The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages (SSHL) hosts a large, well-established and highly-regarded MPhil/PhD programme, with over 60 students enrolled. The programme covers the following disciplinary areas of doctoral research training based in the School’s departments:

Department of English, Linguistics and Cultural Studies

(contacts: Dr Simon Avery; Dr Leigh Wilson)

• English
• Linguistics
• Visual Culture

Department of Modern and Applied Languages

(contact: Professor Harriet Evans)

• Asian Studies
• French

Department of Politics & International Relations

(contact: Dr Maria Holt)

• International Relations
• Politics
• Diplomatic Studies (in collaboration with the Diplomatic Academy of London)

Department of Psychology

(contact: Dr Tina Cartwright)

• Psychology

Department of Social and Historical Studies

(contact: Dr Frances Lynch)

• Criminology
• History
• Sociology

Policy Studies Institute

(contact: Dr Genevieve Knight)

• Work and Social Policy
• Environmental Studies

The programme enjoys dedicated student facilities, a vibrant research culture and an advanced research training programme. The research environment includes regular research seminars, public lectures, international conferences and symposia, as well as the students’ own PhD workshops. Students have free access to a wide network of libraries in and around London. The School’s well developed research training programme provides a structured course of formal training and personal development planning (PDP) designed to enable students to carry out high-quality, independent research projects, complete their MPhil or PhD on time, and to prepare for future (academic or professional) careers.

MPhil/PhD students also have free access to the School’s well-known modern languages programme Polylang, which offers foreign language courses and English courses (including ‘English for Academic Purposes’).

For further information about our MPhil/PhD programme, follow the links on the left drop-down menu.