Overview
Our academic staff are active researchers and experts in their fields, and experienced research supervisors.
Features
- Students in the English degree at the University of Chester are encouraged to attend and present at research seminars, symposia and training events within the Department, Faculty and University, and at national and international academic conferences.
- The Department has also hosted a range of successful international conferences, including the biannual Talking Bodies conference.
Programme Structure
We are particularly keen to hear from students researching in the following areas:- Shakespeare
- Romanticism
- Nineteenth-century literature and culture
- South African literature
- Irish literature
- American literature
- Historical fiction
- Gender and sexuality
- Queer and disability representation in literature and on screen
- Fanfiction
- Fashion, costume and textiles
- Crime writing
- Children’s literature and Young Adult fiction
- Creative writing (including flash fiction, short stories, novels, poetry, and scriptwriting)
- Language typology, grammar and syntax
- Language and power
- Corpus linguistics
- Historical linguistics
- Sociolinguistics and discourse analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language Studies View 176 other PhDs in Language Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- To be eligible to apply for PhD programmes, applicants should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree in a discipline appropriate to their intended area of research.
- Substantial prior research experience may, in some instances, be acceptable in place of a first degree qualification.
- A completed application, two references (in most cases the references shall come from independent academic referees, i.e. they are not normally provided by a prospective supervisor), an up-to-date CV and copies of appropriate certificates or transcripts must be uploaded to the application in order to be considered.
Tuition Fee
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International
14644 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14644 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Chester
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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