Law PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London

Programme overview

The multidisciplinary Department of Law and Criminology is home to applied, theoretical and doctrinal research across Criminology, Forensic Psychology, Law, Social Work, and Sociology. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), 100% of our submission was assessed as world leading or internationally excellent for research impact.

Department: Law School | Duration: 4 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

Career pathways

Our PhD programme is very successful and our alumni have gone on to undertake careers in a variety of roles, particularly in the criminal justice, education, and health and social care sectors. Our graduates have also gone on to have extremely successful careers in a variety of Universities including here at Royal Holloway, University of London, as well as at other institutions both inside and outside the UK.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidates for a place on the MPhil/PhD programme will have an undergraduate and taught Masters degrees in a relevant subject. The Masters degree would typically have included training in advanced research methods and/or doctrinal research, and be awarded with a Distinction or high Merit or equivalent. The academic department welcomes applications from suitably qualified and highly motivated candidates. The application process for our postgraduate research programmes is interactive. As part of the application process, applicant must have contacted and secured a potential supervisor for their research project before submitting an application. A research proposal is required at the point of application and should include:. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall. Writing 7.0. No other subscore lower than 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 21,300 a year (2026/27) Source

Duration: 4 years full time

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