DPhil in International Relations - 36 months 36 months PHD Programme By University of Oxford |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

74,730 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

International Relations/Studies/AffairsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

The DPhil programme is a full-time programme of doctoral research in the academic study of International Relations with an expected length of three to four years. During the first year, doctoral students will focus on the thesis topic; in improving knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods; in attendance at relevant lectures, seminars and classes; and in preparing to transfer from Probationary Research Student (PRS) to full DPhil status. Apart from that, students will be required to take a range of coursework. In the first term this includes: Research Design and Methods, Advanced IR theory, and basic or intermediate statistics, as well as attendance at the regular IR Research Seminar which runs through the year and at which doctoral students present their work. In the second term students continue with Research Design and Approaches to Research in IR and take one of Formal Analysis, Causal Inference, Qualitative Methods, or Reasoning in Political Theory. In the third term, there are a series of short, specialised methods courses. Exemptions from elements of the coursework can be sought on the basis of previous training. PRS students are required to pass the assessments set in the above courses. Subsequent years are largely devoted to the development of the thesis project.

Programme overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

Other

Study Level

PHD

The DPhil programme is a full-time programme of doctoral research in the academic study of International Relations with an expected length of three to four years. During the first year, doctoral students will focus on the thesis topic; in improving knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods; in attendance at relevant lectures, seminars and classes; and in preparing to transfer from Probationary Research Student (PRS) to full DPhil status. Apart from that, students will be required to take a range of coursework. In the first term this includes: Research Design and Methods, Advanced IR theory, and basic or intermediate statistics, as well as attendance at the regular IR Research Seminar which runs through the year and at which doctoral students present their work. In the second term students continue with Research Design and Approaches to Research in IR and take one of Formal Analysis, Causal Inference, Qualitative Methods, or Reasoning in Political Theory. In the third term, there are a series of short, specialised methods courses. Exemptions from elements of the coursework can be sought on the basis of previous training. PRS students are required to pass the assessments set in the above courses. Subsequent years are largely devoted to the development of the thesis project.

Admission Requirements

110+
7.5+
3.7+
191+

A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in politics or international relations, or in a related discipline such as economics, history, philosophy, sociology or law.

3 Years
Jan-2000

Tuition fees

Domestic
39,225 GBP
International
74,730 GBP

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