Overview

The DPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral examination.

Features

The emphasis in the DPhil is on self-directed learning, with guidance from the supervisor and other faculty.

You are expected to submit your thesis three, or at most four, years from the date of admission (six, or at most eight, years for part-time students).

Programme Structure

Research

linguistic theory (morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and their interfaces)

Indo-European comparative philology (especially Greek, Italic/Latin, Indo-Iranian, Anatolian, Celtic, Slavic and Tocharian)

phonetics and phonology (especially phonetics/phonology interface, speech perception, language comprehension)

Romance philology (Research Centre on Romance Linguistics, especially diachronic morphology, syntax of Italo-Romance and phonetics of French)

neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics

ancient grammatical thought in the Greco-Roman tradition.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a master's degree in a relevant subject with a very good result or a result close to distinction level; and

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant subject.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37080 GBP / year

≈ 37080 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

14180 GBP / year

≈ 14180 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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