10 PhD programmes offered by the university

At the University of Buckingham, we offer our graduates students a phd programme degree in Country House Studies.

The School of Psychology at University of Buckingham fosters a culture of collaborative, multidisciplinary research and you will join a vibrant community that includes regular work-in-progress seminars to foster an active research environment. 

Cultural Politics at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. The primary purpose of the PhD is the preparation and presentation of a substantial piece of independent and original academic research, completed in three years if studying full-time and usually six years if studying part-time.

Students in the International Studies programme from University of Buckingham undertake supervised but independent research, at the end of which they submit a thesis embodying the results of that research. 

This unique Professional Doctorate programme in Public Policy and Political Economy at University of Buckingham is aimed at individuals who are working in, or who have previously worked in, an area of public policy practice (for example, a think tank, charity, in journalism, in the civil service or a central bank, or as a political researcher). 

University of Buckingham has a growing and thriving community of research students studying for the PhD in Economics.

At the University of Buckingham, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Security and Intelligence Studies. 

The Professional Doctorate in Operational Excellence at University of Buckingham is a unique part-time degree designed to enhance professional education and practice through rigorous research into complex management issues. 

The PhD in Caribbean and Latin American Studies at University of Buckingham enables graduate students to pursue in-depth research under expert supervision on the history, culture, social anthropology, and politics of this area. 

Refugee History at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. The primary purpose of the PhD is the preparation and presentation of a substantial piece of independent and original academic research, completed in three years if studying full-time and usually six years if studying part-time.