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Full time | Lancaster University | 36 months | 06-OCT-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

36 months

Start date

06-OCT-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Linguistics

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Complete your PhD with world-leading experts in Linguistics and be part of a thriving department that is ranked 12th in the world for Linguistics (QS world rankings 2022).

We welcome proposals for doctoral research across any area of linguistics that falls within our expertise. These include but are not limited to:

Cognitive Linguistics

Corpus Linguistics

Critical Discourse Analysis

First Language Acquisition

Forensic Linguistics

Historical/Diachronic Linguistics

Language Testing

Linguistic Typology

Literacy Studies

Phonetics and Phonology

Pragmatics

Psycholinguistic

Sociolinguistics

Speech Science and Technology

Stylistics

Second Language Learning and Teaching

If you pursue doctoral research in linguistics at Lancaster you will join a research-intensive department with a large community of doctoral students and a number of different research groups. This provides a rich, stimulating and supportive environment in which to conduct your research with lots of opportunities to share your research with others. The department also hosts an annual postgraduate conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching.

You will work independently under the guidance of one or more supervisors or as part of a team. You may also benefit from additional research methods and academic skills training provided by the faculty Research Training Programme (offered on-site and by distance learning).

You will be fully supported throughout your studies as you move through key milestones in the PhD process.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,712

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£21,082

Entry requirements

Students need to have master's degree (UK or equivalent) in a subject relevant to the proposed research, with an average of at least 60% for UK MAs. 2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in Applied Linguistics or a related subject, for example Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Education.