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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Full Time
APR-25
4 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Full Time
APR-25
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Full Time
JAN
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Part Time
APR-25
7 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Colchester Campus
Part Time
JAN
7 years
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We offer supervision for our PhD Experimental Linguistics in all areas of staff expertise.
Many of our former PhD students work in higher education institutions around the world, as teachers and/or as academic researchers. Other career paths our former PhD students have taken include publishing, social work, administration, and retail.
Assessment
On our four-year route (the Integrated ‘new route’ PhD), your first year is a preparatory MRes year so you take six taught modules and write an assessed MRes dissertation. This programme is ideal if you wish to develop your knowledge of existing research and improve your understanding of research methods before embarking on independent research.
On our three-year supervised research route, if you already have a solid knowledge of existing research in your field and a good understanding of research methods, plus a suitable research proposal, you immediately begin your independent research, under the guidance of your supervisor.
Within the Department of Language and Linguistics, throughout your research studies, your training needs will be regularly assessed. Every six months your progress is formally checked by a supervisory panel consisting of your supervisor, an adviser, and a chairperson. At least once a year this meeting takes place face to face to discuss how you are getting on. You report on your progress in writing by completing a form twice a year.
Your future
Given the breadth of our provision within the Department of Language and Linguistics, career prospects for our graduates vary depending on the study undertaken. Often the career destination of our PhD students is university lecturing or research. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the areas of linguistics we cover, this could be in departments of English, linguistics, education, sociology, or cognitive science.
You will need a 2.2 Honours Degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. Our four-year integrated PhD allows you to spend your first year studying at Masters level in order to develop the necessary knowledge and skills and to start your independent research in year two.
Students living in
Domestic
£4,786 per year
Students from Domestic
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£18,750 per year
Students from EU
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£18,750 per year
Students from International
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