Overview

Current French Research students at King's College London are working on topics across the whole range of French studies, and many of our recent PhD graduates have gone on successfully to academic posts or postdoctoral fellowships.

Features

The Department has a vibrant and energetic research culture, in which postgraduate research students are fully involved.

In the recent Research Excellence Framework assessment of our research (REF 2021) our research environment was rated 100% ‘world-leading’ (4*), and research impact was rated 87.5% ‘world leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ (3*).

Programme Structure

Current research projects

Casts, Imprints and Traces in Modern and Contemporary Art

Deviant Speech in the Early Modern Period

Algerian women's writing

Representations of the Detective in Nineteenth-Century France

World History as World Court: The Theatrical Origin of Human Rights

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-11 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-26 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-07-26 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-10-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-20 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

French studies View 16 other PhDs in French studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

2:1 first degree, usually in French (or in a combined honours degree including French)

and a taught master's degree with an overall grade of at least Merit.

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Tuition Fee

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International

24786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24786 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

6168 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6168 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

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Scholarships Information

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