Overview

Key facts

Students in the Programme in School of Education and English will be registered at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and graduates will be awarded a University of Nottingham (UK) degree, which is also recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

Programme highlights

Depending on the proposed area of research, students may be required to spend part of their studies at the University of Nottingham (UK). Supervision between the campuses will be settled for each individual student.

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Programme Structure

Research interests:

Psycho- or neurolinguistics, particularly in regard to second language processing using EEG

Relational language (or politeness) in spoken or digital discourse, English or Chinese

Bilingual language development and assessments, motivational studies of young learners of English

Qualitative research using metaphor and narrative analyses

Systemic functional linguistic approaches to unique data, particularly literary or dramatic texts

Multimodal interaction, particularly in the Chinese pedagogical context

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-10 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

71

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ningbo, China

Disciplines

Education Language Studies View 3 other PhDs in Language Studies in China

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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71

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

If you apply to a PhD programme, you will generally need to hold an honours degree at 2.1 and/or a masters at merit level or above in arelevant subject (or international equivalent).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

130000 CNY / year

≈ 130000 CNY / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

130000 CNY / year

≈ 130000 CNY / year

Living costs

Ningbo

China

3980 - 6290 CNY / month

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

Funding

Work Permits

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Overview

Key facts

Programme highlights

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Ningbo

Funding

Work Permits

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