Law - PhD

Key highlights

• Thriving PhD community supported by three main research centres
• Research through the Centre for American Legal Studies
• Research through the Centre for Human Rights
• Research through the Centre for Law, Science and Policy
• Links with the University-wide Centre for Brexit Studies

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Bowater Financial Assistance Award

• Graduate Scholarship

  20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.

  Up to 20% of fees

• International Postgraduate Scholarships

  BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.

  Up to £3,000

Careers this course leads to

• Law lecturer
• Legal researcher
• Policy adviser
• Human rights researcher
• Legal consultant

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.