Overview

This Politics Research programme offered by King's College London enables students to undertake original doctoral study within an interdisciplinary environment that encourages engagement with competing theories, methodologies, and approaches. Researchers develop independent projects supported by specialist supervision and contribute to a scholarly community focused on addressing complex public issues through critical investigation.

Key Facts

Students begin on the MPhil pathway and create an individual training programme with their supervisors. Training is available through the King's Doctoral College, the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP), and the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network. Progression to PhD normally occurs following a formal upgrade process demonstrating the originality, feasibility, and academic contribution of the proposed research.

Programme Structure

Research Areas:

Political Processes
Government Decision-Making
Political Economy
Governance
Public Policy
Conflict, Security and Development
Risk Management
Science Policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-25 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2028-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-11-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

International Relations Political Science View 103 other PhDs in Political Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Masters degree with at least a Merit including a dissertation mark of no less than 65% (UK marking scheme)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30000 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

8000 GBP / year

≈ 8000 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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