Brazilian Studies Research
Master
In London
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Minimum UK requirements
A Masters degree is usually required.
In exceptional circumstances only, an undergraduate degree with 1st Class or high 2:1 honours degree will be considered.
International requirements Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band B Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.
Application procedure
Before applying, please visit our website and read carefully the information about our research interests, making sure that your research topic falls within one of these areas. You are welcome to contact a potential supervisor directly to discuss your research topic, and we also encourage you to contact the Brazil Institute PhD admissions tutor with a draft research proposal before submitting a complete application through the online system. The admissions tutor will advise whether your research can, in principle, be carried out with us.
Admission will initially be for the MPhil but students are expected to transfer to the PhD proper by the end of the first year, and no later than the end of the second year, on the recommendation of the departmental graduate upgrading panel.
Personal statement and supporting information
You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Personal statement Yes A personal statement of up to 4,000 characters (maximum 2 pages) is required outlining your reasons for pursuing further research at the Brazil Institute.
Research Proposal Yes The proposal (3-5 pages in length) should explain in some detail precisely the field of study that you want to contribute to and current research gaps, what you want to do and how you propose to do it. For advice on how to write a winning application, please visit the following page.
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Subjects
- International
- English
- English Language
- Citizenship
- Music
- Religions
- Political Economy
- Environment
- Globalisation
- Economic
- Drugs
- Social
- Violence
- Policies
- Contemporary
- Political
- Social Transformation
- Political accountability
Course programme
Course detail Description
The King’s Brazil Institute offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of Brazil. The Institute is able to draw on academic expertise in a range of disciplinary departments across the College, and supervision may be provided from within the Institute or jointly with other staff of the College. Staff research interests include the following:
Professor Anthony Pereira:
Comparative politics; democracy and authoritarianism; political regimes and regime change; military rule; social movements; citizenship and human rights; new institutions of accountability in Brazilian public security; Brazil's political, economic, and social transformation in the 20th and early 21st century.
Dr Jeffrey Garmany:
Brazil in the twenty-first century; the geographies of religion and their connection to governance and globalisation; emergent forms of civil association relative to state-based rule; the relationships between drugs, violence, and death in contemporary urban space; governance in favelas; globalisation; the environment.
Dr Sónia Gonçalves:
Her main research interests are in the fields of development economics and political economy. She has worked on research projects that analyse the links between public service delivery and participatory democracy in Brazil, as well as between media and political accountability.
Dr Vinicius De Carvalho:
Brazil in peace keeping operations; internal stabilization policies; literature and violence in Brazil; Brazilian music; Brazilian religions; the epistemology of Brazilian Studies.
The university libraries, the British Library and the diverse cultural venues of London make the city a resource centre for Brazilian Studies which is unparalleled in Europe.
Postgraduate trainingWe offer a research seminar series and students can attend MSc lectures, subject to the agreement of the relevant teacher. Students can also participate in the induction and training programmes offered by the College.
Head of group/divisionJeff Garmany is the convenor of the PhD Brazilian Research programme.
Contact for information
Postgraduate Admissions Team, Admissions Office
tel: +44 (0)20 7848 7429
fax: +44 (0)20 7848 7200
Brazil Institute Administrator, King's Brazil Institute tel: +44 (0) 20 7848 2542
Contact emailCourse website
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Brazilian Studies Research
-
University College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-based£ 10,140 -
EnglishTheme
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University of Sheffield
Master Distance Learning£ 7,500 -
London School of Management
Course Distance LearningPrice on request -
Weymouth College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
TLE Training
Course OnlinePrice on request -
London Teacher Training College
Course Distance LearningPrice on request
See all