MPhil/PhD with the Institute of English Studies

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

The Institute of English Studies (IES) provides a unique scholarly community in which to pursue doctoral research. We offer research supervision in a number of literature-related subject areas, ranging from book history to contemporary writing. With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.

This degree presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while also honing a range of transferable skills. On completing this course, you'll be well prepared for specialist career paths both within academia and beyond.

Subject Areas and Supervision The Institute of English Studies(Opens in new window) offers doctoral research supervision in the following broad areas:

Bibliography

Book illustration

History of the book from the medieval period to the present

History of collecting

History of printing

History of publishing from 1800 to the present

History of readers and reading

Textual scholarship, scholarly editing and digital humanities

Author-focused studies (e.g. J.M. Barrie, Dickens, Scott Fitzgerald, Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, Melville, Shakespeare, R.L. Stevenson, Twain, W.B. Yeats)

Medieval manuscript studies and palaeography

Early modern print culture

Victorian literature

Twentieth-century literature

American literature

Anglo-American Modernism

Scottish literature

Before submitting an application you are advised to contact a member of the academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study to discuss your proposal