PhD Law at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

Research degrees in Law supervised across competition, corporate and financial, criminal, family, intellectual property, international, labour, public and private law, legal theory and just transitions. The School of Law reports over 87% of its research rated world-leading or internationally excellent in REF 2021.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences | Department: School of Law | Duration: 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Thesis-based research on a proposal agreed with a supervisor; the PhD thesis is up to 100,000 words and the LLM by Research thesis is 30,000 words.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usually a Master's degree at Merit, with candidates also usually expected to have a 2.1 honours degree. Applicants without a Master's can be considered for the PhD with a first-class honours degree. Documents: academic transcripts and degree certificates, CV, research proposal, two references, named supervisor information and, for the PhD, a sample of written work. PhD deadlines for October 2027 entry: 31 October 2026, 30 January 2027 and 11 May 2027 (17:00). International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no subtest below 6.5 (other tests such as TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic and Cambridge C1/C2 also accepted at published minimums; tests must be within 2 years 5 months of start).

Requirements published at program group level.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual fee; 2027/28 UK fee to be confirmed. Part-time study is charged at half the full-time fee. Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual fee (International & EU); part-time study is charged at half the full-time fee. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time

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