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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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5 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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5 Years
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Our Creative Writing PhD programme offers a dedicated, supportive, multi-award-winning team of full-time supervisory staff specialising in poetry, fiction, non-fiction prose, and screenwriting. Our writers include internationally renowned novelist Alan Warner (author of Morvern Callar, The Sopranos and The Stars in the Bright Sky as well as film and stage adaptations of his work) David Wheatley (author of Mocker, A Nest on the Waves and The President of Planet Earth, and a 2015 judge of the National Poetry Competition) Helen Lynch (author of The Elephant and the Polish Question and Tea for the Rent Boy) Alan Marcus (filmmaker of In Place of Death, The New Colossus and 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki) and Shane Strachan (author of DWAMS and Nevertheless: Sparkian Tales in Bulawayo). The University of Aberdeen offers a rich and unique variety of inter-disciplinary creative opportunities based on the University’s centres of research excellence such as the WORD Centre for Creative Writing, The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies (host of visiting writers such as Michael Longley and James Kelman), the Centre for the Novel (host of visiting writers such as Michele Roberts, Janice Galloway and Will Self), and the Sir Herbert Grierson Centre. Our postgraduate programmes host masterclasses from world-class visiting writers (recent workshops have featured Claire Keegan, Don Paterson and Simon Armitage) and The WORD Centre delivers the highly successful, youth-led literary arts festival, WayWORD Festival. The Centre also fosters many active and productive links with the wider writing community of the northeast. PGR students may opt to study part-time or full-time, and all successful applicants are considered for competitive bursary funding. We are open to discussing all potential projects with applicants, including the possibility of undertaking these via Distance Learning. Approaches from applicants who wish to undertake their studies as Distance Learners will be considered, subject to discussion with an appropriate supervisor.
Our minimum requirement is a 2:1 Hons degree or better in a cognate discipline (such as Creative Writing, English Literature, or other literature-focused discipline). Strong performance at PGT level (folio dissertation at Merit or above) is strongly preferred but not essential if UG performance has been outstanding. Where applicants possess relevant professional expertise (such as in Journalism or accredited authorship), the degree requirement may be waived, but this would only apply where applicants can clearly demonstrate an ability to work at an advanced level in both creative practice and academic research.
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£5,006 per year
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£21,700 per year
Students from EU
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£21,700 per year
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With over 530 years of history, the University of Aberdeen offers a meaningful postgraduate study experience which places an emphasis...
