In order to be considered for admission applicants will normally have completed and earned high grades in a taught or research Masters in the areas of law politics and international relations or a cognate field and articulate a research interest that fits with the expertise of an academic staff member in either of the sponsoring schools Applicants with a very good primary degree in law will also be considered In most cases applicants to the ELG PhD with prior training in politics international relations and other social sciences are considered for admission through SPIRe whilst applicants with prior training in law are considered for admission through the School of Law

English Language Requirements for the PhD in Law Programme

Applicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English ie overall IELTS 7.5 including a minimum of 7 in all bands or a score of 109 overall in the TOEFL iBT 27 OR 30 in reading and writing and 23 OR 30 in speaking and listening The test results must be less than 2 years old

Applications cannot be considered until we have received the following documentation

Thesis proposal 3-5 pages maximum which indicates a research question and intended methodology and explains how the proposed project relates to existing scholarship in the proposed area of study with an indicative bibliography
Copies of all academic transcripts undergraduate and postgraduate
CV or resume two pages maximum
Two academic references Actual letters required If sending by email they should be on headed institutional paper
Evidence of English language competence where nonnative English speaking applicants have NOT obtained previous university degrees from an Englishspeaking country