Key Information
Duration
- Full-time: 24 months (2 - 4 years)
- Part-time: 48 months (4 - 6 years)
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime. Apply all year round.
Language
English — TOEFL iBT: 88
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Language Studies
Overview
We are able to offer supervision by teams that span various language areas and diverse methodological approaches, ensuring that ground-breaking doctoral research receives the support it requires.
Features
- A PhD in Modern Languages at University of Liverpool allows candidates to draw on Departmental research strengths across the eight different language areas and multiple disciplinary intersections.
- Language-based expertise is supported by specialists researching literature, history, visual cultures, gender studies, sociolinguistics, and translation and interpreting.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Image, Sound and Performance and Conflict
- Memory and Heritage
- Place, Space and Belonging
- Media Histories: From Manuscript to Digital
- Modern Languages
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 88
General requirements
Applications are welcomed from both full-time and part-time students. For research degrees, we would normally expect applicants to have a BA or BSc degree of 2:1 standard (and also an MA) in a subject relevant to the proposed field of research.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 48,114 AUD / year (≈ 25,350 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 9,942 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Living costs
Liverpool, United Kingdom: 1,055-1,964 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Modern Languages.
- University of Liverpool - CONACYT — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified
- University of Liverpool - Fulbright Scholarships — Grant, 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- University of Liverpool - FUNED Awards — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified
- Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship for China — Grant, 5000 GBP, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
- ACES Scholarships — Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Grant, 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027, Merit-based
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Grant, 6000 USD, Deadline: 31 Jan 2027, Merit-based
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027, Merit-based
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant, 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — Grant, 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant, 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant, 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027