Doctoral Program in Literature

Latin American Narrative.

Intermediality and Comparative Literature.

Chilean and Latin American poetry.

Theater and performance.

Avant-garde.

Popular literature, cultural, indigenous and gender studies

Colonial studies

1. Applying to the program requires holding a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree from a Chilean university. In case of having academic degrees of foreign origin, these must be equivalent to those mentioned above. (The consideration of the equivalence of foreign academic degrees will be based on the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), created by UNESCO, in force at the date of application).
2. To submit certificates of academic degrees in original copies or notarized copies.
3. Curriculum Vitae detailing the applicants’ academic and professional background and previous experience, in accordance with the training requirements of the Program.
4. Letter of Intent explaining the applicants’ interest in the program and their academic objectives to proceed with doctoral studies, including the commitments of dedication that they are subscribing.
5. To submit an outline of research project.
6. Reading comprehension of the English language at a level that allows working with bibliographic resources of the specialty. If case of not having a certification, applicants must take a diagnostic test during the enrollment process to determine their language proficiency level. If accepted, students must follow the courses given by the Graduate School to achieve the required competencies.
7. Two letters of recommendation.

• To have passed the study plan.
• To have the research and the original text of the thesis approved by the thesis committee.
• To comply with the requirements for graduation
• To have spent a minimum of four semesters in the Program.
• To have approved the thesis, including its public defense examination.
• To have accredited and certified proficiency in English language and with application in academic fields, equivalent to ALTE level 3.
• To be the main author of at least one academic paper presented at an international conference.
• To be the main author of at least one scientific article under review in a journal with ISI, Scopus, Scielo or Latindex indexing or a book with an external editorial committee in the discipline.
• To have passed at least three transversal skills workshops, one of which must be of an ethical nature.
• To have completed, with the support of an external organization, the university and/or the Faculty of Literature, a research stay abroad, on topics related to their thesis and with a minimum duration of 15 days.
• To have carried out at least two annual follow-up activities while the students were regular students, and at least one if the students were awarded two semesters of internship.