Law

Course Overview

Offered by Queen's University Belfast, the PhD Law provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in law. Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 3-year full-time and part-time structure. The School of Law at Queen’s has over 100 years of achievement in both education and research. We are ranked as a leading centre for legal research in the UK, and our academics are recognised experts at home and abroad. We offer MPhil and PhD supervision across the legal field, supporting a range of approaches, from the doctrinal to the socio-legal, comparative, criminological and critical. International tuition fees are £22,500 per year, home/UK fees are £26,445 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 86% student satisfaction rating, and 75% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

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