Overview

The London School of Film, Media and Design offers a PhD in English Literature by individual research within the areas of expertise of the school’s teaching staff. We offer expert supervision by established researchers and seeks to grow a community of outstanding doctoral researchers in the field of English Literature. We are currently seeking applications for PhDs in the following broad areas:

• adaptation studies
• genre studies
• genre theory
• popular fiction
• modern and contemporary literature
• literary theory
• literature and philosophy
• literature and photography
• feminist literary theory
• literature, architecture, and questions of spatiality

Career

Studying for a PhD enables you to develop an area of specialism that will give you an edge whether you are planning to work in industry or to develop expertise to teach in academia.

During your PhD, you will also be learning transferable core skills that apply to jobs both in and out of academia, including:

• written and oral communication
• research and information management
• public speaking
• project management
• leadership
• critical Thinking
• collaboration
• analysis and problem-solving
• conflict resolution
• negotiation

By the end of your research degree, you will be able to articulately apply these skills to enhance your career path.