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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
John Anderson Campus
Part Time
Oct 2026
6 Year
You can study a PhD or an MPhil in Law. A PhD in Law requires three years of full-time study full-time while an MPhil requires one year of full-time study.The Strathclyde Law School also welcomes part-time PhD and MPhil students. Part-time research degrees provide a great opportunity to research in an area that relates to your profession. They also enable you to undertake postgraduate research and gain a PhD or MPhil without having to leave employment.Our expertiseThe Law School has expertise in the following areas:Access to justice & the provision of legal servicesConstitutional & administrative lawEnvironmental law & governanceHuman rightsGender, Sexuality and the LawCriminal, Justice and EvidenceCriminologyPrivate lawTechnology Law and RegulationIntellectual Property LawCommercial law and International Commercial LawInternational and EU Migration Law and GovernanceCompetition Law and AntitrustEU and UK Labour LawPublic International LawLaw and SocietyFinance LawMedical Law and EthicsLegal Theory
