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Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London - UCAS

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Course summary

The department offers supervision leading to the research degrees of MPhil (minimum registration two years) allowing participants to complete a 40,000-55,000 word supervised thesis, and PhD (minimum registration three years) allowing participants to complete an 80,000-100,000 word thesis constituting a major piece of original research work. We are able to supervise a wide range of topics, in line with the research interests of our teaching staff. In broad terms our research work is focused around the Research Centres described below. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD with us, please consult the research interests of members of our academic staff and how to contact them. We are a young and dynamic department that produces research that is wide-ranging and of world-leading quality.


Entry requirements

Normally an Upper-Second Class Bachelor's degree, or a Master's degree, in a related subject.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £21500 Year 1
International £21500 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London - UCAS