Law

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for PhD study are an undergraduate degree with at least a 2:1 result (or international equivalent) and a good Master’s degree (normally, at least “with merit” or equivalent). Alternatively, applicants without a Master’s degree can be considered for admission to the PhD programme if they achieved a first-class honours result (or international equivalent) at the undergraduate level. Applicants to the PhD programme must also submit a research proposal, CV, references and a sample piece of written work.

Entry requirements for the LLM by Research are generally a good 2.1 degree or equivalent. Students must also submit a research proposal, CV and references.

It is strongly advised (and essential if funding is sought) that applicants contact a member of staff working in their planned research area to discuss the proposal and application.

Read our advice about writing a research proposal for postgraduate study in law.

Initial programme enquiries: law-pgr-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk

Months of entry

Anytime

Course content

Our School of Law is one of the leading centres for legal research in the United Kingdom and internationally. Our academic staff are renowned for their expertise and ground-breaking research across all areas of law. Over 87% of our published research was rated as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent” by the UK’s funding councils in the Research Assessment Framework (REF) 2021. We supervise an exceptional group of postgraduate researchers from around the world and support them to make their own original and distinctive scholarly contributions.

Research themes:

• Competition law
• Corporate and financial law
• Criminal law & criminal justice
• Empirical and socio-legal studies
• Family law
• Intellectual property
• International law
• International private law
• Just transitions
• Labour law
• Legal theory
• Private law
• Public law

Find out more about our research activities.

Information for international students

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

• 7.0 overall with no subtest less than 6.5
• IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test

Fees and funding

Fees are based on the annual fee for full-time study. Tuition fees for part-time study will be charged at half the full-time annual fee.

Irish nationals who are living in the Common Travel Area of the UK, EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status, and Internationals with Indefinite Leave to remain status can also qualify for home fee status.

Fee status and policies

Alumni discount

We offer a 20% discount to our alumni on all Postgraduate Research and full Postgraduate Taught Masters programmes. This includes University of Glasgow graduates and those who have completed a Study Abroad programme, Exchange programme, International Summer School or Erasmus programme with us. This discount can be awarded alongside most University scholarships. No additional application is required.

Possible additional fees

• Re-submission by a research student £540
• Submission for a higher degree by published work £1,355
• Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed £350
• Submission by staff in receipt of staff scholarship £790

Depending on the nature of the research project, some students will be expected to pay a bench fee (also known as research support costs) to cover additional costs. The exact amount will be provided in the offer letter.

Fully funded scholarships

CoSS-USYD Joint PhD Scholarship – Legitimating Criminal Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence