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10 PhD programmes offered by the university
Criminology
Undertake independent, original research in Criminology, covering subjects such as cybercrime, counter fraud, policing, penology forensics, forensic interviewing, security and risk management, missing persons, criminal psychology and victimology with the Criminology course from the University of Portsmouth.
Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management
Explore how organisations and work are changing, and take Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management into a postgraduate research degree focused on the realities of modern working life alongside the Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management course from the University of Portsmouth.
Sport and Exercise Psychology
This Sport and Exercise Psychology programme offered at University of Portsmouth was the first Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Psychology to be approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Politics and International Relations
Join the Politics and International Relations course from the University of Portsmouth and take your expertise in Politics and International Relations into a postgraduate research degree focused on today’s most pressing political challenges.
Psychology
Join the Psychology course at University of Portsmouth and turn your psychology expertise into original research and further your knowledge through a postgraduate research degree that lets you shape an ambitious project around the questions that matter to you.
Journalism, Communication and Creative writing
Conduct independent, original research in the Journalism, Communication and Creative writing course at University of Portsmouth and shape an original project that reflects your interests, supported by academics working at the leading edge of the field.
English Literature
Join the English Literature course at University of Portsmouth and undertake independent, original research in English Literature, supported by academics working at the leading edge of the field.
Physical and Human Geography
Join the Physical and Human Geography course from the University of Portsmouth and undertake independent, original research in Physical and Human Geography, supported by academics working at the leading edge of the field.
Economics
Join the Economics programme from the University of Portsmouth and follow research that has informed more effective monetary policy and improved regulation of natural resources, and make your own contribution to this work.
Sociology
Join the Sociology course at University of Portsmouth and take your expertise in Sociology into a postgraduate research degree focused on how societies evolve and what shapes social life today.