Full time
12 months
MAR-25
MPhil - Master of Philosophy
Law
Research
OVERVIEW
This PhD programme at the University of Northampton with our Faculty in Business and Law, offers the opportunity to undertake advanced legal research. If you are a graduate in Law or similar discipline, this Law MPhil/ PhD / PhD by Published Works programme offers an excellent route to expand your knowledge and research skills. A PhD in Law entails writing a thesis over a period of three, or at most four years (four to six years for part-time students).?Students in our PhD programme receive excellent training and work under the supervision of academic supervisors.?Our doctoral students become members of a lively academic community which plays a significant role in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. Successful defence of the final thesis will provide the researcher with the highest qualification that any UK university can award and offer an excellent opportunity to move into higher management positions within the industry.
Course Details
This Law PhD programme is a way for you to develop your specialism and improve your research, written, presentation and practice skills.
While developing and setting up research projects, you will initially receive general, discipline-based and project specific training so that you can conduct your research effectively and independently.?You will be supervised throughout your project by Law staff who are specialists in their areas and will guide you through the process with regular in-person or online meetings. When you finish this course, you will be able to find research and development roles within the industry, progress into an academic career or enter business at a managerial level.
For this course (per year)
£5,500
For this course (per year)
£15,950
As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their international equivalent: an upper second-class or higher undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant subject to the proposed area of research or a Masters degree in a relevant subject to the proposed area of research or a Masters degree in a relevant subject to the proposed area of research?.