About Language, Discourse & Communication Mphil / Phd With Option Of A Joint Mphil/phd With Hku/nus in Kings College London
Overview
The School of Education, Communication and Society (ECS) at King’s College London is a leading home of interdisciplinary social science research, with particular strengths in public policy, STEM education and linguistics. It was ranked 2nd in the UK for research quality in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). We are looking for outstanding candidates to join a supportive and dynamic research community.
Students are supervised by staff in one or more of our three Research Centres:
- Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Centre for Public Policy Research
- Centre for Language Discourse and Communication
In addition to its world-leading academic contributions, the School has a proud history of contributing to public policy debates and the concerns of professional communities of practice across multiple sectors, both nationally and internationally. We provide programmes of study that lead doctoral students to the cutting edge of knowledge, and help education professionals critically analyse, research and effectively respond to changes in thinking and policy in their fields.
We recommend that prospective students read through the Research Centre webpages to find their preferred area of research and potential supervisor.
Description
The School offers extensive research training and supervision on a range of themes including the dynamics of language and literacy within globalisation and intercultural contact, and we focus on language, literacy and discourse in everyday interaction, in education, literature, and popular culture, in new & mass media, and in medical and workplace settings.
There is a particular emphasis on rigorous interdisciplinary and critical perspectives with staff and students working in and across a range of disciplines.
We also run MPhil and PhD programmes in Education Research and Interdisciplinary Policy Studies. We are home to a range of research projects, funded by research councils (ESRC and AHRC) and major charities (e.g. Wellcome, Leverhulme and Nuffield).
Course study environment
The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication offers a supportive, lively and cutting-edge research environment that will compliment the support MPhil/PhD students receive from their departments and their partner organisation. All students are allocated two supervisors, who will work with you through your studies.
Academic qualification equivalents
- A master's degree from a recognized institution in the discipline of interest
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill
- TOEFL : 92 overall with a minimum of 23 in writing and 20 in each of the other skills
- PTE : 62 overall with a minimum of 59 in each communicative skill
Kings College London Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment Year |
1829 |
| No. of Faculties |
9 |
| No. of Campuses |
5 |
| No. of Residence Halls |
11 |
| Graduate Job Rate |
90% |
| Expenditure on facility improvement |
1 Billion Pounds |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Type |
Semester wise |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and online |
King's College London The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
| Expenses |
Annual Cost (GBP) |
| International Tuition Fee (Undergraduate) |
19,800 per year |
| International Tuition Fee (Postgraduate) |
16,380 per year |
| Student fee (full-time) |
650 |
| Student Healthcare Plan |
202 |
| Orientation |
160 |
| Books and stationery |
1,300 |
| Residence |
3,800 |
| Food |
3,170 |
| Living expenses |
1,000 |
UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) requires students to have a budget of at least £1,265 per month in addition to tuition fees.
