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Language, Discourse & Communication, option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS

King's College London, University of London

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King's College London, University of London

Course options

4 options available

  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Waterloo Campus 1

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    2 years

Course summary

Overview

The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC) welcomes applications for the MPhil/PhD in Language, Discourse & Communication. The MPhil/PhD programme offers you the chance to undertake a piece of research that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to your field of study.

The Centre is housed in the School of Education, Communication & Society (ECS) at Kings College London and is a globally influential centre for language research with exceptional strengths in discourse studies and sociolinguistics. The over-arching research theme in the Centre is ‘Identities and Mobilities, which reflects its core strength in research on (multingual) identities in a variety of everyday, institutional and mediated contexts.

Doctoral students are members of and supervised by academic staff in the LDC. We recommend that prospective students read through the LDC webpages to find their preferred area of research and potential supervisors.

Course Description

The MPhil/PhD in Language, Discourse & Communication aims to foster your scholarly and career interests and to prepare you for the world of academic research.

The Centre offers extensive research training and supervision on a range of (socio)linguistic methods and frameworks, including: cognitive linguistics, conversation analysis, corpus-assisted discourse studies, discourse & sociolinguistic approaches to social media communication, identities-in-interaction, narrative analysis and small stories research. We are looking for outstanding candidates to join a supportive and dynamic research community.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 24,360per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

King's College London, University of London

King's College London, University of London

  • University League Table

    24th

  • Campus address

    King's College London, University of London, Strand, London, London, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

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As London's most central university, King's gives students easy access to one of the most dynamic and best-connected cities in the world.
The university's multicultural, welcoming community of staff and students represent over 190 nations.
Recognised for the global reach and impact of its research, King’s ranks 8th in the UK for Research Quality in the Complete University 51ÊÓƵ.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Stu

    8th out of 91 1

    15th out of 29 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    172 83%

    5th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    50th

    12

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.90 72%

    80th

    3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    160 78%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    15th

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.02 75%

    23rd

    3

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