61 PhD programmes in Literature in England, United Kingdom

English Literature
This English Literature course from the University of West London offers a PhD by individual research within the areas of expertise of the School’s teaching staff.

Creative Writing
On this Creative Writing programme offered at the University of Surrey you will meet Surrey's vibrant and imaginative community with a diverse mix of subject specialities and much opportunity for intellectual exchange, across both literary-critical and creative work.

English Literature
On this English Literature programme at the University of Surrey you will perform innovative and world-leading research across literature, writing and linguistics.

Literary and Cultural Studies
Here at the University of Surrey while studying the Literary and Cultural Studies, you’ll join a cosmopolitan, multilingual and multicultural community of students and scholars.

English Literature
The University of Brighton offers an active, supportive and stimulating environment for English Literature PhD study in a range of literary fields.

Comparative Literature
Are you an ambitious researcher looking to combine comparative studies and critical theories? Conduct your own research exploring world cultures and literatures through an interdisciplinary, critical lens with the Comparative Literature and Critical Theories at the University of Birmingham.

English Literature
Research in the Department of English brings the core values of our discipline - textual scholarship, critical and theoretical analysis, and contextual knowledge - to the dynamic and changing field of English literary studies. University of Bristol offers the English Literature programme.

Shakespeare Studies
With the a Shakespeare Studies programme from University of Birmingham you'll join a community of scholars in Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon and access the most comprehensive Shakespeare studies collection in the UK.

Intercultural and Comparative Studies
This PhD Intercultural and Comparative Studies programme at University of Reading accommodates researchers with a background in literary studies, culture studies or linguistics, with knowledge of cultures and languages in addition to English, and with an interest in comparative and intercultural studies.

Comparative and Intercultural Studies
This PhD Comparative and Intercultural Studies programme at University of Reading accommodates researchers with a background in literary studies, cultural studies, history, or linguistics, with knowledge of cultures and languages in addition to English, and with an interest in comparative and intercultural studies.

English
The Department of English supervises research degrees in a broad range of areas, from classical literature to contemporary writing and theory. The English programme of the Queen Mary University of London has particular expertise in enabling students to locate their chosen topic of literary research within an interdisciplinary framework.

English Literature
This English Literature PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield allows you to pursue an independent, cutting-edge research project that will make an original contribution to knowledge in your field.

Comparative Literatures and Cultures
Research in Comparative Literatures and Cultures sits within the School of Modern Languages and builds on two areas of strength within the school: transnational studies and intermediality. University of Bristol offers the Comparative Literatures and Cultures programme.

English Literature
A University of Hertfordshire research degree in English Literature is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

English Literature
This English Literature MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University enables you to study one of our specialist areas of literature which ranges in period from the medieval to the contemporary. You will benefit from expert supervision and join our thriving School with an energetic, creative and well-resourced research culture.

World and Comparative Literature
This World and Comparative Literature PhD programme from The University of Exeter seeks to cross the borders and bridge the distances between languages, literatures and cultures.

Comparative Literature
The Department of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London ranks among the leading centres for research and study in Comparative Literature in London.

English Literature
We offer supervision on a very wide range of research English Literature topics at the University of Reading, often working in co-operation with staff from other disciplines.
Children's Book Illustration
Academic interest in children’s book illustration is growing. Examine this field of illustration through a combination of practical work and theoretical enquiry in the Children's Book Illustration programme offered by the Anglia Ruskin University.
Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature
If you're ready to take your knowledge and expertise in Area Studies into a postgraduate research degree, this Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature degree at University of Portsmouth is the perfect place to fulfil your ambitions.