English Literature PhD 36 months PHD Program By Lancaster University |Top Universities
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Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

21,920 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Why Lancaster?

  • Develop your own scholarly, theoretical, critical, or even critical-creative, voice through one-to-one support from widely published scholars and critics.
  • Join a large diverse community of PhD students studying literature and/or related texts from the Medieval to contemporary
  • Enjoy our rich programme of free literary events on campus and in Lancaster’s historic Castle Quarter
  • Study online or join us in Lancaster on the doorstep to the Lake District, home of the Romantic poets, and inspiration for many writers since
  • Study on campus in the University Library’s bespoke Postgraduate Study Space, or in the Castle Quarter within the University’s Postgraduate Study Hub at The Storey, the city’s Victorian-build arts venue
  • Benefit from our partnerships with The Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere and Lancaster’s long-running LitFest


Libraries, Archives and Special Collections


You will have access to a rich array of libraries, archives and special collections, enabling you not only to develop as a scholar, or critic but also, if you wish, to develop skills relating to work as an archivist, librarian, or curator.



Support and events


You will meet regularly on a one-to-one basis with your tutor to discuss your work, and this can be either online or in person.


Our literary connections are embedded in the city and nearby Lake District. Many of our special literary events, such as talks from visiting scholars and authors, take place in The Storey, Lancaster’s Victorian Art Centre or at Lancaster’s spectacular medieval Castle. The archive-rich Wordsworth Museum at Grasmere is usually the venue for our annual study retreat day, and the Department’s May Gathering, a social event, is usually held at Lancaster’s ancient Priory, as is our annual October Lecture. It is entirely possible to complete this PhD programme online via distance learning We seek, when possible, to offer students the opportunity to undertake limited, but paid, undergraduate teaching at some point during their programme of study.

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Why Lancaster?

  • Develop your own scholarly, theoretical, critical, or even critical-creative, voice through one-to-one support from widely published scholars and critics.
  • Join a large diverse community of PhD students studying literature and/or related texts from the Medieval to contemporary
  • Enjoy our rich programme of free literary events on campus and in Lancaster’s historic Castle Quarter
  • Study online or join us in Lancaster on the doorstep to the Lake District, home of the Romantic poets, and inspiration for many writers since
  • Study on campus in the University Library’s bespoke Postgraduate Study Space, or in the Castle Quarter within the University’s Postgraduate Study Hub at The Storey, the city’s Victorian-build arts venue
  • Benefit from our partnerships with The Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere and Lancaster’s long-running LitFest


Libraries, Archives and Special Collections


You will have access to a rich array of libraries, archives and special collections, enabling you not only to develop as a scholar, or critic but also, if you wish, to develop skills relating to work as an archivist, librarian, or curator.



Support and events


You will meet regularly on a one-to-one basis with your tutor to discuss your work, and this can be either online or in person.


Our literary connections are embedded in the city and nearby Lake District. Many of our special literary events, such as talks from visiting scholars and authors, take place in The Storey, Lancaster’s Victorian Art Centre or at Lancaster’s spectacular medieval Castle. The archive-rich Wordsworth Museum at Grasmere is usually the venue for our annual study retreat day, and the Department’s May Gathering, a social event, is usually held at Lancaster’s ancient Priory, as is our annual October Lecture. It is entirely possible to complete this PhD programme online via distance learning We seek, when possible, to offer students the opportunity to undertake limited, but paid, undergraduate teaching at some point during their programme of study.

Admission requirements

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Master's degree or equivalent in English literature or literature in other languages, usually with an average of at least 65% for UK MAs.
2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in English Literature or related subject, for example literature in other languages.
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Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

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International Students

21,920 GBP
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