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PhD English Literature

University of Reading

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University of Reading

Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Whiteknights Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    29-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

We offer supervision on a very wide range of research topics, often working in co-operation with staff from other disciplines. Within our Department some particularly strong research fields may be singled out:American LiteratureBeckett StudiesBook HistoryChildren's LiteratureCreative WritingEarly Modern StudiesMedieval LiteratureEighteenth-Century StudiesNineteenth-Century LiteratureTwentieth-Century Literature

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 21,250per year

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

University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    University of Reading, Whiteknights House, PO Box 217, Reading, Wokingham, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom

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The University of Reading is an international community with more than 26,000 students from around 160 countries. 
Reading is a lively town just 22 minutes from London Paddington by train, and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport by coach. Windsor and Oxford are also close by.
Reading supports undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to maintain, improve and develop their academic English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    33rd out of 93 10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    125 59%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    21st

    30

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    48th

    4

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