PhD (English Language and Linguistics) 60 months PHD Program By National University of Singapore (NUS) |Top Universities
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Program Duration

60 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

21,500 SGDTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The concentration in the English Language and Linguistics degrees can be generally described as English in multilingual settings. Peoples, languages and situations have always interacted but globalisation has made the study of such interactions of particular and pressing importance. Singapore is ideally positioned for that study. It is a natural language laboratory in which students and researchers can observe the causes, effects and functions of languages interacting with the social and cultural in complex and interesting ways. The Department numbers experts of various kinds among its faculty who bring different perspectives to bear on the phenomenon of language in social life. All our graduate students should expect to acquire a developed expertise in this area of language studies.

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The concentration in the English Language and Linguistics degrees can be generally described as English in multilingual settings. Peoples, languages and situations have always interacted but globalisation has made the study of such interactions of particular and pressing importance. Singapore is ideally positioned for that study. It is a natural language laboratory in which students and researchers can observe the causes, effects and functions of languages interacting with the social and cultural in complex and interesting ways. The Department numbers experts of various kinds among its faculty who bring different perspectives to bear on the phenomenon of language in social life. All our graduate students should expect to acquire a developed expertise in this area of language studies.

Admission Requirements

85+
6+
The department requires: Normally a good Masters degree in a relevant discipline; or In exceptional circumstances and case by case, an NUS Honours degree (at least Second Class Upper Division) or equivalent in a relevant discipline, subject to approval by the Faculty; and TOEFL (85 for the internet test or 580 for the paper test or 237 for the computer test) or IELTS,(6.0) for students who have not studied in a university where the medium of instruction is English.

5 Years
Aug

Tuition Fee

Domestic Students

9,550 SGD
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International Students

21,500 SGD
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Scholarships

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