Overview

The Critical and Cultural Theory degree delivered by Cardiff University 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.

Key facts

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 School’s 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.

Career prospects

Job roles: Editor, EFL Teacher, English Teacher, Lecturer, PR Officer, Writer, Head Teacher

Employers: Oxford University Press, London Film School, Palgrave MacMillan, Universities from Cork (Ireland) to Wisconsin State (USA), Virgin Media, Literature Wales, Visit Wales

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Marxism

Cultural History

Deconstruction

Deleuze studies

Digital theory and game studies

Eco-humanities

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

109

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PTE Academic

80

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IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

109

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PTE Academic

80

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Suitable for graduates in Humanities and Social Sciences. A First or Upper Second class UK honours degree, or equivalent is required.

Students who have not completed an MA or a research training methods course may be asked to audit Theory Modules on the MA English Literature.

For non-native speakers of English, an IELTS overall score of 7.5 with at least 7.0 in each sub score is essential.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21200 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part-Time: £2,393

Living costs

Cardiff

United Kingdom

628 - 1066 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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