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University of Birmingham English Literature PhD/MA by Research (On-Campus or by Distance Learning) Our principal areas of research expertise include Medieval English (for example, Old English, Chaucer, Langland, Lollard writing, Reformation writing and medievalist writers such as Tolkien ); Early Modern English (for example, Brown, Daniel, Donne, Johnson, Marlowe, Middleton, Shakespeare, Spenser); Restoration, 18th century and the Romantics (for example, Swift, Goldsmith, Johnson, Wordsworth, Pope); and 19th and 20th century research (for example, J.G.Ballard, Conrad, Dickens, T.S.Eliot, Michael Field, Wyndham Lewis, Zadie Smith). Study here and find out why the University of Birmingham was awarded The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2013-14 (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/09/20-sep-Birmingham-announced-as-University-of-the-Year.aspx) Course fact file Type of Course: Distance learning, doctoral research Study Options: Full time, part time Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time; MLitt - 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time; MA by Research – 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time Start date: January or September Contact Dr Rex Ferguson, Admissions Tutor Tel: +44 (0)121 414 4996 Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies (/schools/edacs/index.aspx) Department of English Literature (/schools/edacs/departments/english/index.aspx) Details The MA by Research programme requires you to prepare a dissertation of up to 40,000 words on a topic of your choice, for which an academic staff member will provide expert supervision. The MLitt involves undertaking research on a chosen topic leading to the preparation of a thesis of 60,000 words. The PhD – the most advanced research degree – leads to a dissertation of up to 80,000 words on a subject of your choice and under the expert supervision of an academic member of staff. You can study an MA by Research or PhD programme on campus or by Distance Learning (/students/courses/postgraduate/research/arts-law-inter/distance- learning.aspx) . (/schools/edacs/departments/english/research/postgraduateresearch/index.aspx) At Birmingham you also have the option of studying languages (http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/personal-development/languages.aspx) , free of charge. Almost no other UK University offers you the opportunity to learn the intense graduate academic language skills which you may need to pursue your research.

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  • UniversityofBirmingham

    EnglishLiteraturePhD/MAbyResearch(On-CampusorbyDistanceLearning)

    OurprincipalareasofresearchexpertiseincludeMedievalEnglish(forexample,OldEnglish,Chaucer,Langland,Lollardwriting,ReformationwritingandmedievalistwriterssuchasTolkien)EarlyModernEnglish(forexample,Brown,Daniel,Donne,Johnson,Marlowe,Middleton,Shakespeare,Spenser)Restoration,18thcenturyandtheRomantics(forexample,Swift,Goldsmith,Johnson,Wordsworth,Pope)and19thand20thcenturyresearch(forexample,J.G.Ballard,Conrad,Dickens,T.S.Eliot,MichaelField,WyndhamLewis,ZadieSmith).

    StudyhereandfindoutwhytheUniversityofBirminghamwasawardedTheTimesandTheSundayTimesUniversityoftheYear2013-14(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/09/20-sep-Birmingham-announced-as-University-of-the-Year.aspx)

    Coursefactfile

    TypeofCourse:Distancelearning,doctoralresearch

    StudyOptions:Fulltime,parttime

    Duration:PhD3yearsfull-time6yearspart-timeMLitt-2yearsfull-time,4yearspart-timeMAbyResearch1yearfull-time2yearspart-time

    Startdate:JanuaryorSeptember

    ContactDrRexFerguson,AdmissionsTutorTel:+44(0)1214144996Email:[email protected](mailto:[email protected])

    SchoolofEnglish,DramaandAmerican&CanadianStudies(/schools/edacs/index.aspx)

    DepartmentofEnglishLiterature(/schools/edacs/departments/english/index.aspx)

    Details

    TheMAbyResearchprogrammerequiresyoutoprepareadissertationofupto40,000wordsonatopicofyourchoice,forwhichanacademicstaffmemberwillprovideexpertsupervision.

    TheMLittinvolvesundertakingresearchonachosentopicleadingtothepreparationofathesisof60,000words.

    ThePhDthemostadvancedresearchdegreeleadstoadissertationofupto80,000wordsonasubjectofyourchoiceandundertheexpertsupervisionofanacademicmemberofstaff.

