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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Birkbeck, University of London
Full Time
JAN
4 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Birkbeck, University of London
Full Time
JAN
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Birkbeck, University of London
Full Time
APR-25
4 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Birkbeck, University of London
Part Time
JAN
7 years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Birkbeck, University of London
Part Time
APR-25
7 years
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A research degree offers you the opportunity to acquire a highly advanced set of conceptual skills developed in the pursuit of new knowledge, which can be applied within or beyond an academic or scholarly context. Research training in any academic discipline helps to channel creativity into critical innovatory reasoning. The legitimate authority of original, independent research depends upon persuasive analytical arguments supported by critically evaluated evidence.
An PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words. At Birkbeck, you are initially registered on an MPhil and you upgrade to a PhD after satisfactory progress in the first year or two. You need to find a suitable academic supervisor at Birkbeck, who can offer the requisite expertise to guide and support you through your research.
Confirmed (or predicted) Merit or above at MA level, with a distinction in the dissertation.
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£4,712 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee mentioned abpve is for 2023/2024 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2024/2025 entry.
£14,175 per year
Students from EU
The fee mentioned abpve is for 2023/2024 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2024/2025 entry.
£14,175 per year
Students from International
The fee mentioned abpve is for 2023/2024 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2024/2025 entry.
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