Overview

The Language, Discourse and Communication programme at King's College London offers you the chance to undertake a piece of research that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to your field of study.

Features

The Centre is housed in the School of Education, Communication & Society (ECS) at King’s College London and is a globally influential centre for language research with exceptional strengths in discourse studies and sociolinguistics.

The over-arching research theme in the Centre is ‘Identities and Mobilities’, which reflects its core strength in research on (multingual) identities in a variety of everyday, institutional and mediated contexts.

Programme Structure

We welcome proposals on topics within the following broad areas:

Discourse, interaction & identity

Health Communication

Language and mind

Language education

Language, ethnicity and social class

Social media and digital text

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-24 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-07-24 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-10-20 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Psychology View 139 other PhDs in Psychology in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Student insurance

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Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree and a Masters degree with at least a high Merit in a subject appropriate to the research area.

Applicants should provide evidence of capacity to work at distinction level, and a piece of independently produced academic work (e.g. a Master’s essay/dissertation or published or unpublished paper) that has been assessed by the supervisor and admissions tutor as showing potential for doctoral level work.

An approved professional qualification and extensive practical experience in the relevant field may be taken into account when evaluating an application.

Those applying for the joint degree are encouraged to contact an academic at King's to develop research links with the partner institution.

Tuition Fee

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International

24360 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24360 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

6540 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6540 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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