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English Literature – (Ph.D.)

Cardiff University

Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy
Location: Cardiff / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 36 months Start Date: January, July, October
Educational Form:
  • Academic PhD
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Location flexibility:
  • Primarily at University
Project type:
  • Open PhD programme
Languages: English 
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Location of Cardiff University

We offer a full range of expertise, but the following areas are of particular strength:

* Shakespeare and Renaissance literature
* 18th Century literature and culture
* Austen
* Victorian novelists
* Literature and gender
* Chaucer and Medieval literature
* Robin Hood studies
* Irish literature
* Crime fiction
* Law and literature
* Old English and Old Norse studies
* London in literature
* Illustration and the literary book
* Welsh writing
* Women's writing
* Editing and Adaptation
* The Gothic
* Romanticism
* Modern American Drama
* Postcolonial Literature
* African American Literature


IELTS

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

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Requirements

Suitable for graduates in English Literature and Humanities. A First or Second class UK honours degree, or equivalent is required.
Students who have not completed an MA or a research training methods course normally follow the first two terms of the taught MA while reading for their PhD thesis.

Applicants should also provide a research Proposal, of approximately 1000 words and one piece of written work (4000 words maximum) or two shorter pieces (each no more than 2000 words).

Note: International students pursuing part-time programmes of study are not eligible for Tier 4 General Student) visas and must have alternative leave to remain in the UK if they intend to study at the University in person.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Master's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

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