| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD
(MPhil also available) |
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
October |
January |
Qualifications
PhD (MPhil also available) |
Duration
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
Start dates
October |
Application period
January |
The Language, Literature and Politics (LLP) research group is a cross-faculty collective bringing together researchers from the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics.
The aim of the group is to investigate the relationship between language, literature, and politics in the widest variety of contexts. Research in the LLP group ranges in period from the Early Modern to the contemporary; in discipline from Applied Linguistics to English Literature, Creative Writing, Politics, Psychology and History; and in area from Britain and Europe to a wide variety of postcolonial locations.
Animated by the Open University’s commitment to challenge disciplinary borders, to nurture social critique, and seek answers to societal challenges, the LLP group invites PhD applications from all students in the fields of Language, Literature and Politics, but especially those students eager to study how these disciplines relate to each other.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full time: £4,786 per year |
Full time: £12,146 per year |
| Part time: £2,393 per year |
Part time: £6,073 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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