English

Course overview

The MPhil is awarded for a dissertation of not more than 60,000 words and the PhD for a dissertation normally of not more than 100,000 words. Research Areas English with specialisations in: Other Literature from the Middle Ages and the 16th, 17th, 19th, and 20th centuries. English Literature post 1500 Arthurian literature American Literature Comparative Literature Anglo-Welsh Writing Postcolonial Literature Gender and Writing Autobiography Travel Writing Romanticism Renaissance Literature Modern English and American Drama Milton and Literature of the Civil War period Modernism Contemporary Poetry Creative Writing Further Details To apply, send a research proposal of no less than 500 words, accompanied by a proposed bibliography and personal statement outlining your relevant experience (training and research) in your chosen field.

To find out more about staff specialisms and supervision in the school, consult the Staff pages. Programme Length PhD: 3 years full-time, 6-8 years part-time; MPhil: 2 years full-time, 4-5 years part-time Research Opportunities Visiting academics feature regularly in the school’s research seminars.

Key highlights

PhD awarded for a dissertation of up to 100,000 words
Specialisms include Arthurian literature, Romanticism, Modernism and Renaissance literature
Research in Anglo-Welsh, postcolonial, comparative and American literature
Supervision available in creative writing and contemporary poetry
Visiting academics feature regularly in research seminars

Entry requirements

Degree: 2nd class — or above

Scholarships

Deans Scholarship - Postgraduate Research
20% reduction in the published Postgraduate Research tuition fee for each year of study.
Up to 20% of fees
Heads of School Scholarship
10% reduction in the published Postgraduate Research tuition fee for each year of study.
Up to 10% of fees
Inclusive Bangor Scholarships
Payment towards tuition fees for one-year taught or research postgraduate Masters (or for two years if studying part-time). This will be capped at £9,500.
Refugee Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate Research Scholarships
50% discount on the published International Tuition Fee for each year of study.
Up to 50% of fees

Careers this course leads to

University lecturer
Postdoctoral researcher
Editor
Writer
Archivist
Secondary school English teacher

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,182 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Bangor University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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