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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Full Time
SEP-25
4 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Full Time
JAN-26
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Full Time
JAN
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Full Time
SEP-25
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Part Time
JAN
8 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Part Time
SEP-25
8 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Part Time
JAN-26
8 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Online
JAN
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Online
JAN-26
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Online
SEP-25
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Online
JAN-26
8 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Online
JAN
8 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Bristol
Online
SEP-25
8 years
Select a an exam type
Overview
Research in the
We are proud of our expertise in medieval and early-modern literature, in Romantic and Victorian literature, in modernism, and in contemporary writing in English. The department is notable for its breadth of research in English poetry across the periods, and our range of specialist interests includes literary theory, the history of book, literature and science, literature and medicine, literature and the environment, digital humanities, women's writing and gender studies, queer writing, postcolonial literature, Black British writing, world literatures in English, 20th-century American literature, and Welsh and Anglo-Welsh writing.
In these and other areas we foster doctoral research both within the department and in collaboration with other departments at Bristol and beyond, including in art history, medical sciences, philosophy, history, politics, drama, classics, theology and modern languages.
PhD: A master's qualification, or be working towards a master's qualification, or international equivalent. Applicants without a master's qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, provided they hold a first-class undergraduate degree (or international equivalent). Applicants with a non-traditional background may be considered provided they can demonstrate substantial equivalent and relevant experience that has prepared them to undertake their proposed course of study.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,850 per year
Students from Domestic
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to a 8% increase in fees each year.
£21,300 per year
Students from EU
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to a 8% increase in fees each year.
£21,300 per year
Students from International
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to a 8% increase in fees each year.
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