Overview
The PhD in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies at King's College London aims to foster your scholarly and career interests and to prepare you for the world of academic research and policy work.
Features
- The programme is interdisciplinary and focuses on questions of social justice and social transformation.
- Students are invited to draw on a range of social science and humanities perspectives and methodologies including sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, history and applied philosophy as well as participatory, creative and arts-based methodologies.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- The programme is designed for students who are interested in approaches to social and policy analysis that are both critical and problem-solving.
- Our interest in and interpretation of policy is rooted in a conception of policy as felt, made and remade in everyday life; that is, as co-constitutive of social worlds, subjectivities and identities.
- Our research illuminates social and policy processes and effects in a range of global and local contexts.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
General Studies Public Policy Political Science View 30 other PhDs in General Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A minimum 2:1 first degree, in addition to a Masters degree with at least a high Merit showing evidence of capacity to work at distinction level.
- Applicants will also need to provide a piece of independently produced academic work (e.g. a Master’s essay/dissertation or published or unpublished paper) that has been assessed by the supervisor and admissions tutor as showing potential for doctoral level work.
Tuition Fee
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International
26070 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26070 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
6936 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6936 GBP per year during 24 months.
Living costs for London
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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