Overview

Our Religious Studies research at the University of Stirling seeks to interrogate the historical construction and limitations of the term itself, and to ask positive but searching questions about the place of religious discourse – and discourse on religion – in contemporary societies.

Features

Research students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are provided with access to dedicated research facilities as well as an opportunity to attend a range of research seminars and workshops within specialist research centres and collaboratively across multi-disciplinary subjects.
Research students have access to a number of training opportunities, at University, Faculty and Divisional levels, including subject specialist training within postgraduate research seminars and other forums.

Programme Structure

Research areas within the Literature and Languages cluster:

Transnational Narratives, Literatures and Cultures:

interdisciplinary, intercultural, multilingual and cross-genre approaches within and across Anglophone, Francophone, and Hispanic literary, film and cultural studies including Gothic and Critical Religion

Book History, Writing and Publishing:

book history and material cultures, textual editing, and the study and practice of contemporary writing and publishing

Language, Linguistics and Translation:

aiming to to illuminate and ameliorate social problems and conditions ranging from public health and food culture, to civil and minority rights and the historical legacy of colonial discourses

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

You can begin a PhD on the 1st of any month. We accept completed applications up to just before the start of semester, but we advise early application.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stirling, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies View 42 other PhDs in Theology and Religious Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

General entry requirements for our research degree programmes are:

An upper second class honours Bachelors degree or higher qualification. For some studentships and programmes of study a suitable masters degree may be specified.
If your first language is not English you’re required to show English language competency equivalent to the minimum level of IELTS 6.5 (6.0 in all bands).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

21500 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Stirling

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 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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