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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,180 - ≈ € 14,475 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 48 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The Law PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) programme at Queen Mary, University of London is one of the largest Law PhD programmes in the UK with more than 160 research students. The School of Law is ranked seventh in the UK for Law, based on the percentage of our staff rated 3* & 4* in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. There are several research programmes and units within the School of Law, each one focuses on a particular area of law and brings together staff with similar research and teaching interests.
As a PhD student at the School of Law, you will be part of a diverse and cosmopolitan research community as students come to Queen Mary from all over the world.
Research Culture Your browser does not support iframes. We regard our PhD students as a vital part of our research culture and encourage students to participate in the life of the School of Law. Students are invited to attend regular staff research seminars at which faculty members and visiting scholars present their work in progress.
Supervision Supervision is available in virtually all fields of law. All supervisors are qualified members of staff with their own major research projects and publications.
Research training Research training is offered through a series of seminars at which students are required to present their work, and through a formal research methods training course run at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Participation in these courses is a compulsory part of the first year of research. Additional courses are provided by the college on different aspects of the PhD research process.
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All new students will enrol onto the PhD programme. Each student will be assessed at the six-month point to determine if their progression is satisfactory. Full-time students will be required to submit a 3000-word piece of writing for their initial six-month review. Their supervisors will produce a progress report based on this piece of work and the student’s performance in general, including attendance at mandatory training. If that report is satisfactory the students will continue on the PhD programme. If the report is unsatisfactory then the student will be given a chance to remedy this as a number of academic targets will be set which must be met or the student will be de-registered.
The normal period of registration is three to four years; full-time students must complete within four years and part-time students within six years. All students (both part-time and full-time) are required to reside in or around the London area for the duration of their doctoral studies.
Thesis The thesis, which must be presented in accordance with University of London regulations, is read by at least two examiners appointed by Queen Mary, University of London, who also examine the candidate orally. A PhD thesis must form a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject and afford evidence of originality, shown either by the discovery of new facts or by the exercise of independent critical power. The length of a PhD thesis is a maximum of 100,000 words. An MPhil thesis is 50,000 words. College regulations require that each student is normally allocated two supervisors and you may expect to see your primary supervisor every two weeks or so during term-time in the initial stages of your research.
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You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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You should have a second degree comparable to the University of London LLM, with a grade equivalent to Merit (60 per cent). Where a dissertation forms part of the Master's degree, a mark of 65 per cent is sought as evidence of ability to undertake written research.
In exceptional cases, where the proposed supervisor makes out a case for admission, experience in the proposed area of research may compensate for lack of a Master's degree, or a grade below that specified above. For example, working as a magistrate, judge, lawyer or expert for a considerable period of time, such as five years, in the proposed area of research will be taken into account. In all cases an undergraduate degree is required.
Language requirements
If your first language is not English you must also show evidence of English language abilities to the satisfaction of the intended supervisor and Director of Graduate Studies. The minimum language requirements are scores of 610 TOEFL and 7.0 IELTS.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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