48 monthsProgramme duration
23,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
Feb, OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our friendly research community will encourage you to develop your skills and expand your thinking. You will also develop key transferable and research specific skills.
We offer a diverse range of expertise, spanning from the Old English period to contemporary writing. Recent student research has included 'Language and LGBT identity', 'Danelaw Boundaries: the place-name evidence in context', and 'The influence of William Blake on the mysticism of Irish modernist writers'.
You are also welcome to join the activities and events of our research centres:
- The Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics
- Centre for the Study of the Viking Age
- Centre for Literary Creativity, Community and Place
- DH Lawrence Research Centre
- Institute for Name Studies
- Linguistic Profiling for Professionals
Programme overview
Main Subject
English Language and Literature
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our friendly research community will encourage you to develop your skills and expand your thinking. You will also develop key transferable and research specific skills.
We offer a diverse range of expertise, spanning from the Old English period to contemporary writing. Recent student research has included 'Language and LGBT identity', 'Danelaw Boundaries: the place-name evidence in context', and 'The influence of William Blake on the mysticism of Irish modernist writers'.
You are also welcome to join the activities and events of our research centres:
- The Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics
- Centre for the Study of the Viking Age
- Centre for Literary Creativity, Community and Place
- DH Lawrence Research Centre
- Institute for Name Studies
- Linguistic Profiling for Professionals
Admission Requirements
Applicants without a masters degree who can demonstrate equivalent expertise should contact the School of English
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