Political Science and International Studies University of Birmingham
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPhil | On-Campus | Part-time | 2 years | September | £4180.00 year per | £15210.00 year per |
| MPhil | On-Campus | Part-time | 4 years | September | £2090.00 year per | find out |
| PhD, DPhil | On-Campus | Full-time | 3 - 4 years | September | £4180.00 year per | £15210.00 year per |
| PhD, DPhil | On-Campus | Part-time | 6 - 7 years | September | £2090.00 year per | find out |
Course overview
This Mphil programme is run by the University's Department for Political Science and International Studies. The Department offers supervision leading to the research degrees of MPhil (minimum registration two years) allowing participants to complete a 40,000-word supervised thesis, and PhD (minimum registration three years) allowing participants to complete an 80,000-word thesis constituting a major piece of original research work.
We are able to supervise a wide range of topics, in line with the research interests of our teaching staff. In broad terms our research work is focused around eight research groups: Asia, Diplomatic Studies, European Politics, Political Economy, Political Theory, Security Studies, International Relations Theory and Political Sociology.
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