Postgraduate study
Politics is committed to providing study and research training opportunities across the range identified by our three themes - Comparative Politics, International Politics and Political Theory.
At MA level we offer a variety of programmes and pathways that cater to distinct specializations within Politics, while recognizing common features of study within Politics, and also cater both for those continuing to further research and those with other career plans. The scale and diversity of our postgraduate student body brings a range of experience and viewpoints that enriches and enlivens debate.
Our research training at both MA and PhD level draws on strengths across the School of Social Sciences to provide opportunities for specialisation in research methods as well as substantive research areas. All PhD students are supported by strong supervisory arrangements as well as by structures that ensure appropriate personal and professional development. Many research students will be provided with opportunities to teach.
Postgraduate students are integrated into the life of Politics via seminars and other events, and are encouraged to develop their own initiatives, for example groups of PhD students within Politics publish an online journal and organise an annual conference.