About the course

Studying for a PhD in Law, Criminology or Criminal Justice will allow you to become an expert in a specialist legal area and gain high-quality research training, which will equip you to undertake further research projects. As a PhD candidate, you will carry out original research under the guidance of two supervisors and produce an original thesis of approximately 100,000 words. For the first twelve months, or eighteen months if part-time, you will be enrolled as a provisional PhD candidate. In this period, you will develop a detailed research proposal and write a literature review. This work is then submitted to a panel of examiners who assess it and provide you with feedback and advice on the progress of your research. This procedure is called a 'transfer' and is an important means of monitoring the progress of your work, assessing, amongst other matters, whether your proposal has enough weight to be accurately explored through a PhD research path.

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Open intake available until (December), 2023	Leeds
February, 2024	Leeds
October, 2024	Leeds
Open intake available until (December), 2024	Leeds
February, 2025	Leeds
Semester 1 (September), 2025	Leeds
October, 2025	Leeds
Open intake available until (December), 2025	Leeds
February, 2026	Leeds
October, 2026	Leeds
Open intake available until (December), 2026	Leeds
February, 2027	Leeds
Open intake available until (December), 2027	Leeds

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Leeds

Candidates should hold (or expect to hold):

　　an undergraduate degree with a minimum grade of 2:1 (or equivalent degree from an overseas university)

　　a Masters degree with a minimum grade of Merit (or equivalent degree from an overseas university)

　　both in appropriate academic disciplines

　　IELTS (Academic) Overall score of at least 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in each section.

　　TOEFL iBT We require an overall test result of 100 with the following minimum scores required in each of these sections: Listening 22, Reading 22, Speaking 24, Writing 23.

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 88.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Leeds. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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