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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Lancaster University
Full Time
06-OCT-24
36 months
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Lancaster University
Full time
06-OCT-24
36 months
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Lancaster University
Part time
06-OCT-24
48 months
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Complete your PhD with world-leading experts in Linguistics and be part of a thriving department that is ranked 12th in the world for Linguistics (QS world rankings 2022).
We welcome proposals for doctoral research across any area of linguistics that falls within our expertise. These include but are not limited to:
Cognitive Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Critical Discourse Analysis
First Language Acquisition
Forensic Linguistics
Historical/Diachronic Linguistics
Language Testing
Linguistic Typology
Literacy Studies
Phonetics and Phonology
Pragmatics
Psycholinguistic
Sociolinguistics
Speech Science and Technology
Stylistics
Second Language Learning and Teaching
If you pursue doctoral research in linguistics at Lancaster you will join a research-intensive department with a large community of doctoral students and a number of different research groups. This provides a rich, stimulating and supportive environment in which to conduct your research with lots of opportunities to share your research with others. The department also hosts an annual postgraduate conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching.
You will work independently under the guidance of one or more supervisors or as part of a team. You may also benefit from additional research methods and academic skills training provided by the faculty Research Training Programme (offered on-site and by distance learning).
You will be fully supported throughout your studies as you move through key milestones in the PhD process.
Students need to have master's degree (UK or equivalent) in a subject relevant to the proposed research, with an average of at least 60% for UK MAs. 2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Applied Linguistics or a related subject, for example Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Education.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,712 per year
Students from Domestic
The tuition fee for students with UK fee status is set in line with the standard fee stipend provided by the UK Research Councils. The fee stipend for 2024/25 has not been set. For reference the fee stipend for 2023/24 was full-time £4,712, part-time £2,356.
£21,082 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£21,082 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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