Program Overview

School of Arts and Creative Industries MPhil PhD

Overview

Studying for a PhD with UEL's School of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI) will push you to the limit - but you'll be supported all the way.

ACI's research students and staff are actively researching and creating in film, dance, theatre, music, and more.

Many members of our large research community - supervisors, teachers, writers, academics and cultural practitioners - are creating internationally significant work.

Course Options

• PhD via MPhil

Entry Requirements

To apply for a PhD course, you should have an MPhil, or MRes qualification or an overseas qualification rated as equivalent.

Applicants for a PhD via MPhil should have either a first class or upper second class honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an overseas qualification rated as equivalent.

• Work experience: If you have relevant research or work experience, but no degree, you can still be considered for admission. You will need to discuss your experience with the relevant School, and provide the names of two academic referees familiar with your academic work.
• Split-site study: If you are applying for a research course from outside the UK, you may be able to apply for split-site study arrangements, where you carry out part or all of your research outside the UK.
• Language requirements: If English is not your first language, you will have to satisfy our English language requirements for postgraduate research study. The minimum requirement for a research degree is an IELTS Academic English score of 7.0 overall (minimum of 6.5 in all components). This should normally have been gained within the past two years.

Fees

EU, EEA and Swiss Nationals starting a course from September 2021, will no longer be eligible for Home fees. However, such nationals benefitting from Settled Status or Citizens' Rights may become eligible for Home fees as and when the UK Government confirms any new fee regulations.

Tuition fees are subject to annual change. Fees for future years will be published in due course.

Funding

Home Students

• Postgraduate Loans Scheme: The Postgraduate Loan (PGL) provide non-means-tested loans of up to £10,906 to taught and research masters students.
• Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your tuition fees!
• Alumni Discount: up to 15% fee waiver
• Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver
• Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver
• Civic Engagement: £1,000
• Hardship Bursary: up to £2,000
• Sport Scholarships: Up to £6,000

International Students

• Living costs for international students: As part of the Tier 4 student visa requirements, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) estimate that you will need £1,265* per month to cover your living costs.

Additional Costs

Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies.

• Textbooks
• Computer equipment
• Printing
• Travel

What Makes This Course Different

• Specialist equipment: We've invested £170 million in new buildings and facilities, including our £14 million library in Stratford.
• Postgraduate topics: Our students research a range of topics, from Holly Kasselder's exploration of feminist comedy, to Deepak Verma's study of the relationship between yoga and acting.
• Supervisor's research: Our staff are experts in their research fields: from theatre and film to dance, music, and journalism.

Course Modules

• Independent Research Core Module: PhD candidates will be undertaking their own research in communication with their supervisor.

Research Areas

Major areas of research within ACI include: cultural and media studies; performing arts - dance, theatre, music; creative writing, and more.

Career Support

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed.

Campus and Facilities

Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well-equipped learning environment.

Who Teaches This Course

This course is delivered by the School of Arts and Creative Industries.

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.

Related Courses

• Prof Doc Performing Arts
• Prof Doc Fine Art
• MA Fine Art