Overview
This Politics and International Relations programme at Swansea University develops research skills needed for high-level work in any field of politics and international relations and you will be supported by a range of skills and training programmes available on campus.
As a research student, you will be required to attend skills and training courses. You deliver presentations to research students and staff at departmental seminars, and at our postgraduate conference.
Features
Our dynamic research environment is driven by committed staff who are all active researchers with a diverse range of interests and expertise.
We have a wide spread of relevant research expertise which can be divided into the following categories: the empirical study of politics, international relations and development studies, and the history of political thought, political philosophy and political theory.
Programme Structure
Specific subjects of politics and international relations expertise include, but are not limited to:
- International security and strategic studies
- International politics of space
- Transitional justice and international crimes
- Governance and international development, including aid policy and practice
- Human rights and international development
- US Foreign Policy
- Democratic theory
- Devolution
- Comparative elections
- Public sector reform
- European integration and European Union politics and policy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Start dates: October, January, April & July
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
International Relations Political Science View 52 other PhDs in International Relations in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’. Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) not holding a master’s degree, will be considered on an individual basis.
- As well as academic qualifications, Admissions decisions may be based on other factors, including (but not limited to): the standard of the research synopsis/proposal, performance at interview, intensity of competition for limited places, and relevant professional experience.
- As standard, two references are required before we can progress applications to the College/School research programme Admissions Tutor for consideration.
Tuition Fee
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International
18300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18300 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Swansea
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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