This course offer the opportunity to undertake research in English Literature, delivered on campus or through distance learning. The PhD, the most advanced research degree, leads to a thesis of up to 80,000 words on a subject of your choice, supported by expert academic supervision. You will have access to a range of world-class resources in the University’s Main Library and the Cadbury Research Library where a host of rare manuscripts and archives are available. The department also fosters a range of connections with local partners such as the Library of Birmingham, the largest municipal library in Europe, and the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, itself part of the wider School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies.