MPhil/PhD in Development Economics at SOAS University of London

Programme overview

The PhD in Development Economics is a research degree offered by the Department of Economics, and is also part of the PhD pathway, 'International Development', within the Bloomsbury Doctoral Training Partnership. The latter forms one of the few Centres recognised by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), thereby receiving financial support, and especially individual grants, for MSc and PhD students.

Department: Department of Economics | Duration: 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The research degree embodies a core of training in research methods combined with a clear structure of progression thereafter. The training components are explained below. The duration and structure of the research degree will be as follows: Full time research degree: 3 years plus 1 year writing up Year 1 - Research Training Research students will take the 'Research Methods for Development Economics' course in the Economics Department.

Career pathways

Economics graduates leave SOAS with a solid grounding in statistical skills and an ability to think laterally, take a global perspective, and employ critical reasoning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission and thesis requirements. A good Masters degree in Economics plus one reference is usually required. Students are normally registered for the MPhil degree in the first instance. Once approval of the Research Student's Supervisory Committee has been received, the student's registration is upgraded to PhD status (and backdated to the commencement of the MPhil registration), usually at the end of the first year of study, for which the minimum registration period is double that of full-time study. Candidates are expected to present a thesis of not more than 55,000 words for the MPhil, while for the PhD the maximum length is 100,000 words. International applicants should also see Doctoral School English language requirements

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,055 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 23,390 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Duration: 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/how-apply-research-programmes

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