PhD English and American Studies 36 months PHD Programme By The University of Manchester |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

The course includes both traditional areas of research and new fields and methods; it 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 and cultural theory. PhD students have regular one-to-one meetings with a specialist supervisor and twice yearly meetings with a research panel. On completion of this programme, many English postgraduates go (or return) to jobs as teachers or librarians, continue their research, or go to academic jobs; go back to their careers in law, publishing, retailing and a range of other fields.

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

The course includes both traditional areas of research and new fields and methods; it 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 and cultural theory. PhD students have regular one-to-one meetings with a specialist supervisor and twice yearly meetings with a research panel. On completion of this programme, many English postgraduates go (or return) to jobs as teachers or librarians, continue their research, or go to academic jobs; go back to their careers in law, publishing, retailing and a range of other fields.

Admission Requirements

3+
7+
100+
70+

Jan-2000

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