PhD English at Bangor University

Programme overview

Research PhD or MPhil in English literature and related fields. The MPhil is awarded for a dissertation of up to 60,000 words and the PhD for a dissertation normally up to 100,000 words.

Duration: 2-8 years (PhD 3 years full-time or 6-8 years part-time; MPhil 2 years full-time or 4-5 years part-time) | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised research in areas including Arthurian literature, American literature, Anglo-Welsh writing, postcolonial literature, gender and writing, travel writing, Romanticism, Renaissance literature, modern English and American drama, Milton, modernism, contemporary poetry and creative writing. Students without an MA follow the School's research training module.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first class or a good second-class degree; many PhD applicants have an MA but it is not compulsory. Distance-learning applicants should already have the skills taught in the introductory seminars. Applicants send a research proposal of at least 500 words with a proposed bibliography and a personal statement outlining relevant experience. English language for non-native speakers: IELTS at least 6.5 with no element below 6.0.

Duration: 2-8 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/apply

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