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MPhil/PhD English, Comparative Literature or Linguistics

MPhil/PhD English, Comparative Literature or Linguistics

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Full time | Goldsmiths Campus | 3 years | SEP-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

SEP-26

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Comparative Literature Linguistics

Course Summary

We offer MPhil and PhD research programmes in English (including American Studies), Comparative Literature or Linguistics for full-time or part-time study.The Department of English and Creative Writing consists of scholars and creative writers whose work is acknowledged and cited internationally.We offer a stimulating environment for undertaking postgraduate research in English Literature (including American Literature and literary theory), World Literature, Comparative Literature, Linguistics, and Creative Writing.We particularly encourage cross- and interdisciplinary research in emerging fields of study and creative practice.As well as working with scholars and writers of international standing, you will have the opportunity to play an active role in a vibrant research environment. This includes the Richard Hoggart Lectures in Literature and Culture, the annual Goldsmiths Prize for bold and innovative fiction, and specialist seminars and colloquia offered by the Goldsmiths Writers' Centre, the Centre for Caribbean and Diaspora Studies, the Decadence Research Centre, the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought, and the Centre for Comparative Literature, the Goldsmiths Literature Seminars (GLITS), the Goldsmiths Linguistics Seminars (GoldLingS), and the e-journal, GLITS-e.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£5,006

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£19,000

Entry requirements

You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area, of at least high merit standard. We normally also expect an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard.

You might also be considered for some programmes if you arent a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.