Course options
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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
Highfield Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-AUG-22
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Duration
2 years
Course summary
Postgraduate research students are usually registered initially for the degree of PhD. Your initial studies, under the guidance of an academic supervisor, will prepare you for confirmation of your PhD registration, which takes place within two years (full time), and provide you with the essential foundation to help you make an original contribution to knowledge in your chosen field.
Introducing your degree
Gain expert knowledge in a specialist legal field, develop your research skills, and benefit from joining our academic community with its national and global networks, by joining our postgraduate research programme in Law. Foster your capacity for originality and analysis throughout this research degree to expand your knowledge of important and fundamental aspects of the law, working towards your PhD.
Postgraduate research students are usually registered initially for the degree of PhD. Your initial studies, under the guidance of an academic supervisor, will prepare you for confirmation of your PhD registration, which takes place within two years (full time), and provide you with the essential foundation to help you make an original contribution to knowledge in your chosen field.
Tuition fees
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£ 18,000per year
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University information

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University League Table
15th
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Campus address
University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, England
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Subject ranking
34th out of 104 8
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Entry standards
/ Max 231146 65%29th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%39th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.95 79%58th
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