Overview
As the highest academic level of study, a PhD is rigourous and demanding. Most students are passionate about their area of interest and pursue a PhD as a result of their scientific and academic curiosity.
Features
- Candidates awarded a PhD are entitled to use the academic title Doctor before their name.
- Doctor of Philosophy candidates at University of the West of Scotland typically emerge from MRes or MPhil studies, although some candidates apply directly having gained appropriate research experience.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- In most cases the PhD usually requires at least 33 months of full-time study, and requires the submission and oral defence (viva voce examination) of a thesis (typically 60-100,000 words, depending on your field of study) comprising original research undertaken by the candidate.
- PhDs are normally awarded to students who have completed a programme of supervised research training and critically evaluated an appropriate topic over not less than the equivalent of 33 months of full-time study that results in a significant contribution to knowledge.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 33 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Disciplines
Philosophy View 87 other PhDs in Philosophy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Entry onto a postgraduate research degree normally requires you to have obtained a good Honours degree (First or Upper Second Class) or a postgraduate taught or research qualification in a relevant area of study.
- Copy of your degree certificate(s)
- Copy of your academic transcript(s)
- Have an IELTS score as follows: overall score of 6.5
- At least one academic reference, signed and on headed paper or sent from the referee’s work email account (if you do not hold the reference please provide the email address of your academic referee).
- A research proposal
Tuition Fee
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International
15250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15250 GBP per year during 33 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 33 months.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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