Overview
Small cohorts receive extensive training to prepare for senior positions in research, teaching, or applied for work in government, international organisations, private firms, and the third sector.
The department welcomes research in all the major sub-fields of political science. This includes international relations, political economy, public policy and management, legal and political theory, comparative politics, and data analysis.
Students at the Political Science programme at University College London (UCL) are an integral part of the department's research community through participation in departmental research seminars, research clusters, joint teaching, and co-authoring.
Employability
Our research students have entered a wide range of careers including leading academic positions, international organisations, private sector, third sector, and government.
Programme Structure
Research areas
- British politics: constitutional and parliamentary reform; devolution; electoral participation; alternative electoral systems.
- Comparative politics and government: democratisation; the politics of ethnicity; political campaigns and electoral behaviour; comparative urban, rural, and local politics; public opinion.
- EU politics and public policy: decision-making and institutions; regulation and delegation; lobbying; constitutionalism; citizenship and democracy.
- Human rights: human rights and globalisation; theories of human rights and justice; adjudication and interpretation; democracy, religion and human rights; global poverty and human rights; militias, non-state actors.
- International relations: international peace and security; globalisation and global governance; international migration; international finance; international trade and investment.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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Disciplines
Political Science View 112 other PhDs in Political Science in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The minimum academic requirements are an upper second-class Honours degree (or equivalent) and merit (or equivalent) in a recognised Master’s degree programme and a minimum 65% mark on the Master’s degree dissertation.
- At least one of the three has to be a first class/distinction (or equivalent).
- Students applying for the 1+3 without a Master’s degree will need to have a first-class Honours degree (or equivalent).
Tuition Fee
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International
26200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26200 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
5860 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5860 GBP per year during 36 months.
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