36 monthsProgramme duration
Jan, Apr, Jul, OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
This unique PhD pathway offers students the opportunity to produce an original piece or collection of creative work as well as a thorough analysis of the work. The creative element can include prose (novel, short story, creative non-fiction or play/film script) or poetry.
The programme includes a compulsory critical element. Students are asked to apply the original creative work to broader critical and cultural contexts as well as evaluating the work’s conceptual and theoretical contribution.
This programme is only available through the medium of Welsh. We also offer a corresponding course available through the medium of English.
Programme aims
Distinctive features
The programme includes a compulsory critical element. Students are asked to apply the original creative work to broader critical and cultural contexts as well as evaluating the work’s conceptual and theoretical contribution.
This programme is only available through the medium of Welsh. We also offer a corresponding course available through the medium of English.
Programme aims
- To help students to nurture creative and critical skills.
- To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in the arts, media, government, teaching, management and research. Our School provides training and a high level of support, and the postgraduate community makes a vital contribution to the University's international reputation for research.
Distinctive features
- The opportunity to produce a piece or collection of original creative work as well as a thorough critical analysis of the work.
- Annual series of research seminars and conferences.
- Opportunities to teach in the School and the Welsh Language Teaching Centre (Welsh for Adults).
- Close links with practitioners and national institutions.
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
This unique PhD pathway offers students the opportunity to produce an original piece or collection of creative work as well as a thorough analysis of the work. The creative element can include prose (novel, short story, creative non-fiction or play/film script) or poetry.
The programme includes a compulsory critical element. Students are asked to apply the original creative work to broader critical and cultural contexts as well as evaluating the work’s conceptual and theoretical contribution.
This programme is only available through the medium of Welsh. We also offer a corresponding course available through the medium of English.
Programme aims
Distinctive features
The programme includes a compulsory critical element. Students are asked to apply the original creative work to broader critical and cultural contexts as well as evaluating the work’s conceptual and theoretical contribution.
This programme is only available through the medium of Welsh. We also offer a corresponding course available through the medium of English.
Programme aims
- To help students to nurture creative and critical skills.
- To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in the arts, media, government, teaching, management and research. Our School provides training and a high level of support, and the postgraduate community makes a vital contribution to the University's international reputation for research.
Distinctive features
- The opportunity to produce a piece or collection of original creative work as well as a thorough critical analysis of the work.
- Annual series of research seminars and conferences.
- Opportunities to teach in the School and the Welsh Language Teaching Centre (Welsh for Adults).
- Close links with practitioners and national institutions.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
Suitable for graduates in Welsh or other Humanities and Social Science subjects. Students who have not completed an MA or a research methods training course normally follow the research skills module of the taught MA while preparing for their MPhil/PhD thesis.
A 1st or Upper 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent is required.
Candidates who wish to submit their PhD dissertation in Welsh, and who have not graduated in Welsh, must satisfy the School as to the standard of their written and oral skills in the language.
A 1st or Upper 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent is required.
Candidates who wish to submit their PhD dissertation in Welsh, and who have not graduated in Welsh, must satisfy the School as to the standard of their written and oral skills in the language.
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