What will I learn?

The PhD programme provides an excellent forum for students to develop and enhance their specialist, as well as more general transferable, research skills. The programme allows you to gain insight into different research methods and to acquire valuable experience both in carrying out large-scale research projects and in teaching.

An PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words. At Birkbeck, you are initially registered on an MPhil and you upgrade to a PhD after satisfactory progress in the first year or two. You need to find a suitable academic supervisor at Birkbeck, who can offer the requisite expertise to guide and support you through your research.

Which department am I in?

Birkbeck, University of London

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees

拢14,175.00 (15,44,454) per year

The fee mentioned abpve is for 2023/2024 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2024/2025 entry.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

April 2025

Venue

Birkbeck, University of London

Malet Street,

Bloomsbury,

London,

Camden,

WC1E 7HX, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Good degree in science. If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. TOEFL: Standard requirement: 79 (reading: 18, writing: 23, listening: 19, speaking: 19).

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