36 monthsProgramme duration
Jan, Apr, Jul, OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Unit aims to be at the leading edge in national and international language-planning developments. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the social, economic and environmental implications of language over both time and space. The Unit's work ranges in geographic scale from the local to the global whilst the full spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research techniques is deployed.
Programme aims
To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in language planning, media, government, teaching, management and research. We provide training and a high level of support to all students and the postgraduate community makes a vital contribution to the University's international reputation for research.
Distinctive features
- Annual series of research seminars and conferences.
- Language Planning and Policy Research Unit.
- Opportunities to teach in the School and the Welsh Language Teaching Centre (Welsh for Adults).
- Collaborative research with several North American and European institutions, for instance in Canada and Ireland.
- Close links with the Welsh Government and other national institutions including the National History Museum, St. Fagans.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The Unit aims to be at the leading edge in national and international language-planning developments. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the social, economic and environmental implications of language over both time and space. The Unit's work ranges in geographic scale from the local to the global whilst the full spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research techniques is deployed.
Programme aims
To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in language planning, media, government, teaching, management and research. We provide training and a high level of support to all students and the postgraduate community makes a vital contribution to the University's international reputation for research.
Distinctive features
- Annual series of research seminars and conferences.
- Language Planning and Policy Research Unit.
- Opportunities to teach in the School and the Welsh Language Teaching Centre (Welsh for Adults).
- Collaborative research with several North American and European institutions, for instance in Canada and Ireland.
- Close links with the Welsh Government and other national institutions including the National History Museum, St. Fagans.
Admission Requirements
A 1st or an upper 2nd class UK Honours degree, or equivalent, is required.
Candidates who wish to submit their MPhil or 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.
The School of Welsh also welcomes applications from UK or overseas non-Welsh speaking students who wish to study and submit their MPhil or PhD dissertation through the medium of English.
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