iPhD in Linguistics

Develop a solid foundation of research skills before carrying out your own project in a linguistic field of your choice.

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	Length	Start dates (semester dates)
iPhD	4 years full-time 8 years part-time Apply for iPhD	September

Length

Start dates (semester dates)

iPhD

4 years full-time
8 years part-time

Apply for iPhD

September

Gain specialist training in a research area and be supported to carry out a significant research project in a world-renowned research department.

Your research

The integrated PhD (iPhD) is a PhD programme with an additional year of coursework. It is targeted at students which have attained the research skills necessary for PhD study (e.g. through successful completion of a Masters degree), but require additional specialist training in their subject of study. Due to the variation of Masters programmes across institutions, many students with adjacent degrees (e.g. MA English Language, Applied Linguistics) would benefit from the iPhD programme.

In your first year, you will take 6 modules worth of assessed coursework. Your supervisor will work with you to curate a set of modules for your needs. Where appropriate, you may also be required to take modules in other departments. At the end of your first year, you will work on a 5,000 word independent research project and submit a detailed research proposal. Upon successful progression, you will move into the PhD project phase, where you will undertake a substantial original research project.

The culmination of your PhD will include a dissertation and a viva voce exam. Your dissertation may be in monograph format of 60-80,000 words in length, or by articles, where you will produce at least three works of publishable quality. Your work will be assessed by internal and external examiners during a viva voce examination, who will feed back on your work, and may require corrections.

Contact us

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Training and support

You'll be trained to use specialist equipment and in the implementation of lab techniques that are necessary in the industry. We'll work with you to ensure that you receive relevant training based on the topic of your research project.

Our Research Excellence Training team also offer a wide variety of workshops designed to help you thrive as an independent researcher. You'll work with your supervisor to create a Professional Development Plan (PDP) that will consolidate the support you receive throughout your degree.

Course location

This course is run by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, based on Campus West.

Careers and skills

Our dedicated careers team offer specific support including a programme of professional researcher development and careers workshops and 1:1 career support sessions. They will help you to build up your employability portfolio and to engage in activities that will build up your skills and experience within and outside your research work.

Career opportunities

researcher
lecturer
marketing
publishing
journalism
translation
speech therapy

Entry requirements

As a requirement to join this course, you'll need the following:

an undergraduate degree score of 2:1 or equivalent
a Masters degree with an average of 65 or equivalent.

We'll also take other relevant experience and expertise into account. You're welcome to include a narrative of any relevant life experiences in your personal statement. For example, you could tell us about caring responsibilities, career breaks, barriers you have faced, or belonging to an under-represented group.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your ability.

Check your English language requirements

Applying

Apply for the iPhD in Linguistics

Have a look at the supporting documents you may need for your application.

We do not require a substantial research project proposal, as you'll do this as part of your coursework progression. We do, however, require an indicative 1,000-1,500 world proposal that outlines your areas of interest in order for us to match you with a suitable supervisor. Alongside your application, you'll also need to provide us with a writing sample. We recommend your MA dissertation, however two piece of long form writing (around 3,000-5,000 words each) will also suffice.

Find out more about how to apply.