Overview

Key Features:

Within the Environment and Politics PhD programme from University of York students are jointly supervised by a member of the Department of Environment and Geography and the Department of Politics. Both Departments have strong research cultures: Environment has a graduate research school of around 40 students and Politics has around 50 research students.
Former student Jean-Paul Skeete undertook research to determine what effect the motorsports industry is having on the transition to low-carbon technologies in the private car market.

Programme Structure

Previous students have worked on a wide range of topics including:

Discursive democracy and the use of fire in forestry management in Queensland

The effectiveness of international environmental regimes: the Mediterranean Action Plan

Power and common property resources in community forestry in Mexico

Institutions in natural resource management: Ecological and Socio-economic Implications for the Management of Valuable Tree Species in Agroforestry Parklands

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

York, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Environmental Economics & Policy Environmental Sciences Political Science View 107 other PhDs in Political Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the PhD programme is normally based on a good performance at undergraduate level (usually a 2.1 or a First) and a Masters degree with a minimum 60% award mark; at least one of these will be in a social science-related subject. In exceptional cases, the department may consider students from non-social science backgrounds, where the student can clearly demonstrate equivalent experience and knowledge and this is supported by academic references.
Before being admitted to the programme all students will be interviewed. An interview is offered when the Director of Postgraduate Research and your potential supervisor have reviewed your application and are satisfied that you meet the minimal entry requirements.

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Tuition Fee

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International

22200 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 22200 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

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

Living costs for York

646 - 1124 GBP /month

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