PhD Law

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to have a first or second class honours law (or law-related) degree or significant experience in law.

Mature students

Age is no barrier to learning and we welcome all applications from suitably qualified students.

International students

We are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.

The University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.

English levels

If English is not your first language, please check our postgraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don’t meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.

Months of entry

January

Course content

Our PhD Law programme requires an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a particular academic or professional discipline. It will take approximately three academic years to complete with full-time study and six years of part-time study.

Students are registered initially for the degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), although their status is probationary until the first Annual Review has taken place, normally between 12 and 18 months from first registration.

In addition to PhD Law, we offer a variety of other PhD programmes.

Department specialisms

Financial Regulation and Services; Insurance; Corporate Law Public International Law (use of force) Intellectual Property Jurisprudence; Criminal law Comparative Constitutional law; Judicial Studies International Human Rights Law; Equine Law Land Law; Family Law Medical law and ethics World Trade Law; International Trade Law, & Maritime Law

Information for international students

nternational students

We are happy to consider all international applications and if you are an international student, you may find it useful to visit our international pages for details of entry requirements from your home country.

The University is a UKVI Student Sponsor.

English levels

If English is not your first language, please check our postgraduate English language requirements. If your English levels don’t meet our minimum requirements, you may be interested in applying for our Pre-sessional English Language Foundation Programmes.

Fees and funding