Overview

Highlights

Politics have an active and engaged community of doctoral students at University of Glasgow, about a third of whom are from the UK with the rest coming from countries around the world. We work to foster this community through an annual retreat, our research seminars and regular staff-student social events (including the annual Munro Challenge).

Comparative Politics topics for which supervision is available include political parties, institutions and change; elections and voting; comparative constitutionalism; gender; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) politics; human rights; political communication; political economy; political psychology; politics and popular culture; environmental policy; welfare policy. We have particular expertise in the politics of China; Europe, including Scotland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Greece, the European Union; Russia; Latin America.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Citizens, Communication and Political Actors

Gender and Sexualities Forum

Historic and International Theory (HINT)

Transformation.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Political Science View 108 other PhDs in Political Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Our research degree applicants will usually possess a good Master’s degree (or overseas equivalent), with a significant component in politics.

Your proposed research topic should be in an area in which supervision can be offered. You may find it helpful to search our staff research profiles.

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Tuition Fee

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International

25290 GBP/year

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Based on the tuition of 25290 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

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Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Glasgow

620 - 1012 GBP /month

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