    YoucanstudyanMAbyResearchorPhDprogrammeoncampusorbyDistanceLearning(/students/courses/postgraduate/research/arts-law-inter/distance-learning.aspx).

    (/schools/edacs/departments/english/research/postgraduateresearch/index.aspx)

    AtBirminghamyoualsohavetheoptionofstudyinglanguages(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/personal-development/languages.aspx),freeofcharge.AlmostnootherUKUniversityoffersyoutheopportunitytolearntheintensegraduateacademiclanguageskillswhichyoumayneedtopursueyourresearch.

    http://www.birmingham.ac.ukhttp://www.facebook.com/unibirminghamhttp://twitter.com/unibirminghamhttp://instagram.com/unibirminghamhttp://www.youtube.com/unibirminghamhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/09/20-sep-Birmingham-announced-as-University-of-the-Year.aspxmailto:[email protected]://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/arts-law-inter/distance-learning.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/research/postgraduateresearch/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/personal-development/languages.aspx

  • Feesandfunding

    Entryrequirements

    Howtoapply

    Wechargeanannualtuitionfee.Feesfor2015/16arecurrentlyasfollows:

    Home/EU4,052full-time2,026part-time

    Overseas:13,195full-time6,597.50part-time

    Forpart-timestudents,theabovefeequotedisforyearoneonlyandtuitionfeeswillalsobepayableinsubsequentyearsofyourprogramme.

    Tuitionfeescaneitherbepaidinfullorbyinstalments.

    EligibilityforHome/EUorOverseasfeescanbeverifiedwithAdmissions.Learnmoreaboutfeesforinternationalstudents(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/students/finance/fees.aspx).

    Learnmoreaboutpostgraduatetuituionfeesandfunding(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/dr-fees/index.aspx).

    Scholarshipsandstudentships

    Scholarshipstocoverfeesand/ormaintenancecostsmaybeavailable.TodiscoverwhetheryouareeligibleforanyawardacrosstheUniversity,andtostartyourfundingapplication,pleasevisittheUniversity'sPostgraduateFundingDatabase(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/fees/funding/FundingFilter.aspx).

    Internationalstudentscanoftengainfundingthroughoverseasresearchscholarships,Commonwealthscholarshipsortheirhomegovernment.

    Scholarshipsandstudentships

    Scholarshipstocoverfeesand/ormaintenancecostsmaybeavailable.Tobeeligiblefortheseawards,candidatesmustholdeitheranofferofaplacetostudyorhavesubmittedanapplicationtostudyattheUniversity.TodiscoverwhetheryouareeligibleforanyawardacrosstheUniversity,andtostartyourfundingapplication,pleasevisittheUniversity'sPostgraduateFundingDatabase(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/fees/funding/FundingFilter.aspx).

    Internationalstudentscanoftengainfundingthroughoverseasresearchscholarships,Commonwealthscholarshipsortheirhomegovernment.

    Learnmoreaboutentryrequirements(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/requirements/requirements-pg/index.aspx)

    Internationalstudents

    Academicrequirements

    Weacceptarangeofqualificationsourcountrypages(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/international/students/country/index.aspx)showyouwhatqualificationsweacceptfromyourcountry.

    Englishlanguagerequirements

    YoucansatisfyourEnglishlanguagerequirementsintwoways:

    byholdinganEnglishlanguagequalification(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/requirements/requirements-pg/international/index.aspx)totherightlevel

    bytakingandsuccessfullycompletingoneofourEnglishcoursesforinternationalstudents(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/requirements/requirements-pg/international/english-courses.aspx)

    Applynow(https://pga.bham.ac.uk/lpages/CAL049.htm)

    Beforeyoumakeyourapplication

    Youmaywishtoregisteryourinterestwithus(https://bham.hobsons.co.uk/emtinterestpage.aspx?ip=postgraduate)toreceiveregularnewsandupdatesonpostgraduatelifewithinthisDepartmentandthewiderUniversity.

