Intercultural Communication (Provisional Integrated PhD)
PhD
In London
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
An Integrated PhD is a degree that combines a taught element with a shorter research project. You need to find a suitable academic supervisor at Birkbeck, who can offer the requisite expertise to guide and support you through your research project.
This Integrated PhD in Intercultural Communication will help you to achieve a critical conceptual understanding of evidence and theory relating to recent developments in the field. You will then be in a position to apply this understanding to your own professional context.
You will complete 180 credits of postgraduate taught modules with the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication as part of your qualifying requirement. The aim of these modules is to help you to gain the skills, knowledge and understanding to engage with and evaluate research and theory. These modules will also enable you to prepare and carry out a research project.
Once you have satisfactorily passed your modules and demonstrated evidence of independent research skills and sufficient specialist knowledge in an area commensurate with the research interests of staff in the Department, you will be considered for entry to the research component of the programme. At the end of the taught year(s), you will be asked to attend an interview where your candidacy for the PhD will be assessed. To progress from the Integrated PhD to the research stage, you will usually need to achieve a 60% pass overall on the taught courses and successfully pass the qualifying interview. At the doctoral phase, a dissertation of 45,000-55,000 words will be required.
Please note: for those who are interested in the areas of TESOL and language teaching, the Department would be happy to consider applications in the field of language learning, including the learning process and outcome of one, two or multiple languages in different contexts, intercultural learning and teaching.
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About this course
A first degree and a taught Master's degree in a relevant subject.
Some relevant work experience is desirable, but not essential.
You will be asked to complete a short admissions task.
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Subjects
- Materials
- Cross Cultural
- Learning Teaching
- International
- Greek
- Teaching
- Writing
- Communication Training
- Sociolinguistics
- Professor Training
Course programme
The Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication has developed a distinctive academic identity and helped to redefine the field as a social science. It is not a department of conventional descriptive or theoretical linguistics, and does not engage in research and teaching of syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics or linguistics of a particular language. Rather, it is concerned with real-life issues in which language and communication play a central role. To find out more, read our programme handbook.
There will be a wide range of generic research training courses offered by the College Research School and the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network. You will also have the opportunity to present your work annually for discussion by fellow students and staff at seminars.
Additional information
Part-time home/EU students, Year 1&2: £4320 pa
Part-time home/EU students, Year 3,4&5: £2338 pa
Full-time home/EU students, Year 1: £8640 pa
Full-time home/EU students, Year 2&3: £4407 pa
Part-time international students, Year 1&2: £7860 pa
Part-time international students, Year 3,4&5: £6525 pa
Full-time international students, Year 1: £15720 pa
Full-time international students, Year 2&3: £12925 pa
Intercultural Communication (Provisional Integrated PhD)