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Biography, PhD

University of Buckingham, the United Kingdom

University of Buckingham

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The award How you will study Study duration Course start Domestic course fees International course fees
PhDFull-time, Part-time3 - 6 yearsSeptember, Januaryfind outfind out

About Biography, PhD - at University of Buckingham

The cutting-edge Taught MA in Biography was founded in 1996, remains unique to Buckingham and is consistently rated 'excellent' by external examiners and inspectors. Since then, in response to student demand, the available options have been extended to include our PhD Biography. Study can be on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

For their first year of study students attend the same weekly seminars as students taking the Taught MA in Biography. These provide the critical awareness of the subject which is an essential prerequisite for dissertation work and they are one of the most distinctive and valuable elements of the MA. They take place as follows:

The modules on Biography and Autobiography are designed to combine the study of classic biographies and memoirs with contemporary writing. In addition, the Research Methods module provides an invaluable and innovative training, especially devised for biographers.

Guest seminars on the course are led by leading biographers, critics, publishers and agents. Teachers and speakers on the course have included Andrew Motion, Kathryn Hughes, Frances Wilson, Frances Spalding, Jeremy Lewis, Rupert Shortt, Caroline Dawnay, Andrew Lownie and

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