Overview
The School has an exceptionally strong research culture with a strong reputation for the quality of the research produced and the growing number of research grants it is attracting.
Politics and Law are home to the Wales Governance Centre and have close connections with the National Assembly for Wales. Wales degree is offered at Cardiff University .
Distinctive features
- We play a leading role in Language-based Area Studies, and are involved in Politics & International Relations, within the Wales Doctoral Training Partnership, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
- All research students are entitled to call upon a personal allocation of funds which may be spent on legitimate research related activities.
- Our Research in Progress seminar series provides students with the opportunity to present papers in a non-intimidating environment. The series is designed to be preparatory to presenting papers at conferences, and also plays a vital role in the dissemination of subject-specific skills.
- We encourage our PhD students to gain teaching experience, however applicants are asked to note that the allocation of teaching is dependent on which modules are running at an Undergraduate or Postgraduate level and may not be available to everyone.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Range of research topics, include:
- British politics
- Comparative politics
- Constitutional politics
- Devolution
- Electoral politics
- Europeanisation
- Governance
- Identity politics
- Political parties & party politics
- Public policy
- Territorial politics
- Welsh politics
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
- 21 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
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There are no official closing dates however as the application process takes around 2-3 months, we ask that completed applications are submitted for consideration at least 3 months before your requested start date.
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Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Public Policy Political Science View 90 other PhDs in Area & Cultural Studies in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Please include a:
- detailed research proposal of about 5,000 words. Read our guidance on how to write a research proposal.
- title
- introduction
- clear statement of research problem and research questions
- review of key literature
- proposed methodology
- proposed contribution (why your research is valuable and to whom)
Make sure you meet all requirements
Visit programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
24450 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24450 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Cardiff
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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