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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
John Anderson Campus
Part Time
Oct 2026
6 Year
You can study for a PhD over the course of three years, or you can study for an MRes or an MPhil over the course of one year, at the end of which you would submit a dissertation.If you have already gained a Masters qualification, you can apply for a PhD, which culminates in a thesis built on original research up to 100,000 words in length. In the course of your research and writing the thesis, you will gain a range of professional skills in research methods, communications, presentation, organisation and other academic specialisms.We can offer PhD supervision in a variety of areas, including:Scotland and the worldEuropean and International HistoryHistory of science and technologyHistory of health and medicineHistory of IrelandIrish DiasporaDiplomacy and international securityOral historyGenealogical studies