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Law PhD, MPhil - Private Law

UK

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What will I learn?

Leicester Law School is a research-led department, recognising the important relationship between excellence in research and in teaching. Our research is recognised on a global stage, and our academics are frequent participants in legal debates and contribute to policy-making. In the Research Excellence Framework 2014, 80% of the School's research output was rated to be world-leading or internationally excellent. In terms of research power, the School ranked 11th in the country.

Law at Leicester offers supervision for the degrees of:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time, part-time and distance learning

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time

Supervision and research areas

We offer PhD and MPhil supervision in Law in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including, but not limited to:

Company, Commercial, and Financial Law

Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, and Criminology

Dispute Resolution

European Law and Policy

Human Rights Law

International Law

Law and Theory

Medico-Legal

Private Law

Socio-legal Studies

PhD description

PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team.

PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The maximum period of registration permitted before thesis submission is 4 years full-time / 7 years part-time or distance learning.

Active research (including all experimental work, laboratory work, field work, and data collection) will typically take 3 to 3.5 years full-time / 6 to 6.5 years part-time or distance learning. On completion of active research students may request approval to register for a writing-up period of up to 12 months. The period of active research and writing-up together must not exceed the maximum registration period.

Which department am I in?

Leicester Law School

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
£17,550.00 (US$ 22,665) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2025, May 2025, July 2025

Venue

University of Leicester

University Road,

Leicester,

Leicestershire,

LE1 7RH, England

Online/Distance (6 years)

Tuition fees
£4,333.00 (US$ 5,596) per year
Starting in 2023/24 academic year: £26,500 (Total course fee) and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2024/25 entry.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2025, May 2025, July 2025

Entry requirements

For international students

You must hold a UK undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree with at least First-Class or Upper Second-Class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution, and should normally have completed, or be about to complete a Master's course in a similar subject area to your proposed research, with an average mark above 60% in the course and at least 65% in the dissertation. IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) - Academic Version 7.0 with minimum component score 6.0, TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - Internet-based test 100 with minimum component score 20.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is currently home to over 4,000 international students, making it a wonderfully multicultural place to study.

  • A leading UK research university
  • 22nd in UK and 163rd globally (THE World Rankings 2022)
  • A progressive, thoughtful and research-driven institution
  • Over 300 degree programmes and courses on offer

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