PhD Film, Media and Culture
University of Central Lancashire
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Our Film and Media staff specialise in European cinema, European and British popular music, and the interface between tourism, heritage and the media, and Marxist critique.Our staff have been awarded a number of British, American and European Research Fellowships by such bodies as the AHRC, the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust and, the Polish History Museum, the Polish Film Institute and the Austrian Cultural Institute. We are often called upon for peer review by funding organisations, ...Read more

Our Film and Media staff specialise in European cinema, European and British popular music, and the interface between tourism, heritage and the media, and Marxist critique.

Our staff have been awarded a number of British, American and European Research Fellowships by such bodies as the AHRC, the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust and, the Polish History Museum, the Polish Film Institute and the Austrian Cultural Institute. We are often called upon for peer review by funding organisations, major academic publishers and leading academic journals.

The University of Central Lancashire is a diverse environment, which brings people into contact with each other in a wide variety of ways. The University community includes students who are children (those under the age of 18) and vulnerable adults. We have a duty to safeguard these groups of individuals, as well as a duty to provide a safe environment in which our staff can work and all of our students can study and where relevant, live.

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I had the best learning experience as a postgraduate with UCLan; couldn't have better thoughts of other..Read more

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You need a recognised UK first degree, second class honours or above; or a UK masters degree or equivalent qualification. PhD studentships normally require at least an upper second class honours first degree. 

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£16,900 per year

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£16,900 per year

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2024/25 fees: £16,900, 2025/26 fees: £17,900

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University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire , Lancashire

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University of Central Lancashire
University of Lancashire, Preston Lancashire PR1 2HE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Preston   0.2 miles away

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