    Makingyourapplication

    WhenclickingontheApplyNowbuttonyouwillbedirectedtoanapplicationspecificallydesignedfortheprogrammeyouwishtoapplyforwhereyouwillcreateanaccountwiththeUniversityapplicationsystemandsubmityourapplicationandsupportingdocumentsonline.FurtherinformationregardinghowtoapplyonlinecanbefoundontheHowtoapplypages(http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/apply-pg/index.aspx)

    RelatednewsandeventsCollectingtheeighteenthcenturyatWinchesterCollege(/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2012/winchester-college.aspx)

    Researchinterestsofstaff

    Thefollowingsummaryindicatesourprincipalareasofresearchexpertise.Pleaseviewourstaffprofiles(/schools/edacs/departments/english/staff/index.aspx)forfurtherpossibleresearchtopics.

    OurworkinMedievalEnglish(forexample,OldEnglish,Chaucer,Langland,Lollardwriting,OlderScotsliterature,ReformationwritingandmedievalistwriterssuchasTolkien)extendsthroughmedievalliteratureintoconcernswithediting,printproduction,bibliography,manuscriptstudies,andnon-manuscriptverbalculturesoftheMiddleAgesandalsowithrelationsbetweenmedievalverbalandvisualcultures.

    IntheEarlyModernarea(forexample,Daniel,Donne,Johnson,Marlowe,Middleton,Shakespeare,Spenser,Milton)ourspecialismsindramaticandnon-dramaticwritingextendintothereceptionofearlymodernwritersinlaterperiodsandtoday,andrunalongsideourworkonculturesofmanuscript,printand17thcenturywomenswriting.

    InRestoration,18thcenturyandRomantics(forexample,Rochester,Behn,Swift,Pope,Richardson,Fielding,Sterne,Johnson,Wordsworth,Goldsmith)wefocuson

    http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/dr-fees/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/fees/funding/FundingFilter.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/fees/funding/FundingFilter.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/requirements/requirements-pg/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/international/students/country/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/requirements/requirements-pg/international/index.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/requirements/requirements-pg/international/english-courses.aspxhttps://bham.hobsons.co.uk/emtinterestpage.aspx?ip=postgraduatehttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/apply-pg/index.aspxhttps://pga.bham.ac.uk/lpages/CAL049.htmhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2012/winchester-college.aspxhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/staff/index.aspx

  • readingliteraryworksintheirhistoricalandculturalcontexts,withspecialinterestsintheeditingoftexts,inprosefiction,inlanguageandlexicography,inthereceptionofShakespeare,earlymodernandmedievalliterature,andingender.

    In19thcentury,20thcentury,andcontemporary(forexample,James,HarrietWilson,HarrietBeecherStowe,Conrad,Ford,WyndhamLewis,Woolf,DorothyRichardson,T.S.Eliot,Kerouac,J.M.Coetzee,ZadieSmith,DonDelillo)weareparticularlyinterestedinthelateVictorianperiod,Modernismandthecontemporaryandweutiliseanumberofthematicandtheoreticalapproaches(includinghistoriography,culturaltheory,postcolonialism,culturesofreading,digitaltheory).

    Theresearchthemesofmaterialityofthetext(forexample,textualediting,historyofthebook,mediahistory)andgender(forexample,womenwriters,relevanttheoreticalapproaches)canbepursuedacrossalltheseperiods.

    Employability

    TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenranked8thintheUKand60thintheworldforpost-qualificationemployabilityinthelatestglobalsurveyofuniversitiescommissionedbytheInternationalHeraldTribune.

    YourdegreewillprovideexcellentpreparationforemploymentandthiswillbefurtherenhancedbytheemployabilityskillstrainingofferedthroughtheCollegeofArtsandLawGraduateSchool.

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    Birmingham?sEnglishLiteraturepostgraduatesdeveloparangeofskillsincludingpresentation,communicationandanalyticalskills,aswellastheabilitytoworkindependently,thinkcriticallyanddevelopopinions.

    Overthepastfiveyears,over90%ofEnglishLiteraturepostgraduateswereinworkand/orfurtherstudysixmonthsaftergraduation.Manyofourgraduatesgoontofurtherstudyoracademia,whileothersusetheirtransferableskillsinawidevarietyofoccupationsincludingaccounting,thecharitysector,teaching,localgovernment,law,publishingandmedia.Employersthatgraduateshavegoneontoworkforinclude:BirminghamMuseumsTrustBloomsburyPublishingCivilServiceCoventryArtsandHeritageTrustHouseofCommonsandUniversityofKent.

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