The University of Nottingham
French PhD PhD
The University of Nottingham

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Course Description

Having completed a research preparation masters degree and agreed your research topic with a supervisor, you will continue your work exploring themes from our wide range of research expertise:

  • Francophone Studies

  • Enlightenment and encyclopédie

  • Post-war french thoughts

  • Migrant writers in Paris

  • The 19th century novel

  • Contemporary French social theory

  • Post-war French society, culture and politics

  • Reception of jazz in inter-war France

  • Politics and the media

  • Political communication

  • Gender, ethnicity, politics and the media in France

  • 20th century literature

  • Travel narratives

  • Urban studies

  • Nineteenth and 20th century poetry

  • Word and image studies

  • French feminism under the Third Republic

  • French senate

  • Interwar French politics and society

  • French constitutional history

  • 18th century writing

  • Feminist and post-structuralist theory

  • Theories of hospitality and the gift

  • Translation theory

  • Translation and philosophy

  • Film studies

Attending research seminars and special lectures will be an important part of your doctoral journey. You will also have the opportunity to deliver papers of your own. The culmination of your work will be a thesis that makes a significant contribution to research in French Studies.

The University of Nottingham is one of eight universities making up the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C). The partnership provides funding and training to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study French PhD, PhD, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

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About The University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a government funded research university based in Nottingham, England. Their aim is to become global leaders in education and research, cultivating a culture of curiosity and ambition. The university’s main campus is located approximately half an hour’s bus ride away from Nottingham city centre, which gives students the peace and quiet they need to study while not removing them completely from metropolitan comforts.

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Student composition of The University of Nottingham

undergraduates:
27810
postgraduates:
7620
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35430
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