Overview
Critical and Cultural Theory from Cardiff University 's aims:
The PhD programme aims to offer knowledge and expertise to take you on to a role in Higher Education, or employment requiring high-level skills in research or advanced subject knowledge.
Distinctive features
- The School has a dynamic interdisciplinary research culture with a variety of seminar series;
- The School offers a wide selection of research training opportunities, including a thesis workshop and reading groups;
- Continuing PhD students attend a fortnightly reading group and a weekly skills training session;
- PhD students are encouraged to publish;
- The School has a dedicated suite for its research students with computing facilities, networked information and access to email and Internet;
- As from their second year, students have the opportunity for teaching on the School’s undergraduate degree programmes, and receive mentoring sessions from a full-time member of staff;
- The School makes funding available each year for postgraduate research students who wish to attend conferences or undertake library archive visits that are related to their PhD studies.
Career prospects
Job roles: Editor, EFL Teacher, English Teacher, Lecturer, PR Officer, Writer, Head Teacher
Employers: Oxford University Press, London Film School, Palgrave MacMillan, Universities from Cork (Ireland) to Wisconsin State (USA), Virgin Media, Literature Wales, Visit Wales
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
We welcome PhD applications in staff specialist areas, such as the following:
- Critical Marxism
- Cultural History
- Deconstruction
- Deleuze studies
- Digital theory and game studies
- Eco-humanities
- Gender, sexuality and race
- German aesthetics and Frankfurt School
- Postcolonialism, Nation and culture
- Postmodernism
- Posthumanism
- Theories of the literary
- Trauma and memory studies
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
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English requirements
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General requirements
- As well as completing the online application form, the research proposal and supporting documents, we also require a sample essay of around 4,000 words in English written by you on any literary or cultural topic of your choice (something that you have previously submitted for your master’s degree, for instance).
- You are recommended to email the postgraduate administrator with your research proposal and a sample essay prior to making a formal application.
- Students who have not completed an MA or a research training methods course may be asked to audit Theory Modules on the MA English Literature.
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Visit programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
24450 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24450 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Cardiff
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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