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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
OCT
3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
APR-27
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
OCT-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
JAN-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
APR-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
OCT
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
JAN-27
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
OCT-26
6 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
APR-26
6 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
JAN-26
6 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
APR-27
6 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
JAN-27
6 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
OCT
6 Years
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Our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Literature in all fields of staff research interest, which includes a wide range of expertise in different literatures and in varying approaches to literature, covering most aspects from early modern to modern writing in English and a number of other languages. The Department's research strengths include Early Modern literature, Romanticism, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature, US and Caribbean literature, postcolonial literature, modern, postmodern and contemporary (twentieth- and twenty-first century) literature, eco-criticism and nature writing, black and black diaspora writing, travel writing, First World War writing, literature and human rights, science fiction, and the post-human. A number of our graduates have gone on to undertake successful careers as writers. Other past students are now established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers' editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators. We also offer an MPhil and a Masters by Dissertation (MAD) in this subject. Please note, part-time research study is also available.
You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. Some applicants may be accepted on the basis of an outstanding honours degree. A well-developed research proposal is also essential.
Students living in
Domestic
£5,006 per year
Students from Domestic
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£19,650 per year
Students from EU
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£19,650 per year
Students from International
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