Politics or International Relations PhD

Key highlights

• Research environment built on critical enquiry and rigorous research
• Internationally recognised research informing policy and changing attitudes
• Research strengths include African trade policies and Eastern European politics
• Expertise in conflict and organised crime in the Middle East
• Research specialism in the politics of gender

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) Scholarship

  Award value: £3,000

  Up to £3,000

• Global Development and Humanitarian Practice Scholarship

  Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America only are eligible to apply for a single scholarship award of £9,250 to contribute to their course fees.

  Up to £9,250

• Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Scholarship

  Full and part-time applicants for the MA Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding are eligible to apply for one of the £1,000 scholarships.

  Up to £1,000

• London Book Fair Scholarship

  The London Book Fair is offering a fee-waiver bursary of £1,000 to a full-time or part-time student at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing on the MA Publishing Media.

  Up to £1,000

Careers this course leads to

• University lecturer in politics or international relations
• Postdoctoral researcher
• Policy analyst
• Think tank research fellow
• Government or civil service adviser
• International organisation programme officer

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 Oxford Brookes University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.