Law University of Essex

Overview

We recognise and understand the importance of continuing professional development for students and have designed this course for students who do not have English as a first language and may have been studying in a different country, or out of a traditional academic environment for some time.

This is a tailor-made course that seeks to combine skills and enhanced subject specific research proposals to give you the best underpinning for your doctoral studies. A core aim of the course is for students to refine English language for scholarly communication, enhance academic skills for postgraduate study, hone higher-level research skills, and master how to study and manage academic work in the UK context.

The Law course offered by University of Essex is comprised of the following elements:

• English language for postgraduate research studies

• Academic skills for postgraduate research studies

• Research skills for law

• Research proposal

• Studying and researching in the UK

This four-year PhD does not include a Masters degree in its first year, like other existing Integrated PhDs offered at Essex. On this course you will enrol for a PhD in Law (with research and communication skills) for a PhD final award, with only a PG Dip or PG Certificate available as exit awards after the first year. You will take a number of core and compulsory modules in your first year, and the next three years will be conducting your individual research project.

Why we're great.

• We are ranked 49th for Law in THE World University Rankings by subject 2024.

• We are 3rd in the UK for research power in law (THE research power measure, REF2021).

• Many of the staff have strong working relationships with organisations such as the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organisation.