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MPhil

The MPhil is a Research Degree, which normally lasts for 24 months on a full-time, and 48 months on a part-time basis. You will have to submit a thesis, and sit a viva voce (oral examination) at the end of your studies.

Further Information about the MPhil Degree can be found in the Postgraduate Prospectus.

PhD

A PhD typically takes 36 months of full-time, or 60 months of part-time study. Students wishing to pursue PhD research at the Department are usually registered initially for the taught MRes, with a view to transfer to PhD, unless they have received prior research training on Politics/IR or a cogent discipline. For an idea of research areas covered in the Department, you may want to check the staff pages for a detailed break-down of individual staff-members’ expertise.

Research Topics

Click here for details of colleague's research interests.

Contact Information

Mrs Alyson Millar

tel:  +44 1224 272762
fax:  +44 1224 272552
e-mail:  socscipg@abdn.ac.uk

More information on the regulations governing PhD research, and application details can be found in the Postgraduate Prospectus.