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English and American Studies
Our English and American Studies PhD programme offers the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research in the area that most interests you. — has a strong tradition in research, and our current profile includes both traditional areas of research and…
PhD3 yearsFull-time
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures · Language and area studies
Our English and American Studies PhD programme offers the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research in the area that most interests you. — has a strong tradition in research, and our current profile includes both traditional areas of research and new fields and methods. Research in English and American Studies is conducted across both the chronological span and the theoretical range of the subject. Specific areas of international research excellence include: - Old and Middle English - Renaissance literature - Romanticism - Victorian literature and culture - Contemporary literature - Modern Irish and Scottish studies - American studies - Post-colonial and world literatures - Cultural theory.
Getting in
As the university states it
Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and - Master's degree in a relevant subject – with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)
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