The IES provides a unique scholarly community in which to pursue doctoral research. We offer research supervision in a number of literature-related subject areas, ranging from book history to creative and practice-based research. The programme can be undertaken on a full-time (up to four years) or part-time (up to seven years) basis, with entry in October or January.
As a PhD student in the Institute, you will enjoy the personal attention of our academic staff, who will guide you through the programme and supervise your thesis project. Our PhD students have access to a rich and varied programme of subject-specific research training, as well as general training on research skills and methodologies. You are encouraged to attend the Institute’s broad range of research seminars, conferences, world-leading summer schools, and guest lectures, which
offer opportunities to hear and discuss papers by leading scholars as well as to meet others interested in a particular field of study. You will benefit from the Institute’s
substantial network of colleagues and organisations associate with the book trade and the literary world and will be able to explore career development opportunities
across a range of different areas.
The Institute of English Studies offers doctoral research supervision in the following broad areas:
History of the book
History of authorship
History of publishing
History of printing
History of readers and reading
History of collectors and collecting
The history of the manuscript and rare book trades
History of libraries and collections
Textual scholarship
Digital Humanities
Radical print cultures
Medieval literature
Early Modern literature and print culture
Victorian literature
Aspects of Modern and Contemporary Literature
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American literature
Scottish literature
Creative writing and practice based research.
Find out more about studying this degree: https://www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/our-courses/research-degree/phd-institute-english-studies
Are you an international student? Find out more about everything you need to know from visas to qualifications and language requirements: https://www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/applying/international-students
All students applying to the School of Advanced Study have a fee status assessment before they are made a formal offer to study. The assessment determines the level of tuition fees that the student will have to pay for their programme. This can be either the “lower” Home or the “higher” Overseas fee. Find out more about the fee statuses here: https://www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/fees-funding/fee-status
Applicants for research programmes (MPhil/PhD) are normally required to hold a master’s degree.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Our students fund their studies in a variety of ways including scholarships, bursaries and fellowships, as well as government loans and postgraduate loans. Find out about funding opportunities available for this degree here: https://www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/fees-funding
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