PhD English at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

The English PhD offers pathways in Literary Studies, Creative Writing or Language and Linguistics, with proposals welcomed in all areas from Medieval to Modern. Research is supported by the Centre for the Americas, the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies, the Institute of Irish Studies, the Centre for Research in Linguistics and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry. Registration is full-time or part-time under a supervisory team.

Department: School of Arts, English and Languages | Duration: 3 years full-time (thesis submitted at the end of three years, or part-time equivalent) | Intake: Academic year 2027/28 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised research in areas including poetry, Irish literature, American literature, Shakespeare and Renaissance studies, literature and place, literature, crime and conflict, and science, medicine and culture, plus the Graduate School's postgraduate development training and the annual postgraduate conference.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent acceptable to the University. A Master's degree is desirable but not essential; applicants without one are considered case by case. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (taken within the last 2 years) or an equivalent qualification.

International applicants: GBP 23,600 a year (2027/28). International and EU Other rate per year; NI, ROI and GB fees listed as to be confirmed. Bench fees may apply. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time (thesis submitted at the end of three years, or part-time equivalent)

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