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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Plymouth Campus
Full Time
OCT-26
2 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Plymouth Campus
Full Time
JAN-26
2 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Online Campus
Full Time
JAN-26
2 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Plymouth Campus
Full Time
OCT-26
2 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Online Campus
Full Time
OCT-26
2 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Plymouth Campus
Full Time
APR-26
2 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Online Campus
Full Time
APR-26
2 Years
Select a an exam type
This programme is one of the longest running in the UK, with a history reaching back to the late 1990s. Our postgraduate students have had books published in all forms and received many recognitions of excellence, including being shortlisted for The Forward First Book Prize for Poetry, receiving a two-novel deal with Headline, winning the £10,000 Ballymaloe Poetry Prize, and winning the Manchester Metropolitan Novella Prize (Jamie Edgecombe - see his student profile below).We offer a rich and warm postgraduate culture, based on creative fellowship and scholarly interaction with the other departments in the Faculty. Our award-winning writers include Miriam Darlington (author of Owl Sense, and Nature Notebook columnist for The Times), Ines G. Labarta (The Three Lives of St Ciarán, a novel blending literary fiction with speculative fiction, history and magic realism), and Anthony Caleshu (author of The Victor Poems and founding editor of Periplum press).Full time: 2-4 years, Part time: 4-8 years
Masters degree or equivalent from a UK higher education institution in a relevant subject. Applicants normally have to supply a research proposal, personal statement, and occasionally evidence that they are prepared to undertake the proposed project. This may include a portfolio, or a sample of critical writing, depending on their area of study.
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£5,005 per year
Students from Domestic
UKRI FT fee level
£19,315 per year
Students from EU
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£19,315 per year
Students from International
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The University of Plymouth’s campus is centrally located within Britain’s Ocean City, perched on the south western coast of Devon...