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The PhD is available in either full-time or part-time mode (3 years full-time and 6 years part-time).
Students are registered initially for the degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), although their status...Read more
OVERVIEW
Research and education in the School are driven by a concern to encourage innovative and critically incisive ways of thinking about a wide range of problems we encounter as citizens and as human beings. ...Read more
All new PhD students are provided with a supervisory committee of three members, comprising a main or primary supervisor, and a second and third supervisor. The student’s primary supervisor is always...Read more
An PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words. At Birkbeck, you are initially registered...Read more
Research overview
Research circles
Our research is focused on a number of specialist research centres and more informal research circles. Our research culture is collaborative and democratic, drawing...Read more
Hispanic Studies is a small, vibrant and dynamic research unit with strong connections to institutions in the USA, Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
Overview
Postgraduate students have the opportunity...Read more
The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD in Italian Studies (three years full-time; six years part-time). The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. ...Read more
The research area includes: African literature in English and in translation, Caribbean literature, African-American and Native American literatures, Australian literature, New Zealand and South Pacific...Read more
Area Studies, History, Politics and Literature PhD by Publication
If youre looking to take your skills in art and design into postgraduate research, our research degree programmes can help you achieve your ambitions.
Within the School of Art, Design & Performance,...Read more
Political Science and International Studies PhD by distance learning
The distance learning in Political Science and International Studies offer the opportunity to pursue original research under the guidance of an academic supervisor in a more convenient manner for those...Read more
COURSE OVERVIEW
A PhD or MPhil in American Studies at Swansea enables you to undertake a substantial project led by your own passions and interests.
It represents a highly respected qualification which...Read more
Celtic & Anglo-Saxon Studies Department at Aberdeen is the only one of its kind in Scotland. Focusing on the literature and culture of early and mediaeval Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, as well...Read more
Overview
Supervision is provided for research leading to PhD degrees within the broad general area of African studies. Research topics such as the study of a language (from a descriptive, comparative,...Read more
As people involved in research, our prime concern is with producing top-quality work that in different ways questions the boundaries of the disciplines we work in and seeks to bring new materials, theories...Read more
Research overview
Research circles
Our research is focused on a number of specialist research centres and more informal research circles. Our research culture is collaborative and democratic, drawing...Read more
The University of Glasgow is at the forefront of the study of American society and culture, with a dedicated research centre: the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies.
OVERVIEW
Ever since the seventeenth...Read more
This PhD in German Studies (three years full-time; six years part-time). The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. Depending on the chosen research area, students will...Read more
A PhD in Hispanic Studies enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication. ...Read more
Area Studies, History, Politics and Literature PhD
If youre ready to take your knowledge and expertise in Area Studies into a postgraduate research degree, Portsmouth is the perfect place to fulfil your ambitions.
Our research in Area Studies is exploring...Read more
African Studies PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning)
The Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in a centre of excellence in the study of Africa. African Studies and Anthropology...Read more