Training and Operation | DSLLCS Section of Literary and Cultural Studies

The Doctoral School of Literary and Cultural Studies (DSLCS) was created at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Debrecen through the merger of four existing accredited doctoral programmes, namely those in and American Studies, Hungarian and Comparative Literary Studies, French Literary Studies, and German Literary Studies. The Doctoral School of Literary Studies – the Doctoral School of Literary and Cultural Studies since September 2017 – received provisional accreditation from MAB as of January 1, 2001, which was followed in the same year by complete accreditation. Acting upon the recommendation of the Doctoral Committee of Debrecen University, on February 22, 2002, the plenary forum of MAB gave its endorsement to the unconditional accreditation of the School. By dint of MAB’s resolution No. 2002/2/III, the University of Debrecen was authorised to launch doctoral training, confer doctoral degrees and conduct habilitation procedures in the field of literary studies (currently, literary and cultural studies). The University is further authorised to oversee the nostrification of degrees obtained abroad in the same academic field, provided the requirements of obtaining such a degree in the country in question are either fully equivalent to the criteria in Hungary or can be made equivalent through the implementation of supplementary criteria.  

On 1 September 2025, the School of Linguistics merged with the School of Literary and Cultural Studies; the new unit continues as the School of Linguistics, Literary and Cultural Studies, in two disciplinary areas within the field of the Humanities. Doctoral training in new doctoral school (DSLLCS, University of Debrecen) is undertaken in the Section of Literary and Cultural Studies (SLCS). 

The current structure of DSLLCS SLCS:

2. Doctoral Programme in British and North American Literature and Culture