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PhD in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic

PhD in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic

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Full time | University of Cambridge | 3 years | JAN-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

JAN-26

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Celtic Studies

Course Summary

This research degree is usually examined after three years of research by a thesis of up to 80,000 words. The criteria for obtaining the degree are that the thesis represents a 'substantial contribution to knowledge' and that it also represents a realistic amount of work for three years of study. The department can offer doctoral supervision on topics in a variety of early medieval languages and literatures (Old English, Old Norse, Medieval Welsh, Medieval Irish, Insular Latin), in the history of a comparable range of geographical areas (Anglo-Saxon England, Scandinavia, Ireland, Wales, Brittany, and Scotland), as well as in palaeography. Applicants for the PhD who have not previously taken an MPhil, MA, or similar research foundation course in a closely related discipline to the one in which they wish to pursue their research are usually required to take the MPhil course before registering for the PhD. Those with relevant master's qualifications admitted into the PhD programme are registered for the degree towards the end of their first year if progress has been satisfactory.

Modules

Submission of an 80,000 word thesis and an examination, conducted orally, on the subject of the thesis.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,356

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£31,320

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Masters (Merit). Applicants must have attained a mark of least 70% or the equivalent in a Master's degree or similar research foundation course, including at least 70% in any dissertation completed as part of that degree.