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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Part Time
Oct 2026
6 Year
Our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers supervision for PhD Creative Writing in all fields of staff research interest within this area. Creative writing is an area of particular growth for us and all genres are catered for, with published novelists, poets, and playwrights on our teaching staff and great programme of visiting writers through the Essex Book Festival to stimulate your imagination. 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.
Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 11,256 – 19,197
