- Doctorate
- 36–48 months
Doctor of Philosophy - French
University of Kent - Canterbury · Canterbury, United Kingdom
Tuition
£19,300
Submit by January 1, 2027 · 115 days left · starts January 1, 2027
Ask about this course- Length
- 36–48 months
- Starts
- January 1, 2027
- IELTS
- 6 overall
- Post-study work
- Available, as published
- Taught in
- English
- Cost of living (annual)
- £13,632
Overview
A PhD in French enables students to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.
Over the duration of the PhD, students produce an original piece of research of up to 100,000 words, in English or in French.
Previous doctoral theses have included ‘Deleuze and Anti-Humanism: The Sense of Deleuze's Spinozism’, ‘Haptic Experience in the Writings of Georges Bataille, Maurice Blanchot and Michel Serres’, ‘Le Livre Fermé: The Fortune of Rousseau's Educational ideas in the Primary Schools of England and France during the 1960s’, ‘Photobiographies: pour une écriture de notation de la vie (Roland Barthes, Denis Roche, Annie Ernaux)’, and ‘De l'abject et du sublime: Georges Bataille, Jean Genet, Samuel Beckett’.
The Department of Modern Languages offers supervision from world-class academics with expertise in a wide range of disciplines, who are able to support and guide students through their research. Students' progress is carefully monitored to ensure that they are on track to produce a thesis valued by the academic community. Throughout the programme, students are able to attend and contribute to research seminars, workshops, and research and transferable skills training courses.
Entry requirements
As the university states them. Whether you meet them depends on your own results — ask us and a consultant will check with you.
- English
- PTE: 63 overall or above
- IELTS: 6 overall or above
- TOEFL: 80 overall or above
- Duolingo: 110 overall or above
Fees and living costs
- Tuition
- £19,300
- Cost of living (annual)
- £13,632
Published as University of Kent - Canterbury publishes it, through ApplyBoard, and not checked by Go Study — ask us and a consultant will confirm any of it with the school.
Intakes
January 1, 2027
Starts January 1, 2027 · apply by January 1, 2027
Applications opened December 30, 2025
May 1, 2027
Starts May 1, 2027 · apply by May 1, 2027
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September 1, 2027
Starts September 1, 2027 · apply by September 1, 2027
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January 1, 2028
Starts January 1, 2028 · the school has not published an application deadline
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May 1, 2028
Starts May 1, 2028 · the school has not published an application deadline
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September 1, 2028
Starts September 1, 2028 · the school has not published an application deadline
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