Period of Candidature

• Full-time candidates: minimum 2 years and maximum 5 years;
• Part-time candidates: minimum 2 years and maximum 7 years.

Entry Requirements

• A good Master's degree in either English Literature or a relevant field from a recognised university;
• Demonstrated ability to pursue research in the candidate's proposed field of advanced study. Candidates should include with their application a research proposal in which they outline what they intend to study and why they intend to do so, together with a sustained justification of their chosen methodology. Length: 2,500-3,000 words.

A PhD candidate is required to complete six courses approved by his/her supervisor, to attend all designated events, to pass a confirmation exercise (at a stage between 1 and 2 years of beginning research), to submit a dissertation of between 75-85,000 words and to take part in an oral defence.

Teaching Assistantships may be available for both Singaporean and International students based on merit.

For International students whose mother tongue is not English, the applicants must submit a copy of their TOEFL score (at least 580). Test dates must be within 2 years or less from the date of application.

Deadline for Application

There is no deadline for application. Nevertheless, a candidate resident in Singapore ought to submit his/her application at least four months before the commencement of the semester for which he/she wishes to enroll; a candidate from overseas ought to submit his/her application at least six months before the commencement of the semester for which he/she wishes to enroll.