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English literature PhD

University of Brighton

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Moulsecoomb Place Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-DEC-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

The University of Brighton offers an active, supportive and stimulating environment for English literature PhD study in a range of literary fields.Successful applicants to the research programme will join a thriving postgraduate community in both literature and the wider School of Humanities and Social Science, with cohorts in specialisms that include modern and contemporary poetry, prose and drama gender and sexuality and drama of the Elizabethan age. Current and recent doctoral research includes projects on creative practice, queer performance, contemporary representations of technology, international Bohemia, the lesbian gaze in seventeenth-century Britain, independent black publishers and British travel writing on Montenegro.As one of our English Literature PhD doctoral students, you will work with dedicated supervisors who will help you through the planning and delivery of your research thesis and will offer guidance on all areas of professional development, including conference delivery, publication and job application.As a Literature PhD student at Brighton, you will benefit from:a supervisory team comprising two or three members of academic staff. A doctoral researcher may choose to work with members of staff in the Literature team (whose specialisms range from Early Modern literature to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature) or else work on an interdisciplinary project with supervisors drawn from both literature and one of the cognate disciplines in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences or wider university (including creative writing, autoethnography, linguistics, history, philosophy, psychology, design, art and screen studies).desk space and access to a computer in a space specifically designed for research students. There are a range of facilities on the Falmer site include various catering options.access to a range of electronic resources via the university’s online library, as well as to the physical book and journal collections in the Falmer Library and other campus libraries in Moulsecoomb and in central Brighton.

Tuition fees

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£ 14,950per year

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University information

University of Brighton

University of Brighton

University of Brighton

  • University League Table

    88th

  • Campus address

    Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, BN2 4AT, United Kingdom

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Courses are designed to develop the skills, knowledge, personal attributes and relevant experience you'll need to begin or develop or your career.
You'll be joining a community of over 3,000 international and EU students.
Eligible students are guaranteed a place in halls of residence.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    68th out of 93 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    113 53%

    67th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    73.0 73%

    44th

    35

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 77%

    79th

    9

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