This course aims to make the transition into fully fledged, independent academic researchers. Our doctoral programme is geared towards enabling research students to produce top-quality work that in one...Read more
The Department is able to supervise MPhil and PhD degrees by research and thesis in a wide range of cultural and linguistic subjects. Intending research students should not feel constrained to limit their...Read more
Staff in Italian are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture. Our staff expertise is...Read more
This is a research-based programme. You can specialise in topics in the languages of: Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies. Specialism is also possible...Read more
This course will help you to improve skills which are important to professional development and employability: the knowledge & intellectual abilities to conduct your research; the personal qualities to...Read more
The School of Modern Languages offers the possibility to do a PhD/MPhil in French Studies (three years full-time; six years part-time). The School has a long tradition of excellent postgraduate student support. ...Read more
Staff supervise research in most areas of English and associated studies, and have expertise in the following areas: theory, modernism and postmodernism, 18th and 19th-century studies, women’s writing,...Read more
A research degree provides the opportunity to investigate a topic in depth, and contribute new knowledge to your discipline. A PhD involves demonstrating through original research or other advanced scholarship...Read more
We offer involvement in a wide range of staff research projects
We offer teaching opportunities on the undergraduate programme, and PhD students can undertake the School’s unique Learning to Teach programme,...Read more
With interest growing in India’s creative literature and Indian philosophy, linguistics and literary criticism, the study of Sanskrit is becoming vitally important. We are the only research department...Read more
Modern Languages Research Programmes (including Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching /ELT) PhD
Study the key assets of modern languages by applying for the PhD Modern Languages Research Programme. Through conducting your own research, you can expand on your own knowledge in a field of your choice...Read more
Italian Studies at Birmingham has an excellent record in attracting postgraduate students and offers a vibrant postgraduate community that is firmly anchored within the broader context of Modern Languages. ...Read more
This research course gives you the chance to pursue a project based around your own passions and interests, leading to a qualification which can open the door to an academic career or boost employment...Read more
The PhD English programme provides you with academic and professional opportunities to develop as an independent, creative and original scholar who is capable of contributing to knowledge and research...Read more
This course includes a period of intensive, supervised study where you critically investigate and evaluate an approved topic and demonstrate an understanding of suitable research methods. ...Read more
Learn with regular tutorials with supervisors, combined with peer group seminars and discussions. Research opportunities in English Language and English Literature are available for either full-time or part-time study. ...Read more
This course provides a stimulating and supportive research environment within a very dynamic and friendly Department, with a track record of excellence in research and a broad experience of postgraduate supervision. ...Read more
This course aims to respond to the needs and interests both of students seeking an academic career or other professional employment and of those who wish to pursue a line of intellectual enquiry for its own sake. ...Read more
The breadth of Slavonic Languages and Cultures provision at Glasgow is unique within Scotland and encompasses the languages, history, society and culture of Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic. ...Read more
This course combines taught modules with original research. You will develop knowledge and expertise in linguistics and English language. You will also gain detailed knowledge and experience of research...Read more