DPhil in International Relations - 36 months
36 monthsProgramme duration
74,730 GBPTuition Fee/year
Jan-2000Starting Month
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
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.
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