University of Kent

Linguistics - PhD

University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom

Course overview

A PhD, also known as a doctorate, is a requirement for a career as an academic or researcher. In addition, it has become a qualification valued by many employers who recognise the skills and commitment a PhD requires. Employers also recognise that a PhD indicates excellent research capabilities, discipline and communication skills.

Over the duration of the PhD, you produce an original piece of research of up to 100,000 words. Current and recent PhD projects include: 'The effects of pragmatic instruction on verbal irony understanding and production by EFL learners', 'Linguistic cooperativity in clinical communication', 'Fictional representations of the Nigerian Civil War and the worldviews of readers', and 'Creativity as resistance in translation'. Researchers in Linguistics offer supervision in a wide range of disciplines, and will support and guide you through your research.

Your progress is carefully monitored to ensure that you are on track to produce a thesis that is valued by the academic community. Throughout your programme, you are able to attend and contribute to research seminars, workshops, and research and transferable skills training courses.

Key highlights

  • Original research thesis of up to 100,000 words
  • Recent projects span pragmatics, clinical communication, translation and fiction
  • Supervision available across a wide range of linguistics disciplines
  • Progress carefully monitored to keep your thesis on track
  • Attend and contribute to research seminars and workshops
  • Research and transferable skills training courses throughout the programme

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — or above
  • Master's degree: Distinction — 2.1 or above A first or upper-second class BA honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, and a distinction or merit in an MA in Linguistics or a closely related field.

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

  • Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship

    Scholarship value up to £10,000.

  • Kent Business School Beaconhouse PG Progression Scholarship

    Tuition fee discount scholarship of £6,000.

    Up to £6,000

  • Kent Business School Dean's Excellence Scholarship Award

    Awards of up to £3,000

  • Kent Business School MBA Scholarship

    50% off Tuition Fee.

    Up to 50% of fees

  • Kent Graduate Scholarship

    20% fee reduction for post-graduate taught programmes at the University of Kent.

    Up to 20% of fees

  • Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught

    Scholarship value - £5000

    Up to £5,000

  • Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught (KBS)

    Scholarship value £3000

    Up to £3,000

  • Kent LLM Solicitors’ Practice Scholarship (Canterbury)

    £2,000 tuition fee discount (Home Students); £2,000 tuition fee discount (Overseas Students).

    Up to £2,000

  • Sasha Roberts Scholarship

    £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.

    Up to £3,000

  • The “Ambition” Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

    £1,500 for Full Time UK students; £750 per year for Part Time UK students; £3,000 for Full Time Overseas students.

  • The CAMEMS Scholarship

    £3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.

    Up to £3,000

  • The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates

    £5,000 for UK students (£2,500 per year for part time students).

Careers this course leads to

  • University lecturer in linguistics
  • Academic researcher
  • Postdoctoral research fellow
  • Translator
  • Language consultant
  • Policy or research analyst

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,238 per year | International: £19,300 per year

Admission

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