Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Critical and Cultural Theory] From Cardiff University

Programme aims

The PhD programme aims to offer knowledge and expertise to take you on to a role in Higher Education, or employment requiring high-level skills in research or advanced subject knowledge.

Distinctive features

• The School has a dynamic interdisciplinary research culture with a variety of seminar series;
• The School offers a wide selection of research training opportunities, including a thesis workshop and reading groups;
• Continuing PhD students attend a fortnightly reading group and a weekly skills training session;
• PhD students are encouraged to publish;
• The School has a dedicated suite for its research students with computing facilities, networked information and access to email and Internet;
• As from their second year, students have the opportunity for teaching on the SchoolÕs undergraduate degree programmes, and receive mentoring sessions from a full-time member of staff;
• The School makes funding available each year for postgraduate research students who wish to attend conferences or undertake library archive visits that are related to their PhD studies.