Full time
3 years
APR-25
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Modern Languages Cultural Studies Visual Arts Art History & Criticism Film Studies
Research
Modern Languages at Leicester offers supervision for the degrees of:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time and part-time
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time
Supervision and research areas
We offer PhD and MPhil supervision in Modern Languages in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:
French and Francophone Studies
Italian Studies
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Translation and Interpreting Studies
20th/21st Century Literature and Cultural Studies
Film Studies, Photography and Visual Culture
Spatial Practices and Diaspora
Gender and Sexuality Studies
PhD description
PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team.
PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The maximum period of registration permitted before thesis submission is 4 years full-time / 7 years part-time.
Active research (including all experimental work, laboratory work, field work, and data collection) will typically take 3 to 3.5 years full-time / 6 to 6.5 years part-time. On completion of active research students may request approval to register for a writing-up period of up to 12 months. The period of active research and writing-up together must not exceed the maximum registration period.
The thesis should not normally exceed 80,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.
There is no work placement attached to this PhD.
For this course (per year)
£4,786
For this course (per year)
£17,550
You must hold a UK undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree with at least First-Class or Upper Second-Class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution. We would also normally expect applicants to hold a Master's degree in a relevant subject.
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