Research course

Wales

Institution
Cardiff University · Cardiff School of Law and Politics
Qualifications
PhDMPhil

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a good Honours degree (2:1 or equivalent) or overseas equivalent in a relevant subject.

Months of entry

January, April, July, October

Course content

Wales is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

The School has an exceptionally strong research culture with a strong reputation for the quality of the research produced and the growing number of research grants it is attracting. Politics and Law are home to the Wales Governance Centre and have close connections with the National Assembly for Wales.

The School offers supervision across a wide range of research topics, including

  • British politics
  • Comparative politics
  • Constitutional politics
  • Devolution
  • Electoral politics
  • Europeanisation
  • Governance
  • Identity politics
  • Political parties & party politics
  • Public policy
  • Territorial politics
  • Welsh politics

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • PhD
    part time
    60 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    full time
    36 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
  • MPhil
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Administrative Contact
Email
lawpladmissions@cardiff.ac.uk
Phone
+44(0) 2920 874 588