专业简介
The PhD programme offers flexible supervision between the University of Nottingham Ningbo China and the University of Nottingham (UK). Students will be registered at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, and graduates will be awarded a University of Nottingham (UK) degree, which is also recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Depending on the proposed area of research, students may be required to spend part of their studies at the University of Nottingham (UK). Supervision between the campuses will be settled for each individual student.
You can find information about some of our School’s current and recent PhD students here.
研究方向
Currently, we are interested in supervising PhD study in the areas listed below. To identify staff who supervise PhDs in these areas, please check faculty individual profiles on our People webpages.
- Applied linguistics;
- Corpus linguistics;
- Discourse analysis;
- Systemic functional linguistics;
- Language assessment;
- Literary studies;
- Gender and language;
- Psycholinguistics;
- Cognitive neuroscience of language;
- Translation and interpreting studies;
- Sociolinguistics, Intercultural communication;
- World Englishes;
- Second language acquisition;
- TESOL;
- Multilingualism;
- Multilingual policy and implementation;
- Language identity and ideology;
- Teacher training and development;
- (In)equity in language, race, and social class;
- Educational leadership and management;
- English for academic purposes;
- English for education;
- English for specific purposes e.g. Business English, Medical English etc;
- Online/Digital education;
- Pedagogy;
- Educational policy;
- Professional learning community;
- Teacher development;
- Educational leadership and (climate crisis; AI; international education; International Schools; comparative education);
- Sociologies of education;
- Research in higher education;
- Gender and education;
- Social justice and intercultural education;
- Rural education development in China;
- EdTech and inequality;
- Mental health in education
导师列表
As discussed on the Graduate School’s How to Apply webpage, it is expected that you make contact with a supervisor who agrees for you to study under their supervision, before you submit your application for a PhD.
Email a specific supervisor: Look through the School of Education and English People webpages and find a supervisor whose research interests and experience may match your own research proposal. Then email the supervisor with the information below. (Please, do not contact several supervisors at the same time. Our faculty work closely together, and applicants who send bulk emails to a large number of faculty at once are unlikely to be considered as suitable for enrolment.)
Please follow this format when you email a specific supervisor:
- Email subject: Contact for PhD supervision
- Attachments: Research proposal; CV; transcript from your most recent completed degree (usually Masters degree transcript) showing that you meet the entry requirements detailed above
- Email body: Within the body of your email, please make sure to include the title of your research proposal, and also your full name.
If a supervisor believes their expertise, current research focus, and available capacity may be suited to your research project, and assuming that your application meets the entry requirements, the supervisor will contact you directly to arrange an interview. This may be in-person or online. If successful at this interview with the supervisor, you will then be invited to submit your formal application to the Graduate School, with your supervisor identified on the application form.
Queries
If you have any general queries about PhD application, please email Admissions Office at Admissions@nottingham.edu.cn.
If you have any general queries for the School about the PhD programme, please email the School PGR Coordinator, Dr Ping Du at Ping.Du@nottingham.edu.cn.
Many of your queries can be answered with the information provided on this webpage, the Graduate School's How to apply webpage, and other webpages of the Graduate School. It is highly recommended to check these webpages before emailing us.
入学要求
To be enrolled onto a PhD programme, it is generally expected that you hold a Masters degree. For degrees studied in the UK system, your undergraduate degree should be at 2.1 level and/or your Masters degree at Merit level, in a relevant subject. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.0 out of 4.0. For applicants with a degree from China, the minimum weighted average score is 80 out 100. Applicants with other international qualifications should meet the equivalent of the above UK minimum entry requirement.
Please note that admission to UNNC is very competitive, and that meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee an offer of a place. At the School of Education and English we currently receive a very large number of queries about PhD study, and the majority of prospective applicants are unfortunately unable to be matched with an available supervisor.
英语语言要求
- IELTS: 7.0 (minimum 6.0 in all elements)
- PTE Academic: 76 (minimum 65)
- TOEFL (IBT): 100 (minimum 20 in Speaking and 19 in all other elements)
如何申请
关键日期
We usually admit PhD students in February and September each year, with most joining in September. Please check the Graduate School’s How to apply webpage for details of their application deadlines. Since you are expected to arrange a supervisor before submitting the application to the Graduate School, it is best to contact a potential supervisor well in advance of the relevant application deadline.
费用和补助
学费
Please follow the Graduate School's fee information for details.
奖学金
The School awards a full PhD scholarship once a year. Note that competition for this scholarship is very strong and students are advised to explore additional external sources of funding. Please see the University's PhD scholarships pages for further information.
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