Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · UK

Law PhD

Campus PhD Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

PhD

Introduction

Law PhD is a PhD program taught at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Law PhD at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College involves research in Law within the Department of Law and Criminology. Research activities are organised through Departmental Research Clusters covering interdisciplinary domains including Crime and Punishment, Families and Children, Health and Social Care, and Rights and Freedoms. PhD students are expected to be part of multidisciplinary research groups and contribute to PhD-led seminars and development activities.

Students register for an MPhil and then complete an upgrade process before the 20th month of studies in full time study. The upgrade includes submission of thesis chapters and a formal presentation to a panel of Departmental staff.

Training includes research methods training, internal and external seminars, and a PhD seminar series where students present their ongoing research and receive feedback. Students also have opportunities to organise mini conferences or seminar series and may attend Departmental workshops and College-wide Doctoral School events.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Law PhD at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Royal Holloway and Bedford New College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Royal Holloway and Bedford New College as pre-requiste for admission in Law PhD.

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Candidates must have an undergraduate and taught Masters degrees in a relevant subject.
The Masters degree would typically have included training in advanced research methods and/or doctrinal research, and be awarded with a Distinction or high Merit or equivalent.
The application process is interactive.
Applicants must have contacted and secured a potential supervisor for their research project before submitting an application.
A research proposal is required at the point of application, including research title; data and methodology; literature review; research questions and rationale; thesis structure and timeline; and references.