PhD Economics at Cardiff University

Programme overview

A full-time PhD in Economics at Cardiff Business School, with a 3-year direct route and a 4-year integrated route that includes a training year. Students work with supervisors on original research, join weekly research workshops and an external speaker seminar series, and are part of the Quantitative Economics Doctorate (QED) Network.

Department: Cardiff Business School (Economics section) | Duration: PhD 3 years (direct entry) or 4 years (integrated) full-time | Intake: October | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised research culminating in submission and oral defence of a doctoral thesis, with the annual Welsh Postgraduate Research Conference in Business, Management and Economics.

Career pathways

The programme prepares graduates for roles in public policy, global economic discourse or academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

3-year PhD: minimum 60% in a UK master's degree in Economics or closely related fields (or acceptable alternative grading) from an internationally renowned university of comparable or higher standing than Cardiff; evidence of previous research training (research-focused taught modules or a research-based Master dissertation); a research proposal. 4-year integrated PhD: an upper second-class honours degree (2:1) in Economics or related subjects from an internationally renowned university; or a 2:1 plus a master's degree falling short of direct 3-year criteria; an initial research proposal. English: equivalent of IELTS overall 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills; tests no more than 2 years old at start.

Intake: October

Duration: 3 years (4 years in the extended route)

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