Distinctive features

• A dynamic and supportive interdisciplinary research culture
• Training to develop and enhance transferable skills that will increase students’ employability in an increasingly competitive jobs market, both inside and outside of Higher Education
• Access to a diverse range of research training and professional development opportunities, including a generic training programme and thesis workshops that allow you the opportunity to present work in progress to your peers.
• Access to a dedicated suite of research rooms
• Graduate teaching opportunities on the undergraduate degree upon application as such opportunities arise, with support from the University’s Learning and Teaching Academy via the Associate Fellowship Programme for those undertaking graduate tutoring roles
• Postgraduate research students can apply for School funding to attend academic conferences and/or undertake archival/library visits.

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Programme Structure

We welcome PhD applications in staff specialist areas, such as the following:

• Critical Marxism
• Cultural History
• Deconstruction
• Deleuze studies
• Digital theory and game studies
• Eco-humanities

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Admission requirements

Academic requirements

GPA: Upper Second Class

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 109
• PTE Academic: 80
• IELTS: 7.5

Other requirements

General requirements

• Suitable for graduates in Humanities and Social Sciences. A First or Upper Second class UK honours degree, or equivalent is required.
• Students who have not completed an MA or a research training methods course may be asked to audit Theory Modules on the MA English Literature.

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Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

• International: 50,071 AUD / year (≈ 26,700 GBP / year)
• Domestic: 9,388 AUD / year (≈ 5,006 GBP / year)

Part-time tuition fees: £2,503

Living costs

Cardiff, United Kingdom: 1,178-1,999 AUD / month