Overview
This Modern Languages MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University provides a community made up of postgraduate social sciences and humanities students and staff. It is a unique blend of cross-disciplinary and generic researcher development training, recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as providing a solid basis for doctoral study.
Although your focus will be on your specialist study, our aim is for you to develop a broad range of research and project management skills that will support you in your career ahead. We have nurtured a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and supportive environment where staff and students from across the world can come together and share their research experiences. You can also choose to register for a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training, which accredits the core foundation modules on the training programme.
Key facts:
At Modern Languages, you will study in our Doctoral Training Suite with purpose-built facilities for lectures, workshops, seminars and computer access to specialist software required for doctoral research in the social sciences and humanities. Each year we have two student-led research postgraduate conferences and we have a variety of prizes and awards to celebrate the successes of our students.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Contemporary women's writing
- 19th century literature and culture dialectology
- French and Algerian cinema
- History, politics and gender
- Language change
- Popular culture (media, sport, music) and public policy
- Postcolonial cultures
- Trauma and culture
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- There is no application closing date for this course. We suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts.
Language
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Disciplines
Language Studies Linguistics View 81 other PhDs in Linguistics in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
A 2:1 honours degree and normally a good master's degree in a subject related to one of the discipline areas covered by the School of Modern Languages.
- There is no application closing date for this course. We suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts.
Tuition Fee
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International
22800 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22800 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Newcastle upon Tyne
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