Overview

A Existing Published or Creative Work degree at University of Sunderland is designed for individuals with an existing portfolio of published work addressing a central research question. This degree will be awarded to a candidate who has critically investigated an approved topic and demonstrated an understanding of research methods appropriate to the chosen field.

Features

A submission for PhD by Published or Creative Work may comprise of academic papers, chapters, and monographs, scholarly editions of texts, creative practice, artefacts, or curatorial production.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

A submission for PhD by Published or Creative Works may be awarded on the basis of existing published work or creative output that shows evidence of originality and independent critical judgment at the level appropriate for the award.

All work should normally have been published in the last ten years and be traceable in publicly available databases such as catalogues and must be accessible to scholars or other interested persons.

The work submitted must have been subjected to peer review by the relevant academic community.

There is no defined number of publications but candidates need to ensure that the range of publications demonstrates that their work forms a coherent and significant contribution to knowledge.

This should be of an acceptable national, or preferably international, standing.

For a substantial proportion of all the publications submitted, the candidate must be the sole or senior author.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 6 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-05-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

General Studies View 30 other PhDs in General Studies in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

All candidates should hold at least an honours degree (first or upper second class), or equivalent.

Details of Published or Creative works

Statement of Authorship - This statement is made by collaborating researcher(s) confirming the contribution you have made to the research. This statement is only required if all or parts of the work are the result of collaborative research. Please arrange for the collaborators to complete the pro-forma if this applies to your work

Qualification certificates

Birth certificate or personal details page of the passport

Curriculum Vitae

Tuition Fee

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International

7000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7000 GBP per year during 6 months.
National

6000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6000 GBP per year during 6 months.

Living costs for Sunderland

758 - 1438 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

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Existing Published or Creative Work.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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