Overview

Examples of PhD projects which our students have undertaken include studies of the consequences of language contact between Arabic and Cypriot Greek, dialect contact and acquisition of American children in British schools, responses to different types of announcements, and linguistic resources to express agreement.

Many of our former PhD Sociolinguistics at University of Essex students work in higher education institutions around the world, as teachers and/or as academic researchers. Other career paths our former PhD students have taken include publishing, social work, administration, and retail.

Your future

Given the breadth of our provision within the Department of Language and Linguistics, career prospects for our graduates vary depending on the study undertaken. Often the career destination of our PhD students is university lecturing or research. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the areas of linguistics we cover, this could be in departments of English, linguistics, education, sociology or cognitive science.

Programme Structure

Course include:

Linguistics: Research

Phonology

Developmental Psycholinguistics

Topics in Psycholinguistics
Semantics and Philosophy of Language

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-06-29 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sociology Linguistics View 135 other PhDs in Sociology in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will need a 2.2 Honours Degree, or equivalent, in a related subject.
Our four year integrated PhD, allows you to spend your first year studying at Masters level in order to develop the necessary knowledge and skills and to start your independent research in year two.

Tuition Fee

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International

17900 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17900 GBP per year during 60 months.
National

5900 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5900 GBP per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Colchester

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Sociolinguistics.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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