Join our international research community for your PhD. You'll benefit from a supportive, stimulating and challenging research environment.
All our postgraduate programmes provide specialist research training, enhancing key skills and employability.
Our innovative Master’s degrees in Politics and International Relations are underpinned by research-led teaching, with a range of specialist modules.
You will also benefit from the connections our department has built up with policymakers, professionals and practitioners working in international, national and regional contexts.
Postgraduate students in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology play an integral role in attending, organising and participating in the wide range of events and activities that take place within the school's community.
The School is home to a diverse and friendly community of staff and students, committed to world-leading research and excellent, innovative teaching.
Postgraduate students also benefit from:
Learn more about our postgraduate courses in Politics and International Relations.
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Join our international research community for your PhD. You'll benefit from a supportive, stimulating and challenging research environment.
Learn more about our postgraduate Politics programmes from the students who studied them:
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