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293 PhD programmes in Literature
Victoria University of Wellington4,1(73)
Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide PhD in Creative Writing
A PhD in Creative Writing degree is the highest academic qualification offered by the Victoria University of Wellington.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Surrey4,4(70)
Guildford, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Literary and Cultural Studies
Here at the University of Surrey while studying the Literary and Cultural Studies, you’ll join a cosmopolitan, multilingual and multicultural community of students and scholars.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$27,989/yr
University of Surrey4,4(70)
Guildford, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Creative Writing
On this Creative Writing programme offered at the University of Surrey you will meet Surrey's vibrant and imaginative community with a diverse mix of subject specialities and much opportunity for intellectual exchange, across both literary-critical and creative work.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$27,989/yr
Bangor University4,4(73)
Bangor, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide English Literature
The English Literature course at Bangor University provides you with the opportunity to work over an extended period on a collection of short stories, a novel or a collection of poems under the individual supervision of a writer actively publishing in your field.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$24,657/yr
Istanbul Aydin University4,1(336)
Istanbul, Turkey Top 6% in Worldwide English Language and Literature
The Ph.D. English Language and Literature programme for master's degree holders at the Department of English Language and Literature at Istanbul Aydin University, is designed to prepare students for independent work as scholars, critics of literature and as competent and objective academics in the advanced study of literatures in English.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$15,000/yr
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide 21st century literary representations of love and relationships in works with themes of disabilities
The primary objective of this 21st century literary representations of love and relationships in works with themes of disabilities, long-term illness or neurodivergence project at University of Dundee is to research the interaction in literature of love and relationships with themes of disabilities, ill-health or neurodivergence.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,242/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(62)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Comparative Literature
Are you an ambitious researcher looking to combine comparative studies and critical theories? Conduct your own research exploring world cultures and literatures through an interdisciplinary, critical lens with the Comparative Literature and Critical Theories at the University of Birmingham.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$31,174/yr
Victoria University of Wellington4,1(73)
Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide PhD in Literary Translation Studies
Join New Zealand’s only specialist literary translation programme and research the theory and practice of PhD in Literary Translation Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Lancaster University4,2(72)
Lancaster, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide English Literature
Throughout this English Literature course from Lancaster University you will develop your own scholarly, theoretical, critical, or even critical-creative, voice through one-to-one support from widely published scholars and critics.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Queen Mary University of London4,1(125)
London, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide English
The Department of English supervises research degrees in a broad range of areas, from classical literature to contemporary writing and theory. The English programme of the Queen Mary University of London has particular expertise in enabling students to locate their chosen topic of literary research within an interdisciplinary framework.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$30,721/yr
University of Surrey4,4(70)
Guildford, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide English Literature
On this English Literature programme at the University of Surrey you will perform innovative and world-leading research across literature, writing and linguistics.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$27,989/yr
University of Reading4,2(34)
Reading, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Comparative and Intercultural Studies
This PhD Comparative and Intercultural Studies programme at University of Reading accommodates researchers with a background in literary studies, cultural studies, history, or linguistics, with knowledge of cultures and languages in addition to English, and with an interest in comparative and intercultural studies.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$28,322/yr
University of Reading4,2(34)
Reading, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Intercultural and Comparative Studies
This PhD Intercultural and Comparative Studies programme at University of Reading accommodates researchers with a background in literary studies, culture studies or linguistics, with knowledge of cultures and languages in addition to English, and with an interest in comparative and intercultural studies.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$28,322/yr
Cardiff University4,5(162)
Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide English Literature
The PhD programme in English Literature degree delivered at Cardiff University offers the opportunity for postgraduate students to make an original contribution to knowledge in their chosen field of study and to become part of a thriving, internationally-renowned research community.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$35,586/yr
University of Dundee4,1(71)
Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide English and Creative Writing
English and Creative Writing at the University of Dundee provides a nurturing environment for both individual and collaborative research: its permanent academic staff, together with a number of teaching and research fellows, cover a wide range of interests and periods.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,242/yr
University of Bristol4,3(98)
Bristol, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Comparative Literatures and Cultures
Research in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$29,188/yr
Queen Mary University of London4,1(125)
London, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide Comparative Literature
The Department of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London ranks among the leading centres for research and study in Comparative Literature in London.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$30,721/yr
University of Brighton4,1(51)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide English Literature
The University of Brighton offers an active, supportive and stimulating environment for English Literature PhD study in a range of literary fields.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$21,845/yr
University of Reading4,2(34)
Reading, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide English Literature
We offer supervision on a very wide range of research English Literature topics at the University of Reading, often working in co-operation with staff from other disciplines.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$28,322/yr
University of Birmingham4,2(62)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide Shakespeare Studies
With the a Shakespeare Studies programme from University of Birmingham you'll join a community of scholars in Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon and access the most comprehensive Shakespeare studies collection in the UK.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,174/yr