| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Full-time, Part-time | 3 - 5 years | September, January, April | GBP 5006 per year | GBP 19300 per year |
With access to specialist supervision,excellent resources and a vibrant research community, your time at Kent willbe enjoyable and stimulating.
You conduct original research under the guidance of a team of specialist supervisors.We welcome enquiries on any topic, and provide you with excellentresearch resources to enable you to complete your research, which culminates in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.
You will have a minimum of twosupervisors who support and guide you through your academic andprofessional development throughout your studies. You meet regularly withyour supervisors, who not only supervise your research project but help you to identify parts of your research and development where you mayrequire further training or support. A series of reviews take placethroughout your studies in order to ensure that your research project stays ontrack and that you have all the necessary support and resources required tosuccessfully complete it.
Recent and ongoing researchsupervision projects include: 'FeelingSound: The Embodiment and Affect of Cinematic Sound', 'Crossing Borders:Exploring Representations of Britishness in the "Gothic Thread" of Films Madein the US and UK in the Years 1942-8', 'The Hybrid Live Action/Animation Image:Aesthetics, Spectation and Epistemology', 'Film, Remixology, and the InternetMeme'.
You may be eligible to apply for afully funded PhD scholarship. Scholarship opportunities may include the ViceChancellor's Research Scholarship (GTA) and the Consortium of the Humanitiesand the Arts South-East England (CHASE) collaborative doctoral award. Forfurther information and eligibility requirements, please see our Scholarship website.
About the Department of Film
Film at Kent is a vibrant and supportive internationalcommunity of academics, practitioners and students, connected through ourshared passion for film and digital media. Our staff are able to support a widerange of research covering histories, aesthetics and theories of film anddigital media, while at the same time fostering an inclusive and welcomingculture.
We also partner with the Gulbenkian Cinema, part of theUniversity of Kent's Arts Centre, to offer innovative,engaging and high quality arts activity for the public, staff and students. TheSchool of Arts also has the Lupino, a 62-seat cinema named after the pioneeringfemale filmmaker Ida Lupino, which Film students can enjoy as part of theirexperience during their studies. The Lupino has state-of-the-art digitalprojection and sound, and has been created to provide an intimate atmospherefor film viewing.
Film at Kent students also benefit from our fantasticlocation. Based in the cultural city of Canterbury, we are less than one hourfrom London by train and forty minutes from the Eurotunnel, making us close toboth London and Europe.
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Kent offers a range of funding opportunities to help support your postgraduate studies including full awards to for doctoral researchers and students studying a taught Master’s course. We also offer a wide range of scholarships for our international students including Kent Future Student Scholarship awards up to £5,000, GREAT British Council and Chevening Scholarship awards. Check if you are eligible to apply and get more information on our scholarship’s webpages.
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Inspirational teaching - Patrique Tanque from Brazil is studying for a BSc in Forensic Chemistry.
“Choosing Kent was an easy decision. The forensic programmes are ranked among the best in the UK and have a high graduate employment rate.
“The teachers bring fresh ideas and up-to-date materials from real cases to enrich the lectures. They are keen to help out and always make sure we are getting plenty of support.
“I was very fortunate to be awarded an International Scholarship, which meant I could dedicate myself to my studies.”
Academic excellence - Stephanie Bourgeois from France is studying for a BSc in Biochemistry.
“I like the approach to teaching here; academics are happy to answer questions and to interact with students. I find the lectures very motivational, they pique your curiosity and for me the exciting bit is going to the library and pursuing the things you are interested in.
“The lecturers at Kent are excellent. You get to know them well and, as you move through the course, they are able to guide you towards projects, ideas or career paths that they think you will like.”
Specialist research - Sally Gao from China is studying for a PhD in Electronic Engineering.
“I have been very lucky with my supervisor, Professor Yong Yan, who is a world-class expert and the first IEEE Fellow in the UK in instrumentation and measurement.
“Professor Yong Yan has helped me to become a better researcher. I am inspired by his novel ideas and constructive suggestions. Under his supervision, my confidence has grown through such milestones as my first set of experiments, writing my first research paper and attending my first conference.”
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