Economics PhD

Entry requirements

A UK bachelor’s degree with upper second-class honours or higher and usually a master’s degree (typically at merit or higher). See international equivalent qualifications on our website

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our broad range of PhD topics across applied and policy-oriented fields provides you with the opportunity for in-depth academic analysis while building a range of professional training and development skills. You will be supported by recognised experts delivering supervision and taught and research-based training, focused seminars and workshops.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets our Band C: For IELTS, this is 6.5 overall, with minimum 6.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.

Fees and funding

A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page