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English PhD

Queen's University Belfast

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Course options

3 options available

  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Queen's Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-DEC-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

English offers pathways in Literary Studies, Creative Writing or Language and Linguistics.Proposals are welcomed in all areas from Medieval to Modern. Areas of expertise in a School that brings together award-winning writers and critics working across British, Irish and American Literature include Poetry Irish Literature American Literature Shakespeare and Renaissance Studies Literature and Place Culture, Geography and Identity, from the local to the global, from earliest writing to the contemporary Literature, Crime and Conflict and, Science, Medicine and Culture. The School’s Centre for the Americas, its involvement in the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies and the Institute of Irish Studies, and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry - an internationally-recognised centre of excellence for the study and production of literature – mean that your project in literary studies, creative writing or linguistics will be supported by dynamic research groups and experts in the field.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 22,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

  • University League Table

    24th

  • Campus address

    Queen's Campus, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom

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Queen's is a member of the UK's Russell Group of research-intensive institutions.
Its historic campus with cutting-edge facilities is set in the heart of the affordable city of Belfast.
Queen's commits to preparing students for the future. It provides international students with dedicated careers support to help them fulfil their potential.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    32nd out of 93

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    150 71%

    23rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    24th

    21

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.05 76%

    81st

    27

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