Study English Literature, MPhil/PhD at University of Greenwich in the UK, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

English Literature, MPhil/PhD

UK

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What will I learn?

Our English Literature research degree (MPhil/ PhD) allows you to undertake the rigorous and critical exploration of literatures in English, including publication processes and histories.Your supervisory team will guide you through the formulation of your research questions and how to answer them in the specific format of a PhD thesis in English Literature. You will also attend a limited set of compulsory courses concerned with core skills and may also attend extra classes or participate in training events such as seminars and workshops in the Research Centre or elsewhere in the University and in the vibrant academic culture of London more broadly and indeed globally. You will be encouraged to participate both locally and globally to gain valuable experience in academic networking, management and standards. PhD students are strongly encouraged to hold positions in learned societies such as the Victorian Popular Fiction Association, the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, British Association for Victorian Studies, the H.G. Wells Society, the London Nineteenth-Century Seminar, and many others. Key areas of expertise: Publishing history early modern to today, the popular, gender, theory.

Which department am I in?

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
Information not available

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Start date

January 2027

Venue

University of Greenwich (Avery Hill Campus)

Avery Hill Campus,

Avery Hill Road,

London,

Greenwich,

SE9 2UG, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants should have:

  • Suitable applicants will be required to attend an interview.
  • Applicants will also be required to:
  • Provide a detailed research proposal of approx. 1,500 words (for scholarship applications, please see specific instructions in the advert and include the scholarship reference to the personal statement section).
  • Provide a Curriculum Vitae (CV).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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