The Graduate School brings together Postgraduate Research Students from the variety of disciplines within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.
Postgraduate research areas
Creative writing
You can study for an MRes in creative writing. You'll create a piece of imaginative writing in collaboration with a successful, published author.
Education
You can study an MPhil over the course of one year, a PhD over the course of three or four years or an EdD over four or five years.
English
We offer MRes, MPhil and PhD degrees in English and Journalism. You can study an MPhil or an MRes over the course of one year or a PhD over three years. This includes the new PhD in Gender Studies.
History
You can study for an MPhil or an MRes over the course of one year, or a PhD over three years.
Law
You can study a PhD or an MPhil in Law. A PhD requires three years of study and an MPhil requires one year of study.
Modern languages
You can study an MPhil or an MRes over the course of one year or a PhD over three years. Our degrees are available in French, Italian and Spanish.
Physical activity for health
Our research is focused on the development and testing of interventions that encourage people to participate in more physical activity and less sedentary behaviour throughout life.
Politics
You can study an MPhil over one year or a PhD over the course of three years.
Psychology
You can study an MPhil over the course of one year, a DEdPsy over two years or a PhD over three years.
Social work & social policy
You can study an MPhil over the course of one year or a PhD over the course of three years. This includes the new PhD in Public Health and Health Policy and the PhD Criminology
Speech & language therapy
You can study an MPhil over one year or a PhD over three years. You also have the option of studying on a part-time basis.