dr. John Rutherford, University of Oxford. 28th October 2014 11:00.
C) Research Seminal at the Faculty of Philology: “Feminism, Gender and Queer Studies" 23rd, 24th and 25th September 2014.
Supervision agreement
The PhD supervision agreement defines the academic relationship between the candidate and the University, the rights and responsibilities of each (including any intellectual and/or industrial property rights resulting from the candidate’s research), the procedures in place in relation to conflict resolution, and the duration of the agreement. It also specifies the duties of the PhD tutor and supervisor.
The supervision agreement must be signed by the candidate, tutor and designated university representative (or representatives) within a maximum period of one month as from the date of registration. The supervisor’s signature may be added subsequently, once a supervisor has been appointed.
When the document has been signed by all the relevant parties, the agreement is then added to the candidate’s record of activities.
See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 13: Supervision agreement.
Research plan
The candidate must prepare a research plan within six months of registration, with information regarding methodology, objectives, resources and milestones. The research plan is submitted together with the report of the supervisor and/or tutor for approval by the Academic Committee for PhD Programmes (CAPD). Improvements to the plan may be introduced with the approval of the supervisor and/or tutor based on the annual review of the student’s research progress.
Research plans are subject to annual review by the CAPD, including the report(s) of the supervisor and/or tutor and the candidate’s record of activities. Students will be permitted to continue with their studies if the outcome of the review is satisfactory. If the outcome is negative, the student will be required to submit a new plan within a period of six months. If the committee is still not satisfied, the candidate will be removed from the programme.
See also UDC PhD Policies and Regulations, Article 15: Research plan.
Student mobility
UDC holds student mobility agreements with universities and other third-level institutions across four continents. Students are offered several opportunities each year to apply to study abroad in one of these centres (for a single term or for a whole year), with the guarantee that all credits obtained will be duly recognised in their academic record upon their return.
For each round of applications, the University publishes the list of exchange options available to students and, where relevant, the specific conditions associated with each. Students may also apply to the University for funding for international work experience placements and internships.
Work experience placements are accredited in the student's academic record and the European diploma supplement. Students are free to decide in which host company or academic institution within the EHEA they wish to carry out their placement. To assist them in their search, the University has created an online noticeboard with jobs postings and other news.
Work-study placements in A Coruña are arranged by the International Relations Office (ORI) of the UDC in collaboration with the international relations coordinators in the student’s home university. The general entry criteria, rights and obligations of students, and admission and acceptance procedures for the programme, are regulated by the UDC Mobility Policy.