Overview

University of York 's Law programme is available in all fields of expertise at York Law School, subject to supervisory availability.

Key Facts:

We apply a variety of research methods, from doctrinal to philosophical, empirical, historical and critical.
The PhD is an opportunity to pursue a significant independent research project, making an original contribution to your chosen field of legal knowledge. Your research will lead to a thesis of up to 100,000 words. You will be a part of the thriving research community, with access to training in research and transferable skills to support your career ambitions.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

The Law School offers a programme of research skills workshops for 1st year research students, spread across the three main terms of the academic year.

As well as offering support in designing your research project, refining your research question, and in critical reading and thinking, it offers a forum for research students to meet together as a cohort, to learn together and support each other.

At faculty level, the Research School of Social Sciences permits student to audit certain modules (subject to availability) on its MA in Social Research. YLS students, where appropriate, may gain training in quantitative and qualitative research methods.

At University level, all research students take part in transferable skills training, which develops competence in communication skills, career management, networking and team building and personal effectiveness.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-09-03 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2028-02-07 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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On Campus

Campus Location

York, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Public Law Legal Studies View 287 other Masters in Legal Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

You would normally have a good undergraduate degree in Law or in a discipline related to the research area in which you intend to work. We would normally expect you have obtained an average of at least 65% overall and a minimum of 65% in your undergraduate dissertation.
In addition, you would have a Masters degree in Law or another discipline relevant to your research topic. We would normally expect you have obtained an average of at least 65% in the Masters degree overall and a minimum of 65% in the dissertation module.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

26240 GBP / year

≈ 26240 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

5421 GBP / year

≈ 5421 GBP / year

Living costs

York

United Kingdom

646 - 1124 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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