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Postgraduate Studies

English at Queen's has a long and distinguished history. Though the School of English is perhaps best known for the study of Anglo-Irish literature, it also has major strengths in all other fields of contemporary English Studies, including Medieval and Renaissance literature, modern literature in English, Creative Writing, and several areas of English language study.

How to Apply

Funding for 2013-14

Postgraduate Open Days 2013

Make an Application

The deadline for 2013 entry for students who wish to be considered for funding is Friday February 22nd, 2013. Please download our application brochure for further details:

Applications are invited for any of the School's MA programmes and for PhD study in all aspects of English Studies

MA Studentships in English

The School of English invites applications for the following MA awards:

TEN home/ EU fee scholarships for MA study (fee-only award)
Up to ONE AHRC MA award (fees and maintenance)

PhD studentships in English 2013-14

The School fo English invites applications for the following PhD awards:

Up to TWO AHRC PhD awards (fees and maintenance for three years)
ONE DEL PhD award (fees and maintenance for three years)

Themed PhD studentship awards, commencing September 2013

The School of English, Queen’s University Belfast, is pleased to announce THREE PhD studentship awards, for designated topics, commencing in September 2013.

Further details of these awards follow below. In summary form, these studentships are as follows:

1.) A DEL doctoral studentship in ‘Geography and National Identity in Anglo-Saxon England’

Supervisors: Dr Marilina Cesario and Dr Keith Lilley
Eligibility: UK residents

2.) A DEL Creative Writing doctoral studentship in ‘Radical Crime Fiction’

Supervisors: Dr Andrew Pepper and Dr Dominique Jeannerod
Eligibility: UK residents

3.) An international doctoral studentship in ‘Anglo-Dutch-Spanish Politics in Early Modern Literary Culture’

Supervisors: Dr Adrian Streete and Prof Isabel Torres
Eligibility: EU and International students

Further information on the projects: Themed PhD projects, 2013

Applications for these awards must be submitted through the Queen’s online application system (on the prospective students’ portal) before the closing date of FRIDAY 22ndFebruary, 2013. Applications are similar to those invited for ‘open’ PhD studentships, but applicants are not required to upload a description of the intended thesis.

Applicants for these ‘themed’ awards should indicate the title of the award to which they are applying in the application form and should supply, instead of the thesis description, a personal statement (maximum 1500 words) outlining the distinctive contribution they could make to the research for the thesis.

Informal enquiries are very welcome and should be directed to the relevant supervisors named here or to the School’s Director of PG Education: Dr Adrian Streete (a.streete@qub.ac.uk).

The School will be hosting Open Days for prospective MA and PhD applicants in January. The PhD Open Day will take place on Monday 21th January, 2013, 11.00-1.30 in the Old Staff Common Room, Lanyon Building and School of English. The Open Day for prospective MA applicants will be held the following Monday, January 28th, 11.00-1.30 in the Old Staff Common Room, Lanyon Building and School of English.

PhD Open Day

MA Open Day

11.00-1.30, Monday 21st January, 2013

Venue: Old Staff Common Room, Lanyon Building and School of English

Schedule

11.00-11.20: Welcome and PhD Presentation
(Dr Adrian Streete, Director of PG Education)

11.20-11.40: Presentation by current/former PhD students

11.40-11.50: Presentation by PG Office (TBC)

11.50-12.10: Opportunity to ask questions and meet staff over coffee

12.10-12.30: Tour of PG Centre and McClay Library

12.30-1.30: Sandwich Lunch in the School of English
(Social Space, House One, 1 University Square)

11.00-1.30, Monday 28th January, 2013