Overview

These interests also come together in our strengths in global Film Studies, where we bring together more specialists on more francophone areas than in any other French Studies grouping in the world.

Features

Research students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are provided with access to dedicated research facilities as well as an opportunity to attend a range of research seminars and workshops within specialist research centres and collaboratively across multi-disciplinary subjects.

Research students at the University of Stirling have access to a number of training opportunities, at University, Faculty and Divisional levels, including subject specialist training within postgraduate research seminars and other forums.

Programme Structure

Research areas within the Literature and Languages cluster:

Transnational Narratives, Literatures and Cultures:

interdisciplinary, intercultural, multilingual and cross-genre approaches within and across Anglophone, Francophone, and Hispanic literary, film and cultural studies including Gothic and Critical Religion

Book History, Writing and Publishing:

book history and material cultures, textual editing, and the study and practice of contemporary writing and publishing

Language, Linguistics and Translation:

aiming to to illuminate and ameliorate social problems and conditions ranging from public health and food culture, to civil and minority rights and the historical legacy of colonial discourses

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

You can begin a PhD on the 1st of any month. We accept completed applications up to just before the start of semester, but we advise early application.

Language

English

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80

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

General entry requirements for our research degree programmes are:

An upper second class honours Bachelors degree or higher qualification. For some studentships and programmes of study a suitable masters degree may be specified.
If your first language is not English you’re required to show English language competency equivalent to the minimum level of IELTS 6.5 (6.0 in all bands).

Tuition Fee

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International

18200 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18200 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Stirling

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